This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Problem importing HD files into SD system

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] Problem importing HD files into SD system

He said 'NewsCutter DV'. I recall there may have been such a beast once but a long time back (pre-AMA). Hope I am wrong.

With Best Wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
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> From: electropura212 electropura212@gmail.com>
>To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com" Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 14:26
>Subject: [Avid-L2] Problem importing HD files into SD system
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>What version of Newsucttter?
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>I believe recent versions have Mix and Match, just like MC.
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>Import or AMA/Transcode into a 720p 59.94 project, NOT your SD project.
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>Open the bin from the 720p project from within your SD project (File/Open
>Bin). If your SD project is 4:3, make the Reformat column visible in the
>bin and select how you want to handle things (Letterbox, Center Cut)
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>Edit into your sequence. You should have a green dot on the clip. If the
>real time motion adapter looks satisfactory, you are done. If not, promote
>to Timewarp (is this in Newscutter?). Try one of the other motion effect
>settings to see if quality improves (Blended Interpoloated is a good one to
>try).
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>On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, timwatson.avid wrote:
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>> We run Newscutter DV in SD. (NTSC)
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>> We have received some graphics files that have been created in HD: 720P,
>> 60fps, using DNxHD codec.
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>> When we import these files into our 30fps, interlaced SD Avid, the Avid is
>> unable to take the 60 progressive HD frames and turn them into 30
>> interlaced SD frames.
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>> In (hopefully) simple terms, what is gouing on is this: Frame 1 of the HD
>> is being turned into two identical fields to create frame 1 of the SD.
>> Frame 2 of the HD is being skipped, then frame 3 of the HD is being turned
>> into two identical fields to create frame 2 of the SD.
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>> As a result, any motion in the graphics is jittery because of the missing
>> information.
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>> We are probably asking the Avid to do the impossible, but I wonder if
>> there is any third-party software that can turn progressive into interlaced?
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