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Tim Busch · February 9th, 2007, 03:23 PM

Hello,
Does anybody have a solution to get smooth motion when converting hdv to sd to go onto beta sp. My conversions never come out smooth. All my projects that remain in hdv turn out great but when I convert to SD NTSC 8 bit in FCP and record a component master on beta sp it is choppy. The picture is great but annoying unsmooth. Sorry about all the acronyms.
TB

William Hohauser · February 9th, 2007, 08:45 PM

You should be able to drop the 720p HDV sequence into a standard NTSC DV sequence and it will automatically letterbox the HDV timeline. After a render (do a short test first) the DV NTSC sequence should play fine.

John Jackman · February 9th, 2007, 11:18 PM

Are you shooting in 24p? Sounds like an error in pulldown. How are you outputting to beta?

Are you editing in a 24p timeline? If so, try going through every setting of export and reverse field dominance as a first try.

John Jackman

Marc Jayson · February 10th, 2007, 05:04 AM

Maybe this link will help you....

This link demonstrates how to convert HDV to a DVD, but the there is an extra step, converting HDV to SD.

Tim Dashwood · February 10th, 2007, 10:50 AM

The process is simple, but if working with 24P I recommend letting your output card (Kona/BM) add the pulldown when outputting to Beta SP.

So just make a new NTSC sequence that matches the frame rate you edited your 720P sequence in. 720P30 requires a normal NTSC sequence (29.97) and 720P24 requires a NTSC-24P sequence.

Drag the 720P sequence into the NTSC sequence. It will automatically nest and scale to letterbox.

Now just "edit to tape."

Rendering will be required, but it is no big deal.
You may want to throw a "Broadcast Safe" colour correct filter onto your nested sequence just to make sure nothing weird happens in the conversion from 709 to 601.

February 9th, 2007, 03:23 PM	#1
Tim Busch Tourist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Milwaukee, United States Posts: 1	hd1oo hd converted for TV in FCP Hello, Does anybody have a solution to get smooth motion when converting hdv to sd to go onto beta sp. My conversions never come out smooth. All my projects that remain in hdv turn out great but when I convert to SD NTSC 8 bit in FCP and record a component master on beta sp it is choppy. The picture is great but annoying unsmooth. Sorry about all the acronyms. TB

February 9th, 2007, 08:45 PM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	You should be able to drop the 720p HDV sequence into a standard NTSC DV sequence and it will automatically letterbox the HDV timeline. After a render (do a short test first) the DV NTSC sequence should play fine. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

February 9th, 2007, 11:18 PM	#3
John Jackman Great DV dot com Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 78	Are you shooting in 24p? Sounds like an error in pulldown. How are you outputting to beta? Are you editing in a 24p timeline? If so, try going through every setting of export and reverse field dominance as a first try. John Jackman __________________ John Jackman www.johnjackman.com

February 10th, 2007, 05:04 AM	#4
Marc Jayson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Hague, The Netherlands Posts: 112	The Bonsai method Maybe this link will help you.... This link demonstrates how to convert HDV to a DVD, but the there is an extra step, converting HDV to SD.

February 10th, 2007, 10:50 AM	#5
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	The process is simple, but if working with 24P I recommend letting your output card (Kona/BM) add the pulldown when outputting to Beta SP. So just make a new NTSC sequence that matches the frame rate you edited your 720P sequence in. 720P30 requires a normal NTSC sequence (29.97) and 720P24 requires a NTSC-24P sequence. Drag the 720P sequence into the NTSC sequence. It will automatically nest and scale to letterbox. Now just "edit to tape." Rendering will be required, but it is no big deal. You may want to throw a "Broadcast Safe" colour correct filter onto your nested sequence just to make sure nothing weird happens in the conversion from 709 to 601. __________________ Tim Dashwood