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Mixing 1080i and 1080p?
I have a Sony camcorder that shoots 1920×1080 60i AVCHD, so I have been setting the project properties to 1920×1080 UFF/interpolate and rendering to 1920×1080 Blu-ray iso for playback on set top media player connected to a 1080p TV. That has worked fine. Now I am awaiting delivery of a new Sony digicam that will shoot in 1080p (and also 1080i). I will use it occasionally as a B camera in a 2-camera shoot.
Although the digicam can shoot in 1080p, when the Vegas Pro 10d time line will contain events from both cameras, would it be better to shoot the digicam in 1080i to match the camcorder?
If the answer to that question is “No, shoot in 1080p”, then should the Vegas project properties match the 1080i of the camcorder or the 1080p of the digicam?
I’m thinking that since I will be rendering to Blu-ray, the camcorder’s 1080i has to be converted to progressive anyway, so I might as well shoot the digicam in progressive so its footage won’t require conversion to progressive. Is this right or wrong?
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VEgas will deinterlace the i footage just fine. It will also interlace the P footage properly.
If your main cam is interlaced, I’d set up a 60i timeline and let the p be interlaced.
You’re using a cam that is 1280 x 720p60? or 1080p60?If your primary footage is p60, then I’d use a p60 timeline and let Vegas de-interlace, and use the appropriate deinterlacer for the type of footage you’re shooting (active vs static)
Douglas Spotted Eagle
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>>You’re using a cam that is 1280 x 720p60? or 1080p60?<< The main camera (the camcorder) is 1080i. The new digicam can shoot in either 1080i or 1080p. Based on what you said, it sounds like I should set up the Vegas project properties as 1080i since that is what my main camera shoots. In addition, most of the footage in any given project's time line will be from the camcorder, with only short clips from the digicam scattered here and there. Thanks.
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So, when mixing i and p footage always set sony vegas properties to what your “main” camera is? I’ll be testing and testing regardless but have an HDV 1080i canon that I shoot 30p and an HDV 1080i sony with 60i that mixes fine with vegas 10. I’m going to be adding an ex-1r to the mix which will be the “A” cam which I want to shoot 1080p 30p and 720p 60p… with everything i’ve read, I should set properties to the ex-1 (1080p 30p) and let all the i footage deinterlace? Is that right? I realize the continuity won’t be perfect by any means but as far as best video quality is concerned for mixing footage and outputing to DVD and Blue Ray is this the best way to go?
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