1080i

I have a circa-2003 Sony rear-projection TV. When I connect my third-generation AppleTV (1080-capable version, model #A1427) me to it, through its DVI port, via an HDMI to DVI converter, I find that the highest resolution I can select on the AppleTV, seems to be 720P.
Do any of you know a way to get the AppleTV to do 1080i? My TV can't do 1080p.

When I set my apple tv to 1080p my television went blank. How can I reset the apple tv back to auto or 720 that was working before. I rebooted it using the remote but it is still using the 1080p setting. Is there a way to reboot the apple tv using the remote so that it goes to an acceptable video setting that my television can read?

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In iLife08 what is best setting to convert avi 720 and digital video 1080i

What is the bottom line for best quality for 720 p TV.
1.) My import is digital video 1080i to i Movie 08 (full quality)
What should I use for sharing on AppleTV
- the preset Large (which is 960x 540)
- or some custom setting 25 fps at 1220x 720? ( H.264 display dimensions at 24/25 fps is 720p (1280x720) ) - or what should the setting be??
2.) Have Windows avi older 720 *480 video, what is best setting to convert this for Apple TV? The 640 setting on QuickTime premium is not very good
Thank you so much. Peter

Your best option if you are using NTSC footage in imovie is the export to/movie large (960 x 540) at 30 fps, the resolution won't go any higher and still work on the tv. Don't even think about changing the framerate to 24/25 fps, even though you'll be able to export to 720p (1280 x720) changing the framerate will make your video jerky.
If you are using PAL then yes you could export to 720p (even though the specs say 24 fps, 25 fps does in fact work as well), you could try a few tests yourself but I've already done them and IMHO there is so little difference between 960 x 540 and 1280 x 720 that it isn't worth messing about setting up and trying several manual exports to get the best results when you can click one button and be done.
So far a AVI conversion is concerned, I'd try mpegstreamclip, but saying that I can't really be sure. AVI is a container not a codec and I would need to know what codec is actually used inside the container to answer your question properly (Quicktime may tell you though). The problem with AVI is that it is simply so old (even microsoft abandoned it over 10 years ago), unfortunately in a small number of cases some of the codecs that were used in AVI are simply no longer able to be converted. Probably not so likely but at least you are warned.

How to convert Sony camcorder 1080i AIC .mov files to work with Photos app?

I have a Sony SDR-HD10 camcorder from 2008. It records in 1080i format, and I exported to .mov using the Apple Intermediate Codec, Linear PCM, Timecode format, 1920x1080; Color Profile HD (1-1-1); 2 channel audio.
I have 121 files totaling 105GB. These files all play fine in iMovie. BUT - when I open them in Quicktime X for Yosemite, it converts them into a file that is about twice the space on the drive. The resulting file is Apple ProRes 422, Linear PCM, Timecode, 1888x1062. It also resets the created and edited date/time.
I looked at each video and the resulting quality is about the same.
How can I convert these files into something that Photos will like, but not double in size?
Also, I should point out that I'm not certain I should be using Photos for movies. I used to use iPhoto for pictures, and iMovie for movies, but hardly ever cared to edit videos and thought iMovie was too bulky and confusing for general playback. With Photos, it will upload everything to the cloud (and I'm paying for it), so i can use Photos as my canonical source for all movies and pictures. I have iTunes Match, and my email is hosted by Google, so I'm getting closer to having everything in the cloud. so far, i haven't gone all in with Dropbox for documents, probably because I'm too paranoid about corruption on a remote device like that if there is any concurrent access.

Check out the export settings from iMovie. Your exporting in a very high grade format used for editing, you want a delivery format. Ask on the iMovie forum for more.

New Look BT Vision - is 1080i ever coming back ?

