1080i/24pA converted to 1080p when log/transferred?

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mrbrycel

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I've always shoot 720p, but I decided to play around with 1080i to see how it looks.

I know that 1080i/24pA is shot interlaced. But when I log/transferred it in FCP, and watched the QuickTime file, and it didn't look interlaced at all. Usually when I've ever watched interlaced footage on a computer, it's extremely obvious, but then again that's 60i. Am I just not noticing the interlacing because each two fields are of the same frame (appearing to be one progressive frame)? Or is it really converted to progressive when log/transferred?
 
Not at all. It's not shot interlaced. It's shot progressive. The footage is 1080/24p progressive. It's *recorded* in an interlaced stream, but FCP knows how to undo the pulldown and restore the footage to its original full-frame progressive state.
 
Ohh ok that makes sense. But so when you log/transfer footage, it then makes it progressive again right?
 
How is Premiere handling this?
I live in PAL land so I always shoot in 1080i/25 - no pulldown needed.

I use the DVCProHD 1080i/25 preset in Premiere and it works, but I always wonderd how it is handled inside of Premiere since I can see scanlines in the Program Monitor.

Should I make a progressive preset?

Frank
 
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