John Babinec
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All NTSC Digibeta in and out via SDI. Using 422HQ and Avid 1:1 MXF
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Thanks everyone, but I fixed my problem.
The way it works is – Everything captured in FCP is Lower Field. At least that’s what it says in the Field Dominance column for all the clips in the project. I could find no capture setting to specify this. I did find a setting in my Decklink card so maybe that’s where it’s chosen, but I never really have screwed around with any of these settings before.
I know for a fact there is no digitize setting for Field Dominance in the Media Composer software and I remember a very long time ago, back in the 90’s when I was an Avid Tech, my Avid instructor told me that the Media Composer was Upper Field dominant. So that’s why I have always believed this. Perhaps during that time with the old hardware (ABVB and Meridian) that was the case but I still have no reason to believe otherwise. From what I understand every video device from tape machines to editing systems has to start capturing interlaced video with either an Upper field or a lower field first. Something has to come first.
Anyway, long story short. When I exported the quicktime from Avid and imported it back into FCP, under the Sequence Settings you would think making the field dominance in the exported video match that of the sequence by selecting the appropriate field dominance would fix the problem. WRONG! Out of desperation I selected NONE in the field dominance box, and BAM! Everything played back perfectly.
Why does everything have to be so complicated yet so simple….. Thanks to everyone for all their responses though…..
John
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Actually I think you’re wrong. Everything I digitize into FCP shows up as Lower Field in the field column. And whenever I digitize anything into Avid I’m almost positive it’s Upper field dominant. It has to be one or the other.
And if you import them opposite of what they are, you will get a flicker on the monitor even though it’s a progressive display. I’ve seen it.
Try it!