compressor: deinterlacing mpeg2 problem - URGENT !

Hi,

Have your deinterlace problems to do with wrongly chosen field-dominance (odd/even). Try the other one.

Export with quicktime conversion should be possible (from fcp)
Else if you need quick resolution, try exporting a quicktime and then conversion to mpeg2 (for instance with compressor or mpeg streamclip, or...)

No time to look into things, but regarding your hurry some quick ideas

Good luck

 

Do the requirements call for deinterlacing? How is the final product going to be used (view on computers, viewed on TVs, going out for broadcast, etc.,)? I ask because if you deinterlace when you shouldn't all you are doing is damaging the quality of the video for no reason.


Lethal

 

that is necessary information before you ever agree to a video job (or any job really).

are you viewing it on a proper broadcast monitor? you probably aren't... and unfortunately that is the only way you can actually judge whether your video has a problem or not. The FCP canvas is not representative of quality at all.

 

I can't believe how many folks on here seem to only be viewing their editing (sometimes for profit!) on their iMac monitor rather than having it play through a broadcast monitor. I used a simple color TV for that purpose a couple years back, just hooked up through my camcorder while allowing play-through.

iMovie and FCP playback on a computer screen will not look the same as it will/does on a TV. If this video is destined for TV screen playback, it's imperative to be able to view it on an external video monitor.

And yes...not knowing how this will be used/displayed??? That's very odd. I can't see how you can do a job properly without knowing the final format/customer need.