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interlaced to progressive conversion workflow
Hello everyone,
If I’m shooting in 1080i and the delivery format is 1080p, is there any particular workflow that would give me the best conversion results? Any particular settings/tweaks I should be mindful of?
Any insight would be really appreciated.
Thanks!
Michael -
4 Replies
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What are you delivering 1080P to? Is it for a film out or digital cinema print? What 1080P frame rate do you need to deliver to?
What type of 1080i are you shooting? Can the camera shoot at 1080i with a 2:3 pulldown? What camera is it?
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Universal Post
Salt Lake City, UT -
Hi Russ,
It’s for a web video, hence the progressive requirement. We’re shooting with a Canon XL H1 at 1920X1080i, at 24 fps. -
[Michael Nikitin] ” a Canon XL H1 at 1920X1080i, at 24 fps.”
The Canon will record 24 fps over 60i by adding some sort of pulldown. I’m not familiar with the camera, but there are two types of pulldowns that cameras use, 2:3:2:3 or 2:3:3:2. If it’s a 2:3:2:3 pulldown, just remove the pulldown using Cinema Tools. If it’s a 2:3:3:2 pulldown, then just remove the pulldown as you capture the footage.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Colorist/Digital Cinema Specialist
Universal Post
Salt Lake City, UT -
Thanks for the info, Russ. Will look into XL H1’s pulldown particularities.
I should add here that, so far, I have been unable to capture the footage I’ve shot, period. FCP freaks out, and is unable to find the deck (which happens to be my camera.)
I tried trashing the FCP settings and restarting everything; switching the codec/capture format (from Apple Intermediate to ProRes), HDV firewire and simple firewire (the one I’m using is a 4 to 6 pin) — same result.
Any ideas why this could be happening?
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