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scale algorithm in FCP 7
Hi,
I do not have FCP myself but do color correction and compositing work in AE. My client has a project, partially shot in HDV, on a DV timeline in FCP. For some reason the scaling algorithm makes the material look blocky when scaled down.
Is there a checkbox somewhere to make this better?Amit
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8 Replies
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The problem is the DV codec. In FCP go to Sequence>>Settings, then change the compressor to ProRes or even DVCPro, then re-render the sequence. That renders in a codec in 4:2:2 color space, greatly reducing interpolation.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
EPK Colorist – UP IN THE AIR – nominated for six academy awards
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Switched to DVCPro, it looks the same, now trying ProRess. Can I determine which algorithm is used for scaling?
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[David Roth Weiss] “change the compressor to ProRes or even DVCPro”
DVCPro is the same codec as DV. DVCPro 50 is 4:2:2 color space & much less compressed.
Arnie
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Set “Render in High Precission” and “Render Motion Effects: BEST” (Sequence Setting).
Both things should help with the downscaling.
Unless you intend to print to DV tape, set the sequence codec to Prores.
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[Arnie Schlissel] “DVCPro 50 is 4:2:2 color space & much less compressed. “
Of course I meant DVCPro 50… Blame it on typing on an iPhone.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
EPK Colorist – UP IN THE AIR – nominated for six academy awards
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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[Dave LaRonde] “Why not do the scaling in AE?”
The scaling engine is better, but it’s the DV codec that’s doing the most damage. rendering and exporting as DV to a better scaling engine is like trying to polish a dog log, if you get my drift.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
EPK Colorist – UP IN THE AIR – nominated for six academy awards
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Just in backwards countries such as mine
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Dave,
Scaling has gotten much better in FCP 7. Have you tried it lately? Must have Motion settings to Best, though.Kevin Monahan
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