Chadfish
Veteran
Hi
I've been shooting with my EX1 for a while now and love it to death. I do a lot of work that goes to NTSC TV. For TV I usually shoot 720p, and edit 720p, deliver to web at 720p, then for TV I drop the 720p sequence into an NTSC timeline (Final Cut Pro), render, then output an NTSC file to upload to the station. Usually 30 second TV spots.
To me the final image looks choppy or slightly blurry. I used to shoot using a Sony VX2100, and the image looks more sharp. I think FCP isn't converting the files as good as it should. I'm not sure it's right to transfer the HD file into NTSC anamorphic, because when I play it it comes out stretched to fill the NTSC aspect ratio. This is fixed when I drop that anamorphic file into an NTSC timeline, but I'm not sure it would work when I FTP the files up to Suddenlink or ABC for broadcast. Usually my NTSC file comes out 720x480 with a letterboxed image.
So is there a better way to take your 720p30 footage to NTSC - letterboxed that is sharper than just dropping your HD timeline into an NTSC timeline? I don't want to edit in NTSC 4x3 because I also need the HD version for web.
Whadaya think?
I've been shooting with my EX1 for a while now and love it to death. I do a lot of work that goes to NTSC TV. For TV I usually shoot 720p, and edit 720p, deliver to web at 720p, then for TV I drop the 720p sequence into an NTSC timeline (Final Cut Pro), render, then output an NTSC file to upload to the station. Usually 30 second TV spots.
To me the final image looks choppy or slightly blurry. I used to shoot using a Sony VX2100, and the image looks more sharp. I think FCP isn't converting the files as good as it should. I'm not sure it's right to transfer the HD file into NTSC anamorphic, because when I play it it comes out stretched to fill the NTSC aspect ratio. This is fixed when I drop that anamorphic file into an NTSC timeline, but I'm not sure it would work when I FTP the files up to Suddenlink or ABC for broadcast. Usually my NTSC file comes out 720x480 with a letterboxed image.
So is there a better way to take your 720p30 footage to NTSC - letterboxed that is sharper than just dropping your HD timeline into an NTSC timeline? I don't want to edit in NTSC 4x3 because I also need the HD version for web.
Whadaya think?