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need to mix SD and HD

 
 


LaDonna
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Dec 4, 2007, 10:52 PM

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I have a groom prep shot with the FX-1, in widescreen mode but in SD. That was a mistake, as it should have been in HD widescreen like everything else shot that day. So... how can I mix that footage in with my HD stuff so that all the video is widescreen? I'm not sure what setting to use on my sequence, so it fills the widescreen monitor. Maybe I should have imported the groom prep in 16:9 mode? Groom prep shows up itty bitty on my monitor, but played back on the camera wide. Help!


Joel
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Dec 7, 2007, 10:04 PM

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Re: [LaDonna] need to mix SD and HD [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi LaDonna,

You may want to post this question on the main wedding board. Many MacHeads don't check in here.

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I have a groom prep shot with the FX-1, in widescreen mode but in SD. That was a mistake, as it should have been in HD widescreen like everything else shot that day. So... how can I mix that footage in with my HD stuff so that all the video is widescreen? I'm not sure what setting to use on my sequence, so it fills the widescreen monitor. Maybe I should have imported the groom prep in 16:9 mode? Groom prep shows up itty bitty on my monitor, but played back on the camera wide. Help!
Joel


"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."


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chucksav
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Dec 7, 2007, 11:53 PM

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Re: [LaDonna] need to mix SD and HD [In reply to] Can't Post
LaDonna, you probably need to just drop the SD footage into your HD sequence timeline & FCP will automatically scale the SD footage to fit the HD frame. I'm guessing it will scale 225%, so it will be soft & jaggie. You may want to look into Instant HD or a similar utility for better results.

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/instanthd.html


Joel
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Dec 12, 2007, 1:15 AM

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Re: [LaDonna] need to mix SD and HD [In reply to] Can't Post
Maybe something in here that can help?


http://digitalcontentproducer.com/.../dv_to_hdv_12102007/

Joel


"Think of this business as a room with a huge table and a bunch of chairs around the table. There is a big pie on the table. Your mission is to take your place at the table, pick up your fork, and eat your pie. Do not look to the left and do not look to the right. Just eat your pie. There is plenty of pie for everyone."


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LaDonna
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Dec 12, 2007, 2:28 AM

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Well, I'm about to find out what works, and report back with the results. Hope I can do it, being non-technical and all!