Transcode DV to 422 for editing. Best way?

[Chris Tompkins]

We all have different ways of working or accomplishing the end result.
It just seems like maybe you compressed twice.

I would not run SD DV footage thru compression to remove interlace to edit and compress again for web.

The grfx you built separate in a pro-res sequence; You could have built them in the dv25 timeline and then render all in dv50 @ the end. This will yield ghood results for all grfx.

Output finished piece “current settings” ref file.
Drop that into your compression software and when u create the web clip, deinterlace there.
FWIW

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta

[Rafael Amador]

[Tim Green] “In my ProRes 422 version, I ran the video through Compressor and deinterlaced it. Then I changed the timeline to ProRes with Field Dominance set to “None.” This gave me smooth video and animation, “
Progressive video won’t ever look as smooth as interlaced. You have half the number of images per second. Will always look more choppy.

[Tim Green] “- Animation graphics were made in Photoshop and Illustrator. I put them on a ProRes 422 progressive timeline (Field Dominance set to “None”)

– Ran the DV footage through Compressor, 422, deinterlace.

– Brought that footage and the animation Sequence into a 422 progressive timeline and exported.

– Ran the whole thing through Squeeze (no deinterlace), and uploaded to 360 as an mp4 (H.264). It looks fine.”
The workflow is correct.
You could have done all at once in FC.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Robert Reeves]

Howdy,

so I have similar issue, however mine have always been just making my DV footage not look blocky in the Reds, Greens(maybe too much saturation) on a HDTV (SD footage just played back on a DVD on a HDTV and it looks bad). So I just got a new computer that can finally handle running ProRes without taking hours. I tried the settings you have and it looks very good. One question I have is what are you settings for compressor, any other tweaks you have to make it look really sharp? I am always trying to make a better product and alway will to listen to others. My final output is 99% DVD to clients, I shot Children’s musicals and the colors are tough because lighting I have no control over.

🙂