URGENT: Editing 1080i footage on a 720p seq

[someday]

Hi, would you recommend editing 1080i footage on a FCP 720p sequence?
(the reason: having everything progressive, inclusive titles, transitions and motion)
Thanks




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[VenezuelanD]

I dont think I really understand the question:
You want to edit 1080i footage in a 720p timeline in order to have all the movement be progressive?

Why not just deinterlace the footage in the 1080 timeline? I believe if you want to de-interlace footage it is best to use a program like After Effects or Shake.

 

[someday]

Isn't a 1080i deinterlaced worse than a 720p?


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[gunleik]

Why don't you shoot 1080p?

That's where you get the most out of the cam.

Gunleik

 

[someday]

I need a real help please.
HVX shoots progressive but the codec is still 1080i (with 2 fields composing the same frame = progressive)
Once the footage is in a 1080i timeline in FCP, despite the look is progressive, the codec is interlaced. So any further motion, transition and title effect WILL be interlaced.
So my question is: is there so much degradation to work in a 720p timeline?
OR: is FCP 5.1.4 capable of working with a 1080p timeline?
Thanks



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[gunleik]

Sorry mac, but that was exactly what I offered you...

In sequence presets, you can chose 24p/25p depending on where you are, and set field dominance to "none"

All your edits are then progressive.

AND FCP is very much capable of working with 1080p material...

Cheers!

Gunleik

 

[someday]

Sorry mac, but that was exactly what I offered you...

In sequence presets, you can chose 24p/25p depending on where you are, and set field dominance to "none"

All your edits are then progressive.

AND FCP is very much capable of working with 1080p material...

Cheers!

Gunleik

Thank you very much Gunleik



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