[Brian Cooney]

Hi Jit, maybe I was confusing. what I meant to say was i divided the present width by the desired width and got 1.3 then did the same with the height and got 1.3 so width 2560 divided by new downsized width 1920 equals 1.3 and height 1440 divided by new downsized height 1080 equals 1.3…….Whereas for example width 2560 divided by width 1440 equals 1.7 and height 1440 divided by height 1080 equals 1.3 creating different scaling. So the point being there is an irregular conversion which the capture software seems to be unable to hold up under. 🙂

[Brian Cooney]

Hi Jit, maybe I was confusing. what I meant to say was i divided the present width by the desired width and got 1.3 then did the same with the height and got 1.3 so width 2560 divided by new downsized width 1920 equals 1.3 and height 1440 divided by new downsized height 1080 equals 1.3…….Whereas for example width 2560 divided by width 1440 equals 1.7 and height 1440 divided by height 1080 equals 1.3 creating different scaling. So the point being there is an irregular conversion which the capture export seems to be unable to hold up under. 🙂

[Brian Cooney]

I am presently doing something similar with Snapz for a ProTools and Logic Pro tutorial DVD. I have found that my capture clip dimensions 2560×1440 look superb if I scale down at the same ratio horizontally and vertically… for example.. 2560×1440 scaled down to 1920×1080 is the same ratio of 1.3 Width and height. 2560 to 1440 and 1920 to 1080. The minute i try to go down to 1440×1080 or 1280×720 where (W downscale is 1.7 and H is 1.3) it gets funky. This never happens with the video I down convert. But with the Snapz exports, every time. IT has been a real pain and trial and error to nail this down.. The Snapz exports do look a little better when taken into a ProRez sequence in FCP. But FCP’s animation compression setting and most others I tried only have remained true when the vertical and horizontal down-scaling was done at the same ratio.

[Brian Cooney]

awe maybe so Dang…

[Brian Cooney]

im concerned that on a widescreen TV there will be bands. I’m not sure why changing form progressive to interlaced changed int. But yes I am viewing on DVD player on apple desktop.

[Brian Cooney]

thanks Michael. That did it.. I get by your response that it works but is not reliable across the board.

Brian

[Brian Cooney]

one question to piggy back on this…

I have decided to take 1080i60 footage and convert to 720p60 within my project. I was noticing some interlacing (DOH) when working in 1080i graphics in Motion. So I decided to go 720p60. My question is, I still don’t understand all the benefits of 720p60 over 720p30 , if there are any. If I’m producing for DVD/Blu-ray, should i use 720p60, or is that only if I;m editing for braodcast? What are the benefits or pros and cons of 30p and 60p.. I’ve been trying to find some articles but can’t find anything conclusive or coherent.

[Brian Cooney]

thanks

[Brian Cooney]

that seems like very sound advice though. i’ll run with it. thanks man

[Brian Cooney]

cool thanks… what if you are working with graphic based stuff in motion. no capture. what do you typically default to for a project… HDV 720p60, DVCPRO HD 720p/30 or 60 or DVCPRO HD 1080p30?