Downconverting HD to SD for FCP 4.1

[Andy O'Neil]

Shot on the HVX200 - 720p/24PN
Imported into FCP v. 5.1.4
Need to import and edit material in FCP v. 4.1

Does anyone have a downconversion method that will work for my situation? I have tried nesting the uncompressed HD material into a new SD sequence with the following settings:
Aspect Ratio: NTSC DV (3:2)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Anamorphic 16:9: Yes
Editing Timeline: 23.98
Compressor: Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2

I render the material with these settings and then export a QT with Current Settings.

I open the QT file in Quicktime Pro, and the material is squeezed. If I try importing the material into FCP v. 4.1, the distort function will not work to correct the proportions.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Andy

 

[David Saraceno]

Don't export using QuickTime current settings.

Export QuickTime conversion.

Elect the uncompressed setting, and in the size box choose NTSC DV 16:9 I believe.

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

Make sure your sequence settings match the settings you used to export the clip.

 

[Shane Ross]

Use Compressor. Choose one of the Advanced settings. Save them as a droplet. Drop all your imported footage onto that. Let it go.