[Eric Pelletier]

or even post a pict here so we can see how distorted it is?

[Eric Pelletier]

If you want, you can open this movie-animation in QuickTime Player and Get info and post back the information you have there. Also, post infos of M100 Import window when you import the file. Maybe there’s something «wrong» we could read…

[Eric Pelletier]

You may wanna check Pixel Aspect Ratio for Standard Definition (SD) NTSC D1 (0,91) or Widescreen (1,21). BUT if you’re working Square Pixels, work in 4:3 720×540 (534) or 16:9 Square Pixels Widescreen 864(872)x486.

While your there, Animation CODEC high quality is the way to go, lowerfield first for Media 100 SD NTSC.

(Very old Media 100 had NTSC resolution of 640×480 and required to render upperfield first – I don’t know if it still exists somewhere)

[Eric Pelletier]

Running Suite 1.1.3 with QT 7.6.6 AND QT 10 on a MacBook Pro,
it’s fine

[Eric Pelletier]

re-generating the file with a QT export would let you rename it (rename the file) just make sure you keep track of TC in case you have to redigitize someday.

anyway I’m not sure that the file name on the hard drive will affect your work…

but, if that bugs you rename it in the bin not on the drive-Clip name and Reel name.

Do you still have access to the original footage, I would probably redigitize this one…

[Eric Pelletier]

Not famailiar with this format, but if you can play it as a QuickTime file, can’t you just re import the file into M100? Or export it with QT in a format that would fit the timeline specs. I would then trash the original…

[Eric Pelletier]

I am,

Media 100 Suite 1.1.3 and QT7.6.6 on
10.5.8 on a MacPro
10.6.3 on a MacBook Pro

Everything SEEMS fine…

don’t know about producer

[Eric Pelletier]

Normally, what I would do, and that’s my own experience here that always worked for me.

Media 100 is SD PAL Upperfield first and SD NTSC Lowerfield first.
I might be wrong here but don’t think I am. It always worked for me.

This way, I tend to beleive that if you have a timeline (program) that says PAL 601, you should go to Export File—- Other—-QuickTime Movie—-Apple Pro Res 422 HQ—-Current FPS or 25—-Interlaced Top field First—-Size Compressor Native (or 720×576 16:9 or 4:3 anamorphic)—-Audio 48khz or whatever (it’s another subject)—-Color Range Computer (0-255)—- Should be fine.

In DVDSP, Open this newly created file as a PAL 720×576 File, Upper field first (Field Dominance upper field first), and it should be ok. Create a PAL DVD , how is it?

Another thing : look in the bin, the footage file or files, under standard column, what does it say? PAL 601 PSF? PAL 601? Are you sure you’re SD Interlaced? Could be 24-25 progressive.

Basically as long as you deal with interlace, keep it interlaced and in the proper order.

Beyond this, I don’t know what to say.
or maybe you send me your file over FTP
email me if you want :
ericpelletier@b2b2c.ca

Floh?

[Eric Pelletier]

Have you tried to re-import this QT file back into M100?

What I’m thinkning is that maybe your file is interlaced. While playing back on a video monitor might give you nice results, on the other hand, playing back an interlaced file on a computer monitor via QT is not a good reference. Depending on your Export setting you might even get reverse field order, which really scrap a file.

Just Export as self contained, Upper/Lower depending on the program source and make your own DVD to play back on Video monitor and you’ll know if your file is right or wrong.

Are you working SD/HD? What input/digitized CODEC/Source?

In worst case, for a quick and nice solution for a 20 sec., do it with After Effects.

EP

[Eric Pelletier]

As for QT not going up… well, I assume they want to introduce something… new?
QT Pro has so many high quality Export features… They probably don’t make enough money with it. So the purpose of it is probably to eventually introduce – SELL – «per piece» features. They have the technology, they’re probably just trying to make more money with it.

As for testing, it’s a good idea. I’m running M100 1.1.3 on Snow on MacBook Pro, as well as on Leo 10.5.8 on MacPro. I have a bunch of projects going on on both machines now. Should be good to install trial version in a few weeks.

But for now, I’m going to install Qt 7.6.4 on MacPro 10.5.8 to see what’s new on 7.6.4, apparently they have some new stuff for older OS… for once. Probably a fix, more than improvement.