1080 footage in 720 timeline

Hi,
If I drop my 1080 footage into 720 timeline, will that give me an option of scaling the footage up a bit without sacrificing too much of a quality?

cool. If I already edited it in 1080 timeline can I now copy everything in the timeline and drop it into a new 720 timeline or do I need to start from scratch?

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1080 footage in 720 sequence?

I've shot footage at 1080/30p and transcoded it using pro res, and i'm editing the resulting clips with 720 video (basically Youtube HD) and would like the clips to look good together. Should I just use a 720 sequence? What exactly happens to 1080 ProRes footage when dropped into a 720 timeline? Do I need to do any conversions before I edit?
Or, should I make the sequence 1080 and render out 720?
Input greatly appreciated!
Chris

I wish there were an easier way to explain this but there are many different approaches to the task and they complicates the matter.
To avoid red bars and rendering in the timeline, you must use clips that have already been converted to your timeline's base settings and codec.
To help you make a decision on how you approach the challenge, you might start with a look backwards from your output. If your output is 720, you could downconvert your 1080 and lose much less than upscaling your 720 to 1080 and then transcoding yet again.
You can create an output sequence designed to convert. Drop your clips into it one at a time, scale and position, then export to the new format. Name these movies carefully, reimport them.
You could batch process them all in a single Compressor run and Qmaster might help you speed up the process. (Umm, that's another forum and another set of issues.)
You could reload your tapes and transcode in realtime while you are capturing.
But you've got to decide how muchh work you want to do and what the benefits are in chosing any flow over another. For instance, if you are going to use your 720 footage in more 1080 projects, you want to invest in the upscale and use all manner of filtration and image controls so the footage is as beautiful as it can be. If you're not planning on using your 720 in any future 1080 projects, you can discard the upscaled footage as soon as you're done. that seems a bit wasteful.
bogiessan

Resizing 1080 footage in a 720 timeline

I have an interview shot at 1080/30p and my finished product will be 720x1280. I'd like to work in a 720 timeline and take advantage of the extra data in the 1080 footage to punch in occasionally with an edit and resize. I.e. create close-ups even though a close-up wasn't shot by zooming into the footage. My logic tells me that should work so long as I don't go too far.
But when I do this--punching in say 30%--these "close-ups" are soft and/or pixelated even after render or export. Is my logic flawed and this just shouldn't be done?

i've had that experience too. mine was shooting in 1920 and editing in 1280, but i noticed the 1920 when blown up has that look. the best you can do i think to avoid that "soft" look, is to shoot framed in a way that you're maybe an MCU then your edit won't need to be larger to get that CU feel. i don't really know what else to do.

1080 video imported into a 720 timeline is blurry

I am using CS5 and I am trying to import 1080 video into a 720 timeline. When the video is played it appears out of focus. When it is not being played it is sharp. What is going on here? Am I missing some sort of a conversion step along the way?

Try putting it in a 1080 sequence and nest it into the 720 sequence.

Can I convert 1920-1080 to 1280- 720 (and 29,97 fps to 50) and if so, how?

Can I convert 1920-1080 to 1280- 720 (and 29,97 fps to 50) and if so, how?
Coz the 1920-1080 clips dont come out nice.
Next time I'll shoot everything with 1 camera...

If what you want to do is mix 1920X1080 clips with 1280X720 clips, I suggest that you create a sequence by dropping a 1280X720 clip on the "New Item" button to create the new sequence.
To quote John Smith:
Please NOTE that the PPro CS6 screen may look a bit different (I use CS5)
For CS5 and later, the easy way to insure that your video and your project match
See 2nd post for picture of NEW ITEM process http://forums.adobe.com/thread/872666
-and a FAQ on sequence setting http://forums.adobe.com/message/3804341
You can then drop the 1920X1080 clips on that timeline. You can choose to do as Jim suggests and set "Scale to Frame Size" so that your video fits automatically, or you may choose to use the Scale parameter in the Motion effect to scale the video. The second method allows you to choose the best part of the frame to show if that turns out to be useful.
Many people refer to 29.97 as 60i and it is possible that when you wrote 50 up above, you meant 50i which is more commonly called 25. So basically, your 29.97 footage would be slowed down from around 30 to 25. You will have to speed it up 20% with Time Remapping, or just the Speed/Duration parameters. It would be better to do that in a separate sequence and then use that sequence as a clip in your main timeline.
If you actually meant 25, then you are going to have to slow down the 29.97 considerably. It might be better to interpret the 50 to 25 and add the 29.97 as I said above.
If this footage is interlaced, I suggest that you deinterlace it if one is Upper Field First and the other is Lower Field First. Those two don't play well together.

