Daveduck
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Hey Kiwi Sheep! Assuming you’re there, I will be too. Just got NZ Permanent Residence. Looking favourably on Wellington. Where are you?
Cheers.
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It will convert whatever you throw at it. Give the demo a try on a few seconds of the toughest material.
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Er, solved it myself.
Basic errors in setting up the Comp.
Sigh.
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I’ve recently been doing some tests to answer this very question.
Conclusion: Avoid Compressor.
Use Quicktime Conversion. Animation codec. Highest quality, of course. In the “Size” field, enter the appropriate dimensions (i.e., 720 x 576 for PAL). Use BitVice to encode the MPEG, selecting 16×9 flagging. If your Dolby a.pack app has disappeared with the installation of Compressor, use Compressor to create just the .ac3 file.
Test this yourself with 2 seconds of footage converted by Compressor (various codecs) and Quicktime Conversion (various codecs). Re-import to FCP. View at 400% or 800%. Animation still looks the best.
Cheers.
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We routinely shoot in both PAL and NTSC, in DV and HDV, and need to convert between them. Graeme’s plug-ins are outstandingly effective and priced very competitively (don’t get any ideas now, Graeme!). No, I’m not his brother/cousin/uncle–just a happy customer.
Particularly when going from PAL to NTSC you can obtain a great “film-look.”
Cheers.