thin or thick in 30p?

[Gweilo66]

Any thoughts on which is the safest setting? I'm working on clips for the web but I don't know if the client will use the ftg for other things later. They have only specified 30p.

 

[Kuock]

I think you'll get a higher resolution when switching to THIN.

 

[Barry_Green]

Depends on how the footage will be used. THIN = higher resolution, great for web, but perhaps will flicker on an NTSC CRT television. THICK = lower res, won't flicker, but -- it's lower res.

Is it for 16:9 or 4:3? If using "squeeze" mode, always always always use THIN.

I normally advise to always use THIN unless you know for certain that the footage is going to be played on a CRT TV. Plus, you can always turn THIN into THICK in post, but you cannot turn THICK into THIN.

 

[renegadewill]

Cool. Thin is the way to go.

 

[longshanks]

how do you turn thin into thick? flicker filter in FCP?

 

[dory_breaux]

Thin=teh sex.

 

[HorseFilms]

how do you turn thin into thick? flicker filter in FCP?

There's usually a "reduce interlace flicker" filter, but a slight blur of any kind will work.