Basic FCP Sequence Settings question for 1080 footage w/ 7D

OK. So maybe it's the fact I've been working for 18 hours straight and my mind is partially play-dough, but I'm thoroughly confused right now by what I think may be the dumbest question ever.
Anyway... here's my problem and my workflow.
PROBLEM:
Stupid black box above and below my 1080 footage after I export to QT out of FCP (this box never existed in my 720 footage)
WORKFLOW:
- I have 1080/30p footage from a Canon 7D and Rebel T2i
- Converted to Prores 422 in MPEG Streamclip (I can never keep the file system intact to use the FCP EOS plugin. I need to work on that)
- Imported into FCP7
1080 SEQUENCE SETTINGS:
Frame size: 1920x1080 HDTV 1080 (16:9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Field Dominance: None
Editing Timebase: 29.97
Compressor: HDV1080p30 (Also tried ProRes)
Quality: 100 percent
After I export to Quicktime with current settings, the video plays back with a small black bar above and below the footage. Weird. This seems kind of normal to me, except these bars never existed when I edited in 720. Not that it looks bad, I'm just confused why the bars are there when they weren't there in 720.
720 SEQUENCE SETTINGS:
Frame size: 1280x720 HDTV 720p (16:9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Field Dominance: None
Editing Timebase: 29.97
Compressor: HDV 720p30
Quality: 100 percent
When I export this, no black bars above and below.
So why -- If my settings are basically the same except for the 1080/720 substitution -- do I get the above/below black boxes for 1080 and I don't get them for 720?
I don't think I want the box. Don't like the box. The box is bad. I think.
Thanks.

I'll send my thanks over here, too, Shane. Posting on multiple sites because project is due today.
Hopefully this will be a lesson learned and my sequence settings are point-on from here on out.
If anyone else is reading this and has a similar problem, though, Shane came up with the solution:
"Highlight all the footage you pasted...then right-click and choose REMOVE ATTRIBUTES. Then check BASIC MOTION." After checking basic motion, you also have to check distort.
And if the quicktime inspector doesn't read out 1920x1080, don't worry about it and just trust FCP.
Thanks for the input, all.

I have imported some studio footage to my timeline and when i play it back the playback screen is green, even the footage in the timeline is green. anybody have a solution? thanks!

I have imported some studio footage to my timeline and when i play it back the playback screen is green, even the footage in the timeline is green. anybody have a solution? thanks!

Exactly WHAT did you import?
Exactly what is INSIDE the video you are editing?
Codec & Format information, with 2 links inside for you to read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1270588
Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1070933 for screen shot instructions
Free programs to get file information for PC/Mac http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download
More information needed for someone to help... please click below and provide the requested information
-Premiere Pro Video Editing Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840
•What is your exact brand/model graphics adapter (ATI or nVidia or ???)
•What is your exact graphics adapter driver version?
•Have you gone to the vendor web site to check for a newer driver?
•For Windows, do NOT rely on Windows Update to have current driver information
•-you need to go direct to the vendor web site and check updates for yourself
•ATI Driver Autodetect http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/auto-detect-tool
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Rendering HD footage in the timeline

I'm editing some TV spots shot on a Panosonic HD Varicam in 720p24. I selected the "Easy Setup" for both 720p30 and 720p24, but when i drag footage to the timeline, it has to be rendered. I remember this happening to me before, but I forget how I fixed it. It might have been something to do with the pulldown. However that was in 4.5 and in FCP 5 I can't find any pulldown options. No matter what combination's of capture/sequence/easy setup options I try, I still have to render all footage in the timeline. Any suggestions?
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I've sort of figured it out but am still a little confused.
The EASY SETUP I used was 720p30. Therefore the capture frame rate was 30, the sequence frame rate was 30, the compressor was DVCPRO HD 720p60, and the playback output video fram rate was 60. Therefore all the default EASY SETUP 730p30 settings were in order. Then I noticed in the Browser window the "Vid Rate" for my captured video was 59.94, even though I had used EASY SETUP 740p30. When I changed the sequence frame rate to 59.94, voila no rendering needed. However I can't play more than a few seconds without getting the Dropped Frames warning.
So why when I selected EASY SETUP 720p30 did it capture as 59.94 (720p60?)
Why am I getting the dropped frames if it is the correct frame rate.
I know the camera might be involved. It's one of those Panasonic $75000 Varicams but the camera operator said the video was shot in 720p24 and the producer told me to cut in 720p30.
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Mike,
Welcome to the forum.
Along with the answers to Steve's questions, please tell us about your computer's I/O sub-system, i.e. your computer's HDD's, and especially where the Project, the media and the PrE Scratch Disks are stored. For instance, if everything is on C:\, or perhaps the Project, media and Scratch Disks are all on an external USB 2.0 HDD.
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1080/50i or 720/50p

