Trouble getting FCPX and/or Compressor to produce true stereo mix in resulting MXF file

[Bob Szuter]

1920×1080 29.97p DropFrame
camera sources in the project (timeline) are mostly XDCAM HD422 1080p30 and EX 1080p30 and some elements that are ProRes 422

[Bouke Vahl]

Note, if you have a P timeline, and export to I, all will look (and be) P, but the container is I. Nothing will change to the footage. This is totally acceptable! (Remember, in the old days all commercials were shot on 35 mm.)

Now if your cam originals are P, but your timeline is I, only stuff like moving graphics are different. (And smoother, better IMHO.)
This is also totally acceptable.

So, it’s not that hard. If it looks good, it is good.

Bouke
http://www.videotoolshed.com

[Jeremy Garchow]

What Bouke says.

I was more concerned if you had a 23.98 timeline, but you are good here.

If you really want to, you can copy/paste your Project in to a 1080i timeline and go from there.

Jeremy

[Bob Szuter]

Thanks to both of you — grateful for the info, and the speed with which it all came through. First-time posting for me, though I have been getting answers here at COW for some six years now.