[Grant Strac]

Thank you I did try the sd timeline and it didn’t look that much better. Right now it’s acceptable to the clients and with focus groups but I am perfectionist so it’s mainly pride driving me.

Let me ask this, would it make sense in future if my final format is sd dvd and sd broadcast but shot in HD & SD like this project would you capture the HD footage in SD or would you capture true HD and then down convert and shift field order on transcode?

I’ve always wrestled with that idea especially with SD dvd delivery. I’m dslr and have workflow that works great with that but seems the HDV 1440 causes this odd look on output. As I’ve been taught by apple always edit in your output, now if I may go to blu ray I do HD project and deal with this. But since I’m going to sd out I feel like it would be better for me to capture hd to have it then transcode that pro res down to SD 720 lower field.

Or would you suggest doing hd project and afterwards taking all the hd footage and transcoding it to sd into different folder then duplicate the project file and change it all the sd and reconnect the SD footage?

Thanks

[Grant Strac]

Sorry I didnt read the last line before I entered the last post, my bad.

What do you want more than what the push transition can give you?

Motion is always my fall back but it has learning curve but the round tripping it has is wonderful

Also if you’ll trust me I have a 180$ transition pack I won at a ny post production convention I’m uploading and adding to this link. It has read me file in it and this has MANY things that can give you what you want

I’ll bet this package will have what you want all transitions can be modified much more than any of your default trans

4779_cgmdvecompl.zip

[Grant Strac]

Hey man.

You already have that on your computer built into final cut. Go to effects tab and with transition point selected to to effects>video trans>slide>push slide. When that is on you can then double click to load in browser and add border!

Hope this was what you want

[Grant Strac]

Eric,

Ok thanks a lot for the time. I think its something in the work flow because when I do my projects I don’t get that bad of an output. So I have to assume it has to do with the capture and field order. Im going to go back and run some test now based off what we discussed. I have another one coming up and I have the source tapes now rather than halfway done project and I’ll have to see! Have great day dude.

[Grant Strac]

Oh nice one Jari I never would of thought to ask that one

[Grant Strac]

Yes it’s only like 5 minutes in each dvd. Ok thank you for your input. So do you think that’s why it looked so low quality on the output? It makes sense because it was all over place but I also feel like I may be doing the mpeg compression incorrectly or it could just be the source capture. I got a dvc pro project from this place and that was defiantly captured incorrectly so I think next project when I build it. The hd source looks ok but I did a burn to dvd on just one clip of the HD and it cam out looking 20% better but still like that aliasing

post been going for while now I appreciate you sticking with me to fix my problem

[Grant Strac]

Also! What is your source footage specs? format, fps (even thought its redundant) frame size and codec please

[Grant Strac]

What version of compressor are you using? 3 or 4? Also this is dumb question for me to ask but are you sure you’re putting the same pro res option on when you get the different variable options? I did that once with hd footage and depending on what version of compressor could cause that. 3 has way more job compressions that 4.

I think that you might be using a different compression option or you could of clicked a gear wheel off or on.

If your using 3 you can pick the proper pro res preset setting for your proper output. With 4 you have to set it in the inspector.

To rule one thing out delete your studio preferences before you answer and try again this way we can rule that out all together if your having problem still

[Grant Strac]

Ok that makes sense but then let me ask what field order should it match? Since I’m doing the entire project in HD but going to sd dvd and hd/sd broadcast should I capture HD footage in lower field or sd in upper?

It’s like a cyclone dragging me in. Haha I feel like since HD is higher quality no matter what I should capture and edit in lower so when I go to SD I get best quality out of it and the HD will be better.

DO you know if head ends can take hd in lower? would that cause a problem?

[Grant Strac]

I feel fine with my rant towards you because “errrr why” is pointless. What does that do? I clearly stated why I wanted to do it in my post other wise I wouldn’t post. On half o this your right half your wrong. So I do say thank you for telling me whats up and not ignoring me I do appreciate that. You say you asked that because you wanted me to look at it in different angle…which totally thats why i went to forum to find out if I was looking at it wrong which turns out I did and gained three answers to a question. But no help from errr why. adding errr why because mpeg 2 does not encode like that so….I’m sorry two people on this forum feel threatened by my apple cert’s. I mean in no way to damage ego’s or imply I’m better than anyone. as I posted originally I said this to let the posters know that I don’t need the whole run around of what mpeg is because I get it. I just wanted to know can it be opened up further I know what I was taught and I know it was illogical for mpeg to do what I wanted. Several of you get offended that I said well that didn’t help. I got whole bunch of nothing until one dude finally broke it down to exactly what I asked. I don’t throw my title around like i’m awesome or better than you and sorry to make anyone feel that way. I was using the same logic as I do when I call apple “hey dude I’m master certified so you dont need to tell me to try the basics, I did it and just straight answer” and it always worked thought fellow editors would understand.

for potential employers I’ve always gotten work based of my product not my opinions

as for the comment on bullying that guy was not adding anything to forum now I don’t care but someone like that is probably going to pick on someone asking to capture a tape. I take your comments deeply and do think about them. yes i was bully because i yelled at two people i didn’t even mean to in my anger but i stand on errrrr why? is of no value or addition to the problem at hand I’ll keep your words in my head and i learned lesson for my next posts. I am bias to all the times posters made fool of me when I used to ask the basics and yes my one student got absolutely thrown around posting on here so it was wrong for me to lash out in retaliation which i own and i was able to get assistance from the guy I wrongly accused.

but atleast contemplate this…. it’s a forum for helping people to assist in problems when I post every single time I make sure to add to situation in little amount of time wasted. What does it hurt to actually take time to read what they ask and post a comprehensive reply. Or like mr “quote” me to just laugh at it and run that doesn’t help anything.

you have a good day and i appreciate you confronting me and that’s not sarcasm I really do