[Rob Postroz]

Hi Bret,
Thanks for the post. Very helpful – I kept the footage in interlace and then in the viewer I selected ‘show both fields’ and it took off most of the interlacing issue. There still is a very subtle interlace effect on it unfortunately that’s still there (when comparing w/ the raw footage in Quicktime) but for the most part it’s gone.
Re: your point that outputting to mp4 will deinterlace, will the interlace still be taken off when outputting to the highest quality possible? This footage will eventually be seen on larger screens, so I want to make sure the interlace artifacts are resolved.
Thanks so much for the help!
Best,
Rob

[Rob Postroz]

Hi Doug,
Thanks again for the response. When I look at the info for the clips before I drop them in the timeline, the inspector shows them set at 29.97i – the screenshot I posted was after I made your suggested changes to the clips.
Re: interlacing backed in at capture of footage — how could this be the case if when I view the raw captured footage in Quicktime there are no interlacing issues at all? (the footage is perfect when viewed there) This suggests to me that it doesn’t have the interlacing backed in, but is a settings issue in FCP.
Thanks again for your help.
Best,
Rob

[Rob Postroz]

Doug, thanks so much for the prompt response and help!! I tried what you suggested (changing to ‘p’ and checking the ‘de-interlace’ box), and though it helped reduce the size of the line artifacts, they’re still there unfortunately. Attached below is a screenshot of my settings in the Inspector window.
Also, not sure if this affects anything, but the camera that shot the footage wasn’t a progressive camera, it had a ‘movie mode’ which was still about 30 fps, but made it look similar to 24 p.
Please let me know if there’s anything else I’m missing here.
Thanks!
Rob