[Gabrielle]

I’ve been doing this for awhile now.

You MUST first create a Quicktime file of your HDV sequence. Then, create a new project and choose the DV NTSC Set up. Drag your Quicktime file into the timeline. THEN select DeInterlace Filter and apply it to the entire Quicktime. Then render (it will take about 10-11 hours roughly depending on how long your project is…the 10 hours is for a 90 min movie). When it’s done rendering, you can output it to DVCAM with no problems.

The reason you must create the quicktime file instead of just copying your HDV sequence into the SD DV is because you will find that anything you’ve applied a motion zoom to will be wrong and will need to be fixed before you can output to tape. That’s a lot of work and you might miss some and you will end up without the letterboxing on those clips. Creating the quicktime assures it is all the same size and allows for the letterboxing.

I’ll take that steak dinner now…