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HD H2.64 to SD conversion
I have not been able to convert HD to SD satisfactorily to edit in FCP. I use MPG Streamclip with the following settings:
Compression: Apple DV PAL
Quality: 100%
Frame Size : 720×576 (DV PAL)
Interlaced scaling: OnThe problem is slight strobing when the subject moves in the frame, which is very disconcerting. If I turn the Interlaced scaling off then I can’t view the movie on an SD monitor.
I would greatly appreciate help as it is driving me mad.
I have not problems when I am working in HD and the results are great.
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3 Replies
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Why don’t you edit in HD, then downconvert for delivery if necessary.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
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Yes, I have done it that way in the past but then Compressor takes a long time to prepare the files for DVD SP, especially for a 45 min programme.
Where as if I convert it to DV PAL frmat first then a 45 min long programme takes only 15-20 min to prepare files for the DVD SP. So, that seemd sensible.
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[Nick 2746] “If I turn the Interlaced scaling off then I can’t view the movie on an SD monitor.”
I’m not sure, if I understand correctly. If you turn interlaced scaling to off, results in a file that can’t be played? Or is the quality not good?
You could try to resize and convert to a different codec, like Photo-Jpeg at 90% (or higher), which produces quite good results.
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