FCP Output for Broadcast

[Matt Jones]

Thanks so much,

I’ve done some tests with a recent commercial I’ve done (with ProRes) and it looks really good. Only problem is I’m getting some interlacing where there was none on the source. I suspect its unavoidable.

[David Roth weiss]

[Matt Jones] “Only problem is I’m getting some interlacing where there was none on the source. I suspect its unavoidable.
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If you are monitoring on a computer monitor it’s unavoidable, however ProRes does not add the interlace.

It’s quite possible that your hard drives are not completely up to the task of playing back ProRes in realtime, and so FCP is playing back at a lower framerate, thus causing you to see the interlace in the canvas.

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[Matt Jones]

Happy New Year

I had another question. IRE levels for black are 6.5 according to the guide, however isn’t it 0 in FCP (digital?)

Thanks

[David Roth weiss]

[Matt Jones] “I had another question. IRE levels for black are 6.5 according to the guide, however isn’t it 0 in FCP (digital?)”

Yes, “0” is correct.

Happy New Year.

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Matt Jones] “I had another question. IRE levels for black are 6.5 according to the guide, however isn’t it 0 in FCP (digital?)”

Black IRE are whatever you set them to be. I’ve honestly never heard of 6.5. 7.5 is the norm for standard definition analog video. 0 is the norm for digital video. Broadcasts will accept what is in their guide for standard definition video.

You can set the Black levels with Color Correction or the Levels filter. In Color, for example, you just set the Floor to 7.5 to achieve this.

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