Danny Jones
November 13th, 2005, 01:08 PM
Ok I shot music video in frame mode with XL1s. I heard this is actually 30p right? Ok in my 29.97 timeline I have interlaced footage. I can see the jagged edges. Does this mean that it is not actually 30p? Do I still need to de-interlace? If so can I convert from frame mode to 24fps?
Zach Mull
November 13th, 2005, 01:33 PM
Frame mode is not really 30p. It's 60i with a de-interlace filter applied in the camera. This puts a huge hit on your apparent resolution, and de-interlacing again can only increase the softness. Your results would probably not be very good in converting to 24p either. Are you watching on external video? If not then I would look at your footage on a TV or video monitor before you get too concerned.
Danny Jones
November 13th, 2005, 01:54 PM
Thanks Zach, so watching on my LCD could be alot different from looking on a NTSC monitor? So I should not see any jagged edges on a NTSC monitor? I even added Nattress de-interlace, so with frame mode there should be no need to add any de-interlace filters?
Zach Mull
November 13th, 2005, 02:10 PM
Watching on your LCD is definitely different from NTSC. Among the differences are color space, pixel shape and scanning method. If you see jagged edges on the NTSC monitor then I might worry. Otherwise you might just be seeing some kind of aliasing effect on the computer monitor.
Whether or not to use the Nattress de-interlace on top of frame mode is a subjective decision. I don't like it because frame mode already makes the picture so soft, but if it looks good on your footage then why not?