Exporting 100% Best Quality

[Alan Okey]

[Russell Lasson] “Shake is the way to go if you want to upconvert. I’m a little rusty with it and don’t have the time to dig in right now. It’s not exactly user friendly either. You could try After Effects first to see if you like the results. It’s easier to use.”

Upconverting in Shake is trivial. Simply add a file in node, a scale node, and a file out node. The scale node offers several different filter methods, so you can compare results to see which filter produces the best output.

You can also use Qmaster to render Shake’s output, which will make the most efficient use of all cores/CPUs on the host system.

[Rafael Amador]

Elliot, the Holliwood movies have not interlacing problems becouse has being shot in cinema, so no interlacing.
The same that you can get with Shake, you can do it with Compressor. They use the same engine. But in Shake I would suggest you a different way than the one that Alan point. If you bring your clip to Shake, in the Timing tab there is an option: CONVERT.
This is the recommended path. Recommended by Apple, not by me.
If you want to use Compressor, you have to go to “Frame control” and set it in custom. As I tell you the two applications will do the same job. Don’t try to set all the parameters to “Best”. Read the manual of Compresor or Shake about this task. Anyway be ready for a long, long rendering.
And anyway before to undertake the job, as long as you got your DVD ready done, check it in a TV set,
Cheers,
rafael

[Psychomojo]

alright, I know that this is late on this thread. But I dont want to export to DVD. I want to project this image on a NTSC projector through FCP. I am looking for the best export with NO compression. Anyone