View Full Version : capture sd in hd link or cineform in premier


Terry Lyons
September 18th, 2008, 08:13 AM
I want to make a project with sd and hdv in premier. I am learning how to use cineform and am wondering if I can use hd link to capture sd from the camera. If not can I make the project a 1920x1080 24p cineform project and capture the sd in premier. I bought cineform to make things work better, but is this not the proper way? By making a 1920x 1080 project will that make the sd (720x480) look blown up? Thanks TAG

Robert Young
September 18th, 2008, 12:21 PM
If you upconvert SD to 1920x 1080 it will look very "blown up" indeed. There are several software products available to minimize the problem of upscaling SD to HD. I don't know how well any of them work, but a direct conversion with HD Link will probably disappiont you.
IMO, if you are trying to seamlessly integrate a lot of SD with HD, you may get a better result by downscaling the HD and edit the entire project as SD.

Terry Lyons
September 22nd, 2008, 07:55 AM
Thank you Robert, I appreciate the help.