getting the 16:9 look for old newsreel foootage

[Arnie Schlissel]

[Nicholas Natteau] “Is it OK to upscale WWII footage inside FCP?”

Hold on, let me check my copy of the Geneva Convention. 😉

I might try scaling in AE or Motion. You should run some tests. Your options are to either scale all the footage before hand, or just wait until you lock picture & then scale only what you’re using.

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[Jason Porthouse]

I find it odd that anyone thinks it’s acceptable to have stuff at the wrong aspect ratio, which it would be if stretching 4:3 to the 16:9 frame of HD.

A recent feature length doc I cut had around 20 minutes of archive, all from SD. I did a quick n dirty resize in FCP for the ‘offline’, then redid the blow up for the online using ReSizer, though I think that’s no longer available. Motion does a pretty good job at upscaling these clips too.

Please, no stretching. The world has enough short, fat people and only clowns cars have oval wheels.

Jason

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[Greg Hammons]

Hello David,

I am doing a similar project (Documentary in FCP DVCPRO HD 720/30p to be broadcast on local PBS station). I have a Kona LHe card and was wondering about your comment:

Of course, there are many ways to improve the blowup other than just scaling on the FCP timeline, such as running through Teranex hardware or through a capable I/O device such as a Kona card.

I am using DVDxDV PRO to rip the archival footage from DVD’s. There is a extract preset that allows the use of the Kona card presets. Should I use this program to run through the Kona card or some other method? If so, what do you recommend?