drdavidlowe
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Hello from France.
I'm in PAL.
I filmed with a Panasonic HVX 200 setting 1080i/25P.
Setting on FCP is therfore DVCPRO HD 1080i50 (progressive is a sort of double interlacing on the HVX 200).
When I import into FCP using «*list and transfer*» the compressor in the clip listing is DVCPRO HD 1080p25 – when I analyse the shot in tools I get Codec : DVCPRO HD 1080p25 medium quality.
However, if I import into FCP using P2LOG PRO the compressor of the same shot is DVCPRO HD 1080i50 ( analysis of shot in tools - Codec 1080i50 maximum quality).
When I do «*command i*» on the QT images imported using both methods the codec of the shot is DVCPRO HD 1080i50.
In the timeline I have the possibility of putting the settings of the sequence as DVCPRO HD 1080i50 ou DVCPRO HD 1080p25.
All this suggests that sometimes 1080p25 is treated as if it was the same as 1080i50 and sometimes not.
Is the difference in codecs just a different codec for reading the images and the same codec is used for importing?
I'm quite confused, and don't want to introduce an unwanted compression to my images.
Thankyou in advance.
I'm in PAL.
I filmed with a Panasonic HVX 200 setting 1080i/25P.
Setting on FCP is therfore DVCPRO HD 1080i50 (progressive is a sort of double interlacing on the HVX 200).
When I import into FCP using «*list and transfer*» the compressor in the clip listing is DVCPRO HD 1080p25 – when I analyse the shot in tools I get Codec : DVCPRO HD 1080p25 medium quality.
However, if I import into FCP using P2LOG PRO the compressor of the same shot is DVCPRO HD 1080i50 ( analysis of shot in tools - Codec 1080i50 maximum quality).
When I do «*command i*» on the QT images imported using both methods the codec of the shot is DVCPRO HD 1080i50.
In the timeline I have the possibility of putting the settings of the sequence as DVCPRO HD 1080i50 ou DVCPRO HD 1080p25.
All this suggests that sometimes 1080p25 is treated as if it was the same as 1080i50 and sometimes not.
Is the difference in codecs just a different codec for reading the images and the same codec is used for importing?
I'm quite confused, and don't want to introduce an unwanted compression to my images.
Thankyou in advance.