[Peter]

Hi Graeme,

Thank you very much for checking out the file!

I am (capturing) and editing on a FCPHD BMD 8bit timeline, lower field. I just tried the filter as “upper” and no dice.

Are you thinking that it’s a conflict with the Blackmagic codec? There’s really no way that I can use that work around and convert the entire 30 minute movie to NTSC DV to get the filter to work in Lower Field.

Your 1.5 demo filter worked fine with BM 8 bit.

What do you I advise I do?

Thanks again!

[Peter]

Great, thank you both very much for your responses. Is there an exact product configuration either of you would recommend? Are you guys working with the HD Pro card and a Multibridge? I’m kind of leaning towards converting my SD footage to SDI via a Multibridge (have they started shipping yet?) to get footage in via component and composite deck outputs. Thanks again…

[Peter]

Is the X800 approved and/or optimized to work with FCP5? Should we all be taking the leap if we can afford it ($500)?

[Peter]

Hi Luke,

I currently have a Decklink Extreme on a 2.5 G5, and am on the verge of buying a 2nd G5 that will be primarily be used for SD work.

I would like to have HD/HDV capabilites on the new system even though 95% of the work I’ll be doing will be SD via BetaSP (UVW 1800).

Couple of questions:

1. How do I convert my component outs (and sometimes composite out from other decks) from my beta deck to feed a HD series card via SDI?

2. How will I monitor on my Sony PVM 20″ NTSC through a HD series card?

3. Is there anything else I need to be thinking about when working 95% in SD with a HD series card?

4. Which Blackmagic products would you recomend for me to make this work?

Thanks in advance…

[Peter]

Thanks Graeme, will do. I’ll try to get it to you via yousendit.com on Monday, May 2.

[Peter]

Hi Graeme,

Thanks for the response. Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you; have been majorly side tracked by a different project.

I’ve tried the 2.1 Basic filter on a variety of footage now and the default settings produce a very blurred look. My footage is defintely lower field first. I capture and playabck in FCP HD via Blackmagic 8-bit easy setup
with no problems. Also the the 1.5 Demo basic filter worked fine on the same footage. I can render out a 12 second clip 720×486 animation codec QT movie which would be about 500MB. What’s the easist way to get that to you? Mail you a CD?

Thanks again in advance!!!

[Peter]

Check out the amazing FREE application, MPEG Streamclip –
https://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html

It’s exactly what you’re lookin for…

[Peter]

Where?

[Peter]

Thanks again, Charles. I’ll give that a shot.

Another question on the same topic. Do you know where a file with the following specs could have originated from???

1280×768
Bitrate: 6128 Kbps
WM 7 video
Windows Media Audio 9.1 – 128 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo 1-pass CBR

I thought the file was WM HD but now I realize it’s not after reading the fine print in “properties”. I’m being asked to replicate this more or less. I tried to punch the aspect ratio into cleaner and it crashed my computer.

Thanks again.

[Peter]

Thanks Charles. The reason is….drum roll please………the client has asked for it that way! 🙂

And they apparantly are not up for a discussion on why it’s not the best way to go. Plus I don’t even want to get into the source files they’ve supplied me with that have to be edited together prior to encoding.

The reason I can’t resize on the fly is that the file will be traveling around to different conferences, on different laptops where I won’t have control of how it’s displayed.

So the Pro version will upscale my 720×486 movie the best it can given the source? I know it’s far from ideal and won’t look great by any means but will it be passable using this new app? Will it be equal to upscalling on the fly during playback?

Thanks again.