1080i with 720pN

[aravance]

Would mixing these two resolutions be obvious in the final cut?

I want to use the higher resolution (1080) but also have a lot of scenes that I want to use in-camera variable framerates. I'm planning on just uprezzing the 720 clips and using a 1080 timeline.

Any words of caution or reservations for me?

Thanks.

~ V

 

[TimurCivan]

not really jut drag and drop. Especally in an NLE like Vegas. it will make all the converinsions for you.

 

[tmnt]

From memory, the 720 upsized will have approximately 15% in quality reduction. Unless you're going film out I don't think it would be a big concern.

Ian

 

[bbalser]

If you're using Final Cut Suit, I'd convert with Compressor first, it'll do a better job than letting the Timeline do it.

 

[aravance]

how would you convert a 720pN clip to 1080i in Compressor? Using what codec?

 

[bbalser]

I'd convert it to DVCPRO-HD 1080i.

 

[aravance]

Convert DVCPRO-HD 720p24pN footage using the DVCPRO-HD 1080i60 codec? Because I shot the video in 1080i 24PA...wouldn't this be a framerate matching problem?

I can export the clips using Batch Export -- exporting them as Quicktime Movies (FCP Quicktime) using the 1080p24 codec.
It doesn't look like I can do that using Compressor.

Or can I?

I don't see a 1080p24 option in Compressor.