getting 1080 slo mo in a premiere pro timeline with a 5d Mark iii

[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Gav,

You could work in a 720p sequence and simply choose 1080p during export. Or create a 1080p sequence for the 720p clips. Should be same quality either way. In Prefs, there is a checkbox for “Scale to Frame Size”. This will auto-scale any clip to match the sequence upon import. Does not affect clips imported before the change. For those, right-click a clip on the timeline and manually check Scale to Frame.

I’m not experienced with the slow-mo question and am not addressing that end of it.

I should ask, are you mixing the 720p clips with 1080p source material at all? That makes a difference. If so, then of course use a 1080p sequence for all clips together.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Gavin Williams]

Hi Jeff

Thanks for the response – much appreciated

I am shooting most the other clips at 1080 so will have a 1080 sequence for sure. How much quality will be lost in the upscaling of the slow motion footage – is it highly noticeable?

Gav

[Jeff Pulera]

720p actually scales up to 1080p pretty well and should not be a problem. Try a quick sample with your workflow to make your own determination of course. If you could actually edit/deliver in 720p, that would be ideal, but you should be ok at 1080p.

Thanks

Jeff Pulera
Safe Harbor Computers

[Walter Soyka]

[Gavin Williams] “I then conform these slo mo shots in Cinema Tools and use in my Premiere Pro timeline.”

FYI, you don’t need Cinema Tools. You can simply right-click a clip in the Premiere project panel, then choose Modify > Interpret footage, and finally put in your new frame rate.

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