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Eugen Oprina · October 16th, 2008, 06:35 PM

Hi,
What is the best way to go from 720P to 16/9 SD on FCS2?
I have a timeline where I mix sd 16/9 and HDV. The HDV footage seams to be less sharp than the 16/9 SD. Is there anything I can do? Will the difference be gone when I export to sd16/9 mov at the end?
Is there any export procedure I have to follow for better results?
Thanks for your help,
Eugen

Justin Ferar · October 17th, 2008, 12:43 AM

Did you already render your timeline? If not then hit option + R. The HDV should be dark green.

Justin Ferar · October 17th, 2008, 12:52 AM

Also- I usually work in an HDV timeline and scale up the DV footage rather than what you are doing. When I'm finished I export an HDV file and use that to create the SD files for DVD via Compressor, assuming you are going to DVD.

Hope this helps.

Eugen Oprina · October 17th, 2008, 02:16 AM

It is true I didn't render.
I am working in a SD 16/9 timeline because I am making some 'zoom in' efects animating the scale parameter from 100% to 80%.
I'll try to render.
Thanks a lot,
Eugen

Eugen Oprina · October 17th, 2008, 03:29 PM

Render solved the problem. Thank you very much.
Eugen

Dennis Robinson · October 17th, 2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eugen Oprina

Render solved the problem. Thank you very much.
Eugen

I am surprised. You didnt know you had to render?

Eugen Oprina · October 18th, 2008, 09:03 AM

It is true Dennis,
I didn't know. I thought that if the line is green is ok. Is the first time I am trying to mix formats in one timeline.
Up to now I worked only with timeline where the footage was in native format so I used to render only effects or transitions.
Am I excused?
Good luck,
Eugen

October 16th, 2008, 06:35 PM	#1
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	720P to 16/9 SD Hi, What is the best way to go from 720P to 16/9 SD on FCS2? I have a timeline where I mix sd 16/9 and HDV. The HDV footage seams to be less sharp than the 16/9 SD. Is there anything I can do? Will the difference be gone when I export to sd16/9 mov at the end? Is there any export procedure I have to follow for better results? Thanks for your help, Eugen

October 17th, 2008, 12:43 AM	#2
Justin Ferar Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Larkspur, CA Posts: 378	Did you already render your timeline? If not then hit option + R. The HDV should be dark green. __________________ www.justinferar.com www.weddingsonfilm.com

October 17th, 2008, 12:52 AM	#3
Justin Ferar Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Larkspur, CA Posts: 378	Also- I usually work in an HDV timeline and scale up the DV footage rather than what you are doing. When I'm finished I export an HDV file and use that to create the SD files for DVD via Compressor, assuming you are going to DVD. Hope this helps. __________________ www.justinferar.com www.weddingsonfilm.com

October 17th, 2008, 02:16 AM	#4
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	It is true I didn't render. I am working in a SD 16/9 timeline because I am making some 'zoom in' efects animating the scale parameter from 100% to 80%. I'll try to render. Thanks a lot, Eugen

October 17th, 2008, 03:29 PM	#5
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	Render solved the problem. Thank you very much. Eugen

October 18th, 2008, 09:03 AM	#7
Eugen Oprina Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bucharest Romania Posts: 221	It is true Dennis, I didn't know. I thought that if the line is green is ok. Is the first time I am trying to mix formats in one timeline. Up to now I worked only with timeline where the footage was in native format so I used to render only effects or transitions. Am I excused? Good luck, Eugen