• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Jagged edges and horizontal lines on SD DVD from FCP

  Posted by Michael Allen on July 23, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  I put this question to the DVDSP forum, but I know many FCP editors have also have had to overcome problems like I am having now, so I thought some leaders on this forum might have some insight. If you think this is too off topic then feel free to not respond. If you think you can help, I would very much appreciate any info I can get regarding my problem.

  I know there are many variables that can cause this problem. At a glance it looks like a field order issue, however I cannot seem to resolve it. I have checked my workflow and I do not see anything wrong with it. I also read a few post from people who are also having this issue but did not find anything that would correct my problem.

  Here is my workflow.

  1. Shot 60i HD with my Z5U Sony.
  2. Captured with Kona LHi to ProRes 60i preset in FCP
  3. Footage looks fantastic on Monitor in HD
  4. Finished edit and exported a self contained movie with current settings.
  5. Opened compressor and used the 120 min. best quality preset. I checked those settings and everything looked good to me. I was detecting upper field first as a default for my footage, which was correct.
  6. Took footage to DVD SP and authored a DVD. I made sure everything was set to 16×9 in the preferences window. Simulator also shows the jagged edges so it’s not just my viewing monitor.

  The resulting DVD looked very bad to me. My standard Def. footage edited on my old G4 & media 100 system then compressed with Bitvice looked much better. I have jagged edges and horizontal lines in my finished DVD. I tried compressing a 30 sec. clip with different settings, like a different field order or deinterlaced without much success. I can burn a HD DVD or a Blue Ray disc with toast and everything looks excellent. SD DVD is practically unusable. I am sure you may need more info to help me with this, so ask away. I really need to figure this one out.

  Also, on my FCP system at work, I usually shoot 24p XDCam HD and go to SD DVD without a problem. The two main differences in my workflow now is:

  I shot 60i instead of 24p and I exported from ProRes sequence instead of XDCam HD sequence. Other than that, I am using the same workflow as with my Sony F350 at my corporate job.

  Mike

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