Hi all,
Just been upgraded to the new look BT Vision, I've been dreading it after reading all the comments on here lately, but I actually quite like it so far.
My query is regarding the loss of 1080i though, I know its been mentioned before but I can't find anywhere if its 'coming soon' or never coming to the new software ?
The box can clearly do 1080i, as it did before the upgrade quite happily for a few years
My TV looks 'blurry' with only 720p and looks great in 1080i, so the upgrade is a step backwards in that respect.
One other question does anyone know if there is a way to see signal strength as there was with the old software ?
cheers
Ian

1080 is available on the boxes with 512 of RAM. Yours will be an older one with 256 RAM and I'm afraid the 1080 option will never be available on that version of the box.
Re Signal Strength, that useful option had been removed - don't ask me why
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1080i at 30hz instead of 60hz?

I have a mini-DVI to HDMI adapter for my MacBook. I am trying to connect it to a video projector. Problem is, this video projector is 1080i not p... it only accepts up to 30hz. In the display options, the only refresh rate available is 60hz. Is there any way to set it up at the lower refresh rate?
I previously had an all VGA/Component setup, but have moved up to blueray and need to change to HDMI. VGA is generally 30hz so it worked.

Couple of quick suggestions/thoughts
HDV Tape based cameras can capture in DV or HDV. You might check to see if your source footage captured in DV when you shot it. You usually can see it right in the EVF.
Import your clip into Premiere Pro CS5 and drag it to the new item icon at the bottom of the panel. If it is 720x480, your source footage is that. If it's 1440x1080 or 1920x1080 it's HDV.
If you want higher quality, then blu-ray is better. However, if your source footage is DV, then there's no (really good) way to make it HD short of shooting it again. Notice I said really good way. There are ways to resample your footage to make it HD.
Hope this helps,
Dennis

Macbook Pro + DVI to HDMI cable + HDTV = only 1080i?

Hi all,
I connected my MBP to my TV via a DVI to HDMI conversion cable ($24 from Fry's), but the highest resolution I am getting is 1080i (confirmed on the computer, and the system readout on the TV). Are there other settings that I missed (in the computer or the television) that I need to configure in order to get full 1080p out of this setup? Or is it the cable? Any help on the matter would be great!
I was hoping that the picture quality from the MBP to the TV would be greater, so being able to output 1080p would really help out. I haven't tried connecting via the DVI to VGA cable, but I'd really like to run this through my receiver, and my receiver does not have a VGA in, thus my want to use HDMI.
Also, is there a setting in OSX that allows you to close the computer without it powering down into sleep mode?
Computer: Apple Macbook Pro 17" High-res 2.4 GHz
Television: Sony BRAVIA V3000 46"
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR605

Hi guys, I just got my Samsung LE40M87BD working on my MacBook Pro running Leopard in full 1080p resolution. Steps:
Install DisplayConfigX from www.3dexpress.de
Start DisplayConfigX
Select the correct monitor in the top dropdown list
Under Monitor, my settings are (mostly default):
Refresh rate 45.00-61.00
Horizontal frequency 10.00-120.00
Pixel Frequency 138.50 (specified in the Samsung manual)
Default refresh rate 60 (specified in the Samsung manual)
Under Resolution, I created a new setting:
Kind = Timing
H V
1920 Active 1080
48 Front Porch 3
32 Sync 5
80 Back Porch 23
Untick Interlaced if it is ticked!
Select Pixel Frequency and type in 138.500
Check the following (if the numbers are not correct, you have made a mistake above):
Check that Horizontal is 66.587 KHz (specified in the Samsung manual)
Check that Refresh rate is 59.934 Hz (specified in the Samsung manual)
Check 'Enabled'
Click Done
Go to Install, click Install
Restart the system as suggested
Your monitor not here? The challenge is to find the Front Porch, Sync and Back Porch settings that work for your monitor. The trick is to check if they are in the manual, and if not, assuming that the horizontal and vertical frequencies are, Google the horizontal and vertical refresh rates - they are pretty certain to yield the right settings! E.g. I Google'd '66.587 59.934 front porch'. Alternatively, try this if you are more technical: http://www.vesa.org/Public/CVT/CVTd6r1.xls
Hope this helps!

