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Michael Roper
July 7, 2012 at 7:57 pm in reply to: FCP Newbie

I’ve used Lynda.com as well. More recently I’ve been using MacProVideo.com. They cover FCP X and Logic as well. I also found a two-hour intro to FCP X by Don McAllister at Screencastsonline to be helpful. Screencastsonline isn’t a pro software learning site, but the specific programs on FCP X are a good, brief introduction to the program. For a more comprehensive tutorial, MacProVideo or Lynda.com is more appropriate. Good Luck!
Michael Roper
July 6, 2012 at 7:33 pm in reply to: Problem with using source footage encoded in 1920i in FCP X without getting pixelation on export

Your point is well taken. There’s enough confusion already in this sphere without my being cavalier about how I refer the different HD formats. I originally thought the vertical pixel reference seemed a bit arbitrary, but we all have to speak the same language.
Michael Roper
July 6, 2012 at 7:23 pm in reply to: Problem with using source footage encoded in 1920i in FCP X without getting pixelation on export

Dear Alban,

Thanks for your tips on creating a non-standard 720i timeline. I would never have thought of using Motion in that way. My concern all along with deinterlacing the footage was the possibility of loosing picture information. I will experiment with the techniques you described to discover which one is the least destructive to the content.
Michael Roper
July 5, 2012 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Problem with using source footage encoded in 1920i in FCP X without getting pixelation on export

Dear Brian,

Thanks for the advice. I will try de-interlacing while doing a new transcode to 720p.

Regards,
Michael
Michael Roper
July 5, 2012 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Problem with using source footage encoded in 1920i in FCP X without getting pixelation on export

Dear Brian,

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, I’m down scaling the original footage from 1080i to 720i. FCP 7 lets you set up a sequence that includes interlaced video, either upper or lower, when setting up a 720 project. I’ve set it up with square pixels, 29.97 fps, Apple ProRes 422.

There is no 720i option in FCP X. So I’ve had to go back to FCP 7 to finish a sequence where the 720i footage is involved.

I know 720i is non-standard, but I don’t want to loose any picture information in a transcode from the interlaced original footage to a 720p transcode. I suppose I could try to “blend” the two fields in a transcode, but I haven’t had a lot of success with that in the past. My main tool has been Compressor for all of my scaling, transcoding, etc.

Does this clarify my problem?

Thanks,
Michael