[Julienne Rathore]

Hi Neil – sorry to bother you again!

I was about to try the free download trial of Gen Arts Sapphire, but have seen that there are 2 products – ‘Sapphire’ or ‘Sapphire Edge’ – which one is the one with the film look plug in that you were advising me to try?
Also (and this may be a silly question) – can I use this free trial now and export a fully functional result or will it have some kind of restriction (like a watermark in the corner)?

Thanks!
Julienne

[Julienne Rathore]

Thank you again Neil!

hope someone can help me out with the custom settings to deinterlace via compressor – or point me in the right direction 🙂

julienne

[Julienne Rathore]

Thanks again!

Lets say I am going for that ‘film look’ – have added some grain and such…first time though and not completely sure how to achieve it – if it even is completely achieveable (I’m usually a documentary film person).
Any further suggestions for the ‘film look’?

Also this project is highly experimental and heavily based on reality, so perhaps aiming for any kind of ‘conventional look’ is unnecessary.

Would you advise deinterlacing via compressor? or leave as interlaced?

And if the way to go is deinterlacing, could you point me somewhere with an explanaition as to how to create a good custom preset to carry this out.

Sorry to keep asking you so many question!
Your answers are much appreciated!
julienne

[Julienne Rathore]

Fair enough. Is it safe to assume this is a default setting though?

thanks!
julienne

[Julienne Rathore]

Thank you guys!

I will export using compressor and sort out my personal issues with interlaced video that way 😉

Final note: this checked ‘interlaced’ box in the sequence settings -> compressor -> advanced – ignore it? leave it checked as it is? or should I uncheck it?

you are appreciated!
julienne.

[Julienne Rathore]

Upon export the footage is most definitely interlaced and does not look good – looks much better with the de-interlaced filter on. But maybe there is a better way to de-interlace it? It remains true that in FCP the footage looks sharper (and does not appear to be interlaced) than with the filter on.

So I am back to my original question which was about the ‘interlaced’ box in advanced settings under compressor in sequence settings.
I had never noticed this before (usually work with XDCAM footage), and it threw me. It is checked on as default and I was wondering what this did to my footage and whether it would be better to uncheck it?

I am extremely interested in any further information regarding best options when editing with interlaced footage.

Thank you again!!
julienne.

[Julienne Rathore]

I have removed the de-interlace video filter applied from the FCP effects from all clips and the footage is all slightly sharper (looking at it in fcp). It does not seem to be interlaced either. I do not completely understand. The original imported footage (Apple ProRes) is most definitely interlaced (have checked several times)….
Is this possibly due to the ‘interlaced’ box being checked in the advanced section under compressor in sequence settings?

Do hope one of you creative cow gurus can help me with these issues – it looks fine (better than previously even, as I said), but I am confused…

Thank you!
Julienne.

[Julienne Rathore]

Are my sequence settings wrong? should this checked ‘interlaced’ box be unchecked?

thanks,
julienne.

[Julienne Rathore]

Frame rate is 50i (full HD 1080i, imported via FCP as Apple ProRes), the camera is not capable of shooting progressive scan and I shot interlaced.

This is all getting me very confused – I normally de-interlace my footage if/when I shoot interlaced (does not happen often).

I have not checked for technical entry specifications regarding interlaced vs de-interlaced – I am not 100% sure which festivals I am entering yet, but have previously entered projects shot on progressive as well as 1 project shot interlaced. The interlaced project I de-interlaced before submitting.

Where else this project may go depends on how it is received – hopefully it will be of further interest somewhere.

Thank you,
julienne

[Julienne Rathore]

Sorry!

My project is first of all going to film festivals – its an experimental full length feature film.

Do you think I should leave the footage interlaced?
I was always under the impression that progressive was superior to interlaced (unfortunately I didn’t have my XDCAM with me when filming this project, so it is full HD 1080i).
I also assumed that de-interlacing interlaced footage was better than sending off a final project as interlaced…

Footage is Apple ProRes 422 and my system settings have Apple ProRes 422 as compressor for quicktime video settings. Don’t understand the checked ‘interlaced’ box in ‘advanced’. There is also an unchecked box titled ‘Enable 4:4:4 chroma filtering’…?

Default has the ‘interlaced’ box checked – should I concern myself with this?

And yes, please if you would suggest how you would export it.
I would export it using compressor to create a dvd (to send to festivals), but this checked ‘interlaced’ box concerns me…and I am also definitely confused regarding whether or not to de-interlace the whole thing now….

Thank you!!!
julienne