What's up with FCP and Native HDV 720p? at DVinfo.net

Sergio Barbosa · December 5th, 2006, 05:10 AM

I noticed something rather strange and undesireable... When I played in the quicktime player a clip captured natively from final cut in 720p25, I noticed on the movie info (keystroke: Apple+i ), that the *Actual* size of the picture was 1248 x 702 pixels - check out the attached picture.

Is there Final Cut stealing pixels from us poor JVC HD100/Mac users?!

Can anyone confirm this?

Nick Hiltgen · December 7th, 2006, 10:20 PM

I thought I knew the answer to your problem, but as it turns out I was wrong, so uh... sorry.

Sergio Barbosa · December 8th, 2006, 05:40 AM

That's ok...
But, by the way, does the same thing happen to you?

Thanks,
Sergio.

Curtis Rhoads · December 8th, 2006, 03:52 PM

When I capture from my XL H1 using FCP, and open the file in QT, it tells me that the size is 1888x1062, instead of the 1440x1080 that it should be. Similar problem...

Sergio Barbosa · December 11th, 2006, 06:01 AM

Curtis, it must be a bug! I can't conceive that Final Cut would crop the picture, for any purpose whatsoever!
I think I'm going to feedback Apple on this matter.

Gunleik Groven · December 12th, 2006, 09:13 AM

This could also reflect (maybe) the various flavours of HDV on the various cameras and be the ultimate explanation on why HDV isn't HDV in the same sense as DV is DV.

DV is a set format. All the HDV cameras act differently.

Just a hunch...

Gunleik

December 5th, 2006, 05:10 AM	#1
Sergio Barbosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 140	What's up with FCP and Native HDV 720p? I noticed something rather strange and undesireable... When I played in the quicktime player a clip captured natively from final cut in 720p25, I noticed on the movie info (keystroke: Apple+i ), that the Actual size of the picture was 1248 x 702 pixels - check out the attached picture. Is there Final Cut stealing pixels from us poor JVC HD100/Mac users?! Can anyone confirm this? Attached Thumbnails

December 7th, 2006, 10:20 PM	#2
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	I thought I knew the answer to your problem, but as it turns out I was wrong, so uh... sorry. __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

December 12th, 2006, 09:13 AM	#6
Gunleik Groven Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Espa - Norway Posts: 151	This could also reflect (maybe) the various flavours of HDV on the various cameras and be the ultimate explanation on why HDV isn't HDV in the same sense as DV is DV. DV is a set format. All the HDV cameras act differently. Just a hunch... Gunleik __________________ Red? Sure!

December 8th, 2006, 05:40 AM	#3
Sergio Barbosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 140	That's ok... But, by the way, does the same thing happen to you? Thanks, Sergio.

December 8th, 2006, 03:52 PM	#4
Curtis Rhoads Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orem, UT Posts: 76	When I capture from my XL H1 using FCP, and open the file in QT, it tells me that the size is 1888x1062, instead of the 1440x1080 that it should be. Similar problem...

December 11th, 2006, 06:01 AM	#5
Sergio Barbosa Regular Crew Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 140	Curtis, it must be a bug! I can't conceive that Final Cut would crop the picture, for any purpose whatsoever! I think I'm going to feedback Apple on this matter.