P2 footage looks less good once imported in FCP

[JBL]

Hi there, I realized only recently that my footage looks better if I watch it straight from the P2 card in P2CMS or even in the "Log & transfer" window in FCP 6 (I'm using a Dual Adapter to do that), than once imported and played in FCP (or even exported as a .mov). Deeper colors, less grain... Something seems to be lost in the process.

What's up with that? Could it be a progressive/interlaced issue?

I'm shooting on a HPX170 1080, 25P. Importing in FCP 6 with all the 1080 settings supposingly right, unless I got something wrong in the process? Sorry if it's been posted already, but I'm very curious to know if anyone has ever encountered the same problem...

PS: I can post some captions if needed.

J

 

[Shane Ross]

#2 Blurry Playback

Shane's Stock Answer #2: Blurry playback

ONLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR MATERIAL ON AN EXTERNAL BROADCAST MONITOR, OR AT LEAST A TV.

The Canvas shows you what happens after the codec you are working with has been applied. The Viewer shows you the material in its native format. Once you drop the footage from the Viewer into the timeline, it inherits the attributes of the sequence. If it is a DV sequence, the footage will render out as DV.

1. Disable overlays on the Canvas.

2. Make sure you've rendered everything (no green bars at the top of the timeline).

Video playback requires large amounts of data and many computations. In order to maintain frame rate and be viewable at a normal size, only about one-fourth of the DV data is used in displaying the movie to the screen. However, the DV footage is still at full quality, and is best viewed thru a TV or broadcast monitor routed thru your camera or deck.