Help with capture settings and export settings...

[KelleyLennon]

So I recently just bought a redrock 35mm adapter for my dvx100... I began to put together a little test shoot and I shot it all on 60i. When I go to capture to FCP what settings should I have to make sure i don't get that "interlaced flicker". And if it has nothing to do with the capture settings, then how exactly am I supposed to export it?

My sequence and capturing presets are both set to DV NTSC 48 Khz

In FCP the video looks fine, but once it is exported it looks terrible!!!

 

[ryvac]

I had the same problem.
C2V helped me out on it and here is a chart for your capture/editing settings

60i footage = Capture w/ DV NTSC 48KHz < Edite on 29.97 timeline.
24p footage = Capture w/ DV NTSC 48KHz < Edite on 29.97 timeline. (or remove 2:3 pulldown and edite on 23.97 timeline for a little more advanced version)
24pA footage = Capture w/ DV NTSC 48KHZ 2:3:3:2 Advanced pulldown < Edite on 23.97 timeline.

I never did it but I heard you can export it in progressive so you don't have to deal with interlance.
maybe someone else can help you out with that...
good luck

 

[Alex H.]

In FCP the video looks fine, but once it is exported it looks terrible!!!

How are you viewing the exported video that it looks bad?

You are shooting interlaced video. FCP's display is designed to make everything look palpable during editing, whether the material is progressive or interlaced. But once that video leaves Final Cut, the viewing system makes a huge difference.

Interlaced video will look fine on an interlaced CRT monitor (like a TV set). But computer monitors are progressive, so interlaced video is going to look pretty awful (QuickTime player especially).

You need to shoot and edit for your target viewing system. If you are shooting for local/SD broadcast, go for 60i. But if you are shooting for Internet or for the widest compatibility with DVD players (which can handle progressive), shoot 24p. If you're shooting for Internet distribution and don't want the "24p look," shoot 30p.

As it is, you are stuck with interlaced for footage you've already shot. The only way to correct it for progressive display is to de-interlace, which will affect your vertical resolution.

I never did it but I heard you can export it in progressive so you don't have to deal with interlance.
maybe someone else can help you out with that...
good luck

Exporting progressive is really only for material that was shot and edited as 24p. Trying to force an interlaced project to export as progressive isn't going to get you anywhere desirable.