What is the best way to convert 720P to 1080P and would you wanna do it?

[Shane Ross]

For what purpose? Meaning…what’s your deliverable? I’ve used hardware mainly, using the AJA Kona 3 to cross convert upon output. Works fine. But for software scaling…either Premiere Pro or After Effects do a good job. Compressor if you don’t have those…but they are the better solution.

Shane
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[Andrei Popa]

Hi Shane,

Thanks for such a quick reply…

The purpose is converting a 720P independent film to 1080P.

Let’s say due to cost 720P is the preferred shooting method.

But if somebody like a festival will accept only 1080P, would these upscales be good enough.

Is stuff like Red Giant Instant HD worth looking into or would Premiere/AF/Compressor do a job good enough?

Regards

[Shane Ross]

I can’t comment to Instant HD for the purpose of upconverting everything. I did use it for SD clips, getting them to HD. but not 720p to 1080p.

Shane
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[Andrei Popa]

Were you satisfied with the results?

And how did u find the results compare to a Premiere/AF/Compressor conversion?

[Shane Ross]

I was pretty satisfied. But found that PPro and AE were better, so I now use them.

Shane
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[Andrei Popa]

Do they do the same thing/use the same engine or are they different?

Premiere and AE I mean…

[Shane Ross]

Oddly, In my testing I’ve found PPro to be better. A few AE Artists confirmed that with me. But I don’t know the technical reasons behind that.

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[Andrei Popa]

Thank you Shane,

You’ve been very helpful and very quick.

🙂

[Andrei Popa]

Which version of Premiere Pro do you use for conversion? (ex. CS6, CC, etc.)