Hi!
I just got a new camera from my new work, a Panasonic AG-AC160
I have to record a short commercial tomorrow, but I dont know if I should record in 1080/50i or 720/50p?
the commercial will be be a One shot movie, and I will have to use some few fast forward effects and slow motion effects, when i edit it.
The commercial will be uploadet on a website and a youtube channel.
but can anyone tell me pros and cons? (1080/50i vs. 720/50p)
what will You record in?
Thanks
/Dennis

If the commercial will NOT be shown on TV, shoot 720p and you'll get superb slomo.
Interlaced is primarily for TV (not internet).
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Why won't Premiere Pro allow me to drag and drop my footage into the timeline?

why wont my software allow me to drag and drop my footage into the timeline?
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720 x 480 footage mistakenly put on a 960 x 720 timeline

Hey Guys,
I shot a wedding in SD and imported into FCP. The first clip I always drag to the timeline and FCP always adjusts the timeline to my footage. (I'm real bad at forgetting to go back when I'm shooting SD.) So I cut this whole wedding and it looks great. Does not appear to be stretched or otherwise or I would have noticed right off. Well I end up checking the settings and the settings are set to 960 x 720 - HD Pixel Ratio. So then I copied and pasted the whole timeline into a 720 x 480 timeline yet the footage remained 960 x 720 in the viewer. Here's my question finally, should I just go ahead and finish cutting the show and export it out at SD 720 x 480 or will I run into problems?
If I will run into problems what is the best way to get it adjusted without losing any work, res, etc? Thanks for any assistance on this.

Simply select all the clips in the new sequence timeline (the correct format timeline), right click and select Remove Attributes>Distort.
This will remove the scaling that FCP added to fix your original screwup.
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Need to edit 1080 24p 7D footage and 50i SD XL2 footage in same timeline.

Any help would be appreciated. Editing using latest Final Cut Studio on a Mac Pro and a Mac Book Pro.
I have Canon 7D 1080 24p footage and 50i SD 16:9 Canon XL2 footage to edit together in the same timeline.
Outputting as an SD DVD. I'm working with PAL all the time. I was under the impression that 24p was PAL, but have been told that 24p is NTSC.
I convert the 7D footage to Pro Res LT. Then what do you suggest?
Do I use Compressor or Cinema Tools to "conform" the 24p to 25p? And then work in an SD timeline suited for the 50i footage? Would I be automatically making the 7D footage SD if I move it into the SD timeline? Thanks.

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Change the 7D footage to Pro Res LT. Using Cinema Tools, convert it to 25p. Drop the 25p footage into a Final Cut timeline that is set up for the 50i footage. I haven't tried it yet, but will.

I uploaded Canon VIXIA HF R400 footage at Full HD 1080 35Mbps 60p, 1080 17Mbps, and 720 4Mbps MP4

I took the time to upload a Playlist of Full HD 35Mbps 60p, Winter Scenes 17Mbps 30p, the horrible Samsung HMX-F90 vs the Canon at 1280x720 4Mbps. So it covers the bases.
Meanwhile I hope you enjoy my efforts of what this cam can look like:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3gpXvdY_KNhJnYZbc66Rj7OtzmqhuEYB

Bluz_Harp wrote:
… is the ability to record in MP4 an advantage in any way for editing in FCP X? …
I dare to say: NO.
I'm lacking the 100%-in-depth-engineer-lingo knowledge, but basicly, mpeg4s main advantage is a less demand of processing power for playback.
but do you just playback?
no. you edit.
and FCPX offers optimized and proxy media to unload your Mac.
secondly, what I've read so far, h264/'AVCHD' is a much 'better', effective codec. so, in tech terms, a 28mbps AVCHD should offer a better pic than a 28mbpsMP4 ..... (aside all other criteria which affect quality)
I'm using a Pana707, an anchestor of your choice - a beast!
I'm in the middle of some editing of a show, my friends asked for a first glimpse, click here.
most shots you see are done with the Pana, the noised ones are done with a Canon DSLR 650D (wrong settings, the other guy using it had no idea …).
Before that, I used a Pana FZ38, which offered mpeg4/avchd too - made a few tests (quality control by eye, not by tool): no 'plus' for the intra-frame codec vs. inter-frame codec …
imho, the really (and only …) important factor for noticeable differences in 'quality' is cinematography, your skills in wisely applied manual settings …
PS: never mix mpeg4 and AVCHD on one media/SDcard! FCPX can not read such media …

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