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Interlaced HDV 50i to HD 25p for 2k grade then cinema.
I have shot a feature film on a Sony Z1 and have just completed editing. Everything was imported and edited as HDV but now we have completed the edit I would like to use compressor to convert my 50i HDV into 25p HD uncompressed or Prores.
There is a possibility of a film out, but at the very least it will be projected in cinemas on HD so I could really do with some help to find the best workflow, settings in frame controls etc. We are going to grade at 2k.
I have opened up frame controls and it has the usual good, better, best settings and I would love to know whether best is worth considering when coming from HDV as I’m sure it will massively extend the conversion time. But as it’s going on the big screen time is not to much of a concern if the difference would be noticeable. Also if anyone could lay out which options need changing and which need leaving alone as there seems to be a lot of choices??? (resize, reverse telecine, de-interlace…)
Is this a reverse telecine, de-interlace, frame rate conversion? Are there multiple stages or is it as simple as it appears in the frame controls section and I just need to know the settings to choose?
I have searched but haven’t found a situation that matches my own and would really appreciate some guidance as I would love get it right first time around.
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[Tank Bullock] “There is a possibility of a film out, but at the very least it will be projected in cinemas on HD so I could really do with some help to find the best workflow, settings in frame controls etc. We are going to grade at 2k. “
you need to talk to the facility that will handle the film out.
You have 2 issues -the 25 >24 frame rate conversion and the 50i >25p de-interlacing of your materials, this is best done by someone that truly understands the issues involved.
It will be expensive but worth it.
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
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