[Alessio Gemma]

[Floh] “If your source is 1080i50 you should get fields, but it seems like FCP does not properly downconvert from 1080i to PAL SD, since your capture.mov file has no fields. This would explain the strobe look, since the shutter is too fast for progressive due to the fact that it was shot interlaced.”

Mmmm.. the strange thing is that I just tried to capture in 1080i from HDMI using Intensity Pro and, even if I see an excellent quality without any strobe effect (in the capture preview window in FCP), than the captured clip has still the strobe effect.

So, if I have FCP and Producer and an HDV camcorder… I’m totally in pain! 🙁

[Alessio Gemma]

[Floh] “If your source is interlaced you should check the interlaced setting for ProRes.”

Ok, so I’ve to check it everytime I import/export in ProPres. For example, if you export self-contained from FCP or Media 100, it automatically set to “Progressive”… I’m not sure, but it seems like this.

[Floh] “You have a kind of strobe look due to the fact that you have progressive material which seems to have not enough motion blur, but I don

[Alessio Gemma]

[Floh] “You FIRST need to select your clip in Compressor and set the Field Dominance in the Info window. Then you can apply a Preset to the clip”

Yes, you already told me and be sure I always do this. 🙂
I was asking you if I’ve to check “Interlaced” in the Apple ProRes codec settings for capture (you can do this even when export from edit suite in Media 100 using Quick Time exporter).

Alessio

[Alessio Gemma]

[floh] “I think that your data rate is pretty high, and I would highly recommend setting the field order to “Upper Field First”. I haven

[Alessio Gemma]

[Floh] “It seems that your problem has 2 parts: I was able to fast import the “Capture.mov” clip; there is a slight delay when the clip gets updated and the audio processed, but no “Rendering Video Track” message appears. If the clip does not fast-import on your system (as long as the “Import Media into…” checkbox is turned off, something seems to be wrong on your system.”

Instead of directly import the capture.mov, I tried to export it in self-contained from FCP and import in Media 100.. same window, “Rendering….” but I changed the codec from ProRes HQ to ProRes in the Project Settings and… voil

[Alessio Gemma]

[Floh] “When you import into Media 100 (page 3 of your PDF), try turning off the “Import media to the Media Standard and Codec” checkbox.”

If i do this, it imports the clip again, but it’s still slow (it appears a rendering window). In add, when I drag this bin in the program, it appears a window

[Alessio Gemma]

[floah] “Hmmm, if you did acquire into ProRes in FCP your clips should “fast import” into Producer without any conversion, and without any color change being applied to them. ”

The import in Media 100 is not so fast… it does a render (it appears a rendering window) while imports the clip. Here all the settings of the steps I need to create the final DVD: maybe it can help.

[floah] “Can you post a sample clip somewhere so that we can take a look?”

Of course, I’m doing it.. but my ADSL is only 256 Kbps in upload, so it needs a lot (30 sec of clip are near 220 MB in ProRes): I’ll alert you when the acquired clip and exported one in SCM are uploaded.

Regards,
Alessio

[Alessio Gemma]

Hello Michael,
I’m in the PAL land too and I posted a new thread about my trouble. Read here, I explained better my trouble and.. I hope you can help me.
Regards and thank you for your reply.
Alessio

[Alessio Gemma]

Hello Michael,
thanks for your reply.
I setted my HDV camcorder with the “squeeze” option during the HDV to DV downconvertion and I acquired the clip in FCP.

I’m really in trouble, because this clip appears as 16:9 in compressor and as 4:3 in QuickTime or Media 100…

When you acquire in Media 100 from the HDV downconvertion, do you set your project in SD 625i 16:9 or 4:3?

Regards,
Alessio

[Alessio Gemma]

Wow, thank you!
I tried both the software: MPEG Streamclip is free and it works great.
Best regards,
Alessio