30P in HD Extreme?

[enrico]

I have just installed a Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme into my Mac Pro and have been editing in an Apple Pro Res 422 1080p 30 fps sequence. However, there doesn't seem to be a Blackmagic 1080p 30 option for the Easy Set Up or Audio/Video Settings. Can someone tell me what the correct "Format" and "Use" settings should be for Easy Set Up, and Video Playback setting in order to properly play this 30P sequence as HDMI to an external monitor?

I had thought that the HD Extreme 3D supported most common frame rates. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[enrico]

I managed to contact Blackmagic and was confirmed that there is no HD 1080p 30 (1920x1080) Video Playback setting to apply (they are looking into a possibility of adding a 30P plug in maybe in the spring). The closest setting seems to be HD 1080i 59.94 (1920x1080). I thought 30P would be very common here, especially in something as extensive as the Decklink HD Extreme. I'm surprised, disappointed and wondering if the Matrox MXO2 le is the better choice and just return it now or stay with it?

Also, without a context, I'm not sure how different HD 1080i 59.94 looks from monitoring HD 1080p 30 to compare? What would you do?

 

[adkimery]

If you create a 1080i 59.94 sequence and change the 'field dominance' setting to 'none' that would get you a 30p timeline I would think.


-Andrew

 

[enrico]

Since the 7D footage was converted to ProRes 422, I was editing in a ProRes 422 1920x1080 30p sequence. There isn't a ProRes option for 59.94 fps (only 60i). Do you think that a Blackmagic HDTV 59.94 - 10 bit sequence would work with ProRes converted clips?

Would I have to de-interlace the sequence at some point to make it progressive?