I don't get it.

[ryan brown]

I hate to ask this question, but I can't understand what's going on here.

My Progressive footage is showing what looks like interlacing lines.

I've checked, double checked, tested, and re-tested footage, and I'm still getting serious issue's.

I'm shooting 24p Normal (with sgpro rev 3)>importing from my little canon "deck" into a regular 29.97 timeline (easy setup DV-NTSC), and here's what I'm getting.

These are low rez grabs, but you can CLEARLY see what I'm talking about. The top of the car on the first grab, the bottom of his sunglasses on second.

Again, I'm shooting 24pN (not 24pa). I've checked my settings a hundred times. I'm importing into FCP 6 (FCS2).

What is going on???

Is my 24P broken and shooting interlaced? is it FCP? could the little crappy canon DV camera be causing this on import?

-brown

and "no", I didn't accidentally switch the dial to 60i.

 

[NoahK]

You understand the desktop preview is just a proxy and often at low resolution- right? If you want to see the true nature of your footage, play out Firewire to an NTSC monitor.

Noah

 

[Policar]

This is 100% normal; I don't see the problem. If you want everything to look progressive in FCP, you have to use 24pA or reverse telecine your 24pN footage. This will look fine on TV, though.

 

[ryan brown]

Ok, ok... thanks guys. Bad example to pull grabs straight from FCP's window.

BUT... how bout when I export from FCP? I've watched other peoples footage posted on the web, in progressive, and it looks crystal clear on my monitor. No interlacing lines.

When I export out of FCP, I'm still getting these issue's. ?

Do I need to post a small clip? I can. Or do I just need to check it out on an NTSC monitor before I jump to conclusions?

-brown

 

[Bryon Akerman]

I believe its your timeline settings. I believe you need to be on a 24fps timeline, or reverse telecine your final project before uploading or moving to DVD.

Bryon <><

 

[Shane Ross]

That's not interlacing. That's the stepping that is inherent to DV. Interlacing would be lines that you see half of one image every other line, and half of another image on the other lines. Here, lemme show you.

See the lines. THAT is interlacing. And also that is my wife. Although this isn't the most flattering image of her. She looks a lot better progressive.