[Flightmaster]

Hi Lars,

Thanks for the reply. Even though I may not have made my situation completely clear, I think that your answer may still be on track.

As far as we can tell, the problem lies in the new Quicktime 7.1. Prior to the update it would recognize 720p DVCPROHD files as 1280 by 720 format, after the 7.1 update, it is recognizing them as 960 by 720 format. FCP takes this QT interpretation as it imports the files (without rerender) for placement in sequence. I assume that this is simply a matter of the new QT recognizing the anamorphic dimensions, but not accounting for the 16:9 stretch.

Despite this strange QT interpretation of the files, the files are still playing fine and view fine as 1280 by 720, and import into Shake as standard 1280 by 720. We have decided to ignore the strange labeling as it does not seem to affect the files or the output in any way.

I hope that this makes sense, and I do very much appreciate your reply.

Best Wishes,
cP
Landroval

Christian T. Petersen
G5 Quad, 4 Gig Ram, Nvidia 4000 Quad
HVX200, FCP, SHAKE

[Flightmaster]

Of course I mean the HVX200 🙂

cP

Christian T. Petersen
G5 Quad, 4 Gig Ram, Nvidia 4000 Quad
HVX200, FCP, SHAKE

[Flightmaster]

I better rephrase my question.

My actual PC monitor is a PC monitor — but my problem occurs in playback inside PPRO vs. playback in Media Player, Quicktime, and footage preview in Encore *on the same monitor*. The PPRO inside-the-software monitor gives me a more saturated look than the other playback software monitors.

I am aware of monitor calibration issues, etc — but the inconsistency within the same hardware monitor is stumping me.

Thanks again!
cP
FFG

Christian T. Petersen
Pentium 4.
4G Ram
260 HD

[Flightmaster]

Don,

Thanks a ton for the detailed reply, makes perfect sense, and this worked well.

A little confused about the hyperthreading and the patch… what is the problem again? Wasn’t able to locate the patch on Mainconcept — but I was not 100% sure what I was looking for.

In either case, thanks a whole ton for the detailed info!

cP
FFG

Christian T. Petersen
Pentium 4.
4G Ram
260 HD

[Flightmaster]

Thanks for the suggestion… I will try to look for the encoding software that you mention!

Best Wishes,
cP

Christian T. Petersen
Pentium 4.
4G Ram
260 HD

[Flightmaster]

Hey, this did the trick exactly …. wonderful!

Thanks a bunch Steve!!

Christian

Christian T. Petersen
Pentium 4. 3.0
1024 Ram
160 GB HD