Up-rez 1:1 SD w/ Mojo (please help)

[Jon Zanone]

I’m not sure you can up-rez a file in Avid – mojo or not.

What benchmark are you using to quantify the quality of the signal?

The Mojo enhances the performance of the CPU and the software. It gives you options for connections other than firewire (SDI or RGB).

Jon

[Fallen Avid]

I was just using my eye. I could clearly see some digital artifacting, where there was none on the original uncompressed QT files. I just opened them both up, and put them side-to-side.

[Jon Zanone]

I geuss I’m stuck at trying to up-rez your QT files. Are your trying to make them better? If I understand correctly you’re trying to make SD look better than the original?

What was the original source of the files?

What were you setting on import into the Avid?

Sorry for the questions, I’m just trying to get a handle on your question….

Jon

[Fallen Avid]

Sorry, it’s my fault for not being clear.

I have uncompressed QT files on a hard drive.

I imported at 15:1 and cut my project.

Now I am trying to up-rez to 1:1 (via batch import). I thought with Mojo that you could up-rez your footage from 15:1 to 1:1, upping the quality. From what I have been reading, I may have been mistaken. That even with Mojo, I still need to find a different system to finish on.

That said, I still believe that Avid advertises that you can capture, edit, and playback at 1:1, so I’m confused.

[Jon Zanone]

Ohhh, got it.

You can certainly up-rez your sequence. As long as you made sure your import settings were set to 1:1, then you should be golden. Avid is certainly capable of what you are trying to do – its one of the main features.

When you eyeball your footage, what kind of monitor are you looking at?

What was the source of your original files?

Jon

“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”

[Fallen Avid]

My original files were film transferred to digi-Beta then digi-Beta 1:1 to my Maxtor 1.5 Tb hard drive. Then from there, I imported 15:1 to cut.

When I compare the files, I am comparing them both on my dual Dell computer monitors, literally side-by-side. I open up the uncompressed 1:1 QT file in QT Player next to the Composer in Avid, and the QT file looks much better, even though the text box says that the file was transferred 1:1. It looks like I’m being capped at DV 50 or 5:1.

thanks for any help,
Mike

[Jon Zanone]

The only thing I could suggest is making sure you import settings are 1:1, 601. If you bring them in at RGB levels, you’ll definitely notice a difference. I would also suggest that looking at the files between the QT player and the Avid is not the way to do it – especially if you don’t have your overlay controls set properly.

Jon

“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”