Re: [Avid-L2] Archiving DV25 411 tapes

PAL DV is lower field first. Also, you won't necessarily use the Avid DV codec, unless that option is checked in the Export settings.

On 31 Dec 2011, at 15:00, David Ross wrote:

> Bouke,
> Are you sure that's true for NTSC DV? I thought the Avid field order
> switch only applied to PAL DV in order to keep it consistent with
> non-DV PAL.
>
> D.
>
> On 31 December 2011 14:43, bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > If you export as QT it is the same content, but in the Avid DV codec.
> > And that is upper field first while the rest of the world uses lower field
> > first.
> > If you export from Avid with the 'use Avid codecs' turned off, you end up
> > with the 'correct' field order.
> > (Do check yourself, there was some madness in some versions, same as with
> > color levels)
> >
> > Bouke
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "DAVID VAUGHN" <d.w.vaughn@usa.net>
> > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 3:30 PM
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Archiving DV25 411 tapes
> >
> > I have two questions. The first is that I have old DV25 411 miniDV and
> > Digital 8 tapes I wish to archive on hard drives. Am I right that if I
> > capture in MC6 as DV25 411 MFX and then export to QuickTime for archiving
> > that
> > I retain original (bit-for-bit) quality and that only the wrapper has
> > changed?
> >
> > Second, these tapes contain movies shot on miniDV tape, edited in Edit DV or
> > Cinestream and then digitally cut back to tape. There is noticeable
> > interlace
> > artifact with movement. I assume line order got reversed at some stage and
> > there is nothing that can be done short of re-edting from original tape.
> > Are
> > there options in MC6 for the capture or export that might correct this?
> > Thanks. David.
> >
>

With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
+44 7973 543 660

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