Profressive or Interlaced timeline
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JeganRX
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FCP's DV NTSC profiles default to interlaced (lower field first), though you can change this by simply right clicking the sequence, going to settings, and setting field order to progressive (or "none", I don't remember the exact dialogue).
From my understanding, this doesn't entirely destroy progressive 30p footage if it's in an interlaced sequence, though chroma handling may be messed up; the real issue is inconsistency in appearance. If you do dissolves in an interlaced timeline with progressive footage, the dissolves (and all transitions/effects for that matter), will appear different in motion, due to the appearance of 60i.
Remember, you must remove all footage from you sequence before changing settings, though a field order change may be possible with footage too.
From my understanding, this doesn't entirely destroy progressive 30p footage if it's in an interlaced sequence, though chroma handling may be messed up; the real issue is inconsistency in appearance. If you do dissolves in an interlaced timeline with progressive footage, the dissolves (and all transitions/effects for that matter), will appear different in motion, due to the appearance of 60i.
Remember, you must remove all footage from you sequence before changing settings, though a field order change may be possible with footage too.