Mac Mini With Philips CRT - 1080i issues

I have a Philips 34PW9818 High Definition CRT TV connected to my new 1.83 Mac Mini. My TV has a DVI input and supports 1080i or 480p. The only one of these options coming up under System Preferences/Display was for 1920 x 1080 (interlaced). When I choose that option the top and left portions of the screen are cut-off and the screen flickers. If I chose 848 x 480, which is the closest I have to 480p, the screen is much clearer, doesn't flicker but portions of all sides are cut-off. I had planned to use this for web browsing, Front Row and to watch DVDs. I assumed that this would work considering my TV has a DVI input and it could handle up to 1080i.
Can this be fixed?
Is it possible for this TV to work well for web browsing, Front Row and watching DVDs?
Will DisplayConfigX or SwitchResX fix my problems?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
mac mini intel duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I have the same issue with my iMac Intel Core 2 Duo. 480p just isn't enough, but 1080p should be enough. What you need is a scan converter.
Edit: http://www.provantage.com/startech-vid2dvidtv~7STRV012.htm
seems like an inexpensive solution compared to what I had quoted earlier. Though it requires DVI on your computer end, and Composite on the TV end. Let us know how it works?

1080i/24p to Film Out in Final Cut Pro

A client of ours shot a project with the *Panasonic HVX-200* in 1080i/24p (not 1080i/24pa) and they are asking if they will have a problem with the footage when they output to film. They are using *Final Cut Studio 2* on an *8-core Mac Pro*.
I told them to use *Cinema Tools* to reverse telecine the 29.97 footage back to the native 24p and they shouldn't have problems. They said I was wrong and that frames would be lost in the process. (Which I know isn't how 3:2 pull-downs work) They also said that they did this before and the 1080i footage they got from the HVS-200 P2 cards and FS-100's were already in 24p format when transfered. Is there a way that this was possible or am I missing something here?
Thanks!

You are right, they are wrong, very, very, very wrong. I'm going to copy and paste from another thread I just answered about this same issue:
I am the author of the FS-100 DVD guide, work with Focus Enhancements closely, have many consulting clients using this system, and have been using the HVX200/FS-100/FCP system since the HVX200 shipped, and a cert'd trainer.
As for FCP, here's the workflow. To start, make sure your HVX is set to 1080i/24PA. If it is set to 1080i/24P, you won't get 24p, you'll get 60i with the 24P effect. Just like on the DVX100. 24P results in a native 60i with the 24P effect, as 24PA has metadata that allows it to become progressive and 24P native.
In FCP, bring in your footage with the Log & Transfer window, assuming you're on FCP 6. Any pre-6 version was super buggy with P2 data. Make sure the "remove advanced pulldown" is selected and import your footage. Ignore the "Compressor" that is referred to in the clips info (which is all the metadata), it will not say 1080p24, it only refers to the compression engine handling the footage, not the actual compression of the clip.
In your project, delete any Sequences you have, in the FCP menu go to Easy Setup, and choose "DVCPRO HD - 1080pA24". Create a new Sequence and you're good to go. Simple as that.
If you go to look at "Item Properties" for these clips, look at the "Vid Rate" field, it will be 24p. The "Compressor" field refers to an engine and has nothing to do with the actual format of the clip, ignore it. The 1080p30 you see as the "Compressor" simply means that the QuickTime 1080p30 engine is being used, and is perfectly capable of driving native 1080p24 footage.
The lines you're seeing on 1080p24 are interlace lines, and are normal, as 1080p24 is, again, 60i with the 24p "effect". You have to record in, and edit in 1080pA24. There's a big difference.

24" iMac plays 1080i HD smoother with XP/Bootcamp 2 than XP/Bootcamp 3!

FYI:
On my 24" iMac, Sony Picture Motion Browser could play 1080 60i AVCHD videos silky smooth under Windows XP / Bootcamp 2 (from Leopard DVD).
I clean installed Windows XP / Bootcamp 3 (from Snow Leopard DVD) and immediately noticed Sony Picture Motion Browser no longer could play 1080 60i AVCHD video smoothly. I reinstalled Sony PMB, but nothing I did worked.
I then reinstalled Windows XP / Bootcamp 2 (from Leopard DVD) and 1080i AVCHD video plays smoothly again.
On the brand new 27" iMac, Sony Picture Motion Browser works great with Windows XP / Bootcamp 3 (from Snow Leopard DVD).
Hopefully, this info may help people with 24" iMac, using the Sony video software.

FYI only!

I am trying to capture from Sony HDV 1080i VTR FCP giving an error of not able to initialize

i am trying to capture from Sony HDV 1080i VTR FCP giving an error of not able to initialize. I am not able to capture the content in DV mode. i am using a Firewire 800 to 400 converter and a 6 pin firewire cable to connect to the SonyHDV VTR. Please suggest me how do i do this.

The 800-400 converter plugs have proved a problem for this. What version of the software are you using. It sounds like an older version of FCP, if so you should ask your question on the Final Cut Studio forum.

Dv2630ea connected to tv , screen open tv shows 720p hd , closed it shows 1080i hd

i dont really know the difference between 720p hd and 1080i hd however the 1080i hd is a lot smaller on my tv screen with a black border around it.
is there anyway to get it to full screen on my telly?

OK...That looks like a case of image scaling issue...
On Nvidia Graphic card that can be custom by going to Nvidia Control Panel - > Video & Television - > Resize HDTV Desktop.
Under 'When the desktop is displayed on my HDTV' select 'Resize HDTV Desktop' and click Resize Desktop. Check below Screenshot...
Now on click Resize Desktop you will get below screen... Now move the slider on right and bottom of nvidia logo up-down or left-right till the 4 corner arrows line up to the screen edge...
Note: above screenshot from latest nvidia driver. May change on older one...
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Footage recording requirements for a 1080i 29.97fps final movie

hello everyone!
I am sure you will know better than me as this is a basic question...but need to confirm with more experienced editors...OK, so I need to deliver for a broadcaster a 1080i movie and they specify that "the field rate for both standard and high definition is 59.94 fields per second. The frame rate for high def is 29.97 frames per second".
so, 2 questions:
1) I know that this will be shot with a Sony Handycam HD AX-2000, and that shoots HD(not sure if 1080p or also 1080i?), but should I specify them they need to shot at 1080i and a certain frame rate? or is ok if they shot at 1080p? can i easily import progressive footage into an interlace sequence in final cut7?
2) "high definition is 59.94 fields per second": this has nothing to do with fps, correct? even if they shot at 60fps I can always export a QT 1080i at 29.97fps...I don't have to ask them speficically to shot at 59.94?
hope you can answer me these questions!! thanks everybody!

>o i just set up a 1080X1920 in fcp7 and by default is telling me it's a 1080i (HDTV), is this normal and should i ignore it?
No, you need to make sure that you have a field dominance set. That is what determines interlacing. 1080 is an interlaced format by default, but it can be 1080i but progressive. Sorry, confusing, but that's how it's labelled.
>Iread in other forums that fcp7 just calls it"interlaced" even if it is not when you import progressive footage as frame size 1920X1080....i just want to confirm that it will actually not be interlaced at all....as tehy want me to use a plugin called digital rebellion to convert my progressive to interlaced...
Correct. And that plugin is to be used IF you already exported a progressive file. If your sequence was progressive. You don't need it if your sequence is Interlaced, and has field dominance.
>Also, I shoudl set up the se for progressive as the "field dominance" as NONE, correct?
NO!! That makes it progressive.

HDV 1080i to Standard def DVD "Ken Stone" method- interlace problems, help!

Greetings,
I am on a tight deadline to produce a standard def DVD for an art exhibit, from HDV material that was imported and edited natively in FCP 7 as 1080i. I used the "Ken Stone" method of exporting the 10 minute sequence using QT conversion, as a pro res 422 HQ quicktime movie, then I took it into compressor 3.5 to make a Mpeg-2 file for a standard def DVD.
The problem is that the video that came out of compressor, when simulated in DVD SP 3.5 (and also when burned on DVD) has weird "interlaced" looking edges whenever there is movement in the video. It is a figure against a black background, and whenever the figure moves back and forth against the black background, the edges of the figure show interlaced-looking lines. The rest of the video where there is slow movement looks fine. BTW, motion was set to "Best" in compressor.
What am I doing wrong? