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Upper or Lower Field?
I shot my short film with the panasonic dvx100b using 16:9, 24p. I am now finishing the edit in FCP. Should I use “upper field” or “lower field”? I am currently in “lower.” And I see the video is broken into lines – only at certain times. I am going to make a final print for a batch of dvd’s to sell, and also a screener for fests and want to make sure that I have the best settings.
Thanks,
Jim
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8 Replies
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Did shoot 24p or 24pA.
If you captured 24pA and are editing in a 23.98 timeline, field rendering should be to to off or none. If you are editing @ 29.97, set it to lower.
Jeremy
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yeah sounds like a progressive issue.
if your seeing lines on your computer monitor don’t trust it, only trust viewing on a tube tv or pro crt.
most DV video is lower field first. I think PAL and one of the matrox or canopus dv codecs is upper though.
just about everything else is upper field first.
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[Borjis] “just about everything else is upper field first.”
lower you mean
Colin McQuillan
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thank you all!
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[Colin McQ] “lower you mean”
well I guess they might be even since most consumer stuff is lower but all professional stuff is upper. 😉
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PAL Uncompressed is Upper, and 1080i NTSC/PAL frame rates are Upper. Standard Def NTSC is lower (DV and ‘Uncompressed’) as is DV PAL.
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[JeremyG] “Standard Def NTSC is lower (DV and ‘Uncompressed’) as is DV PAL.”
no.
Digital Betacam, BetaSP & D2 are all upper field.
These would all be captured via uncompressed.
uncompressed doesn’t equate the field order, its the source recording deck.
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[Borjis] “uncompressed doesn’t equate the field order, its the source recording deck.”
I am talking strictly on how FCP handles the media. I never edit digibeta material in upper field first. Ever.
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