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Sony HDV 1080i footage within AE
Hey all,
I’ve gone through a few of the other posts about a similar issue, but I’m still a little unsure of what to do. I typically have been shooting my HD footage with a Canon 5D Mark II, which shoots full 1080p. I just received some footage for a job that was shot on a Sony HDV camera, which is at 1080i. The final output is for web, but the client wants a final output in HD.
The footage was shot in front of a green screen, which needs to be keyed out to a white background. The footage looks great, but I’m unsure of how to go about editing this 1080i material in AE.
I imported the tape into Premiere and did some trimming/editing of the files. I now need to key out the green in AE. What’s the best way to do this? I noticed when I tried a dynamic link of the footage, the comp in AE was set to 1440×1080 and made the footage looked squished. Should I deinterlace this footage somewhere? Would it be okay to make a 1280×720 comp in AE and just resize the footage down to that?
I’m not looking for keying help. I am, however, looking for some help with 1080i footage and if there are any special tricks I need to know so I can get the absolute best output from that footage.
Any tips/advice/help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
shane
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If you’re working with interlaced footage in After Effects, be sure to separate fields.
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Interesting, thanks for the tip!
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I’ve imported m2t files into AE, used Keylight and can get great results. I render to a progressive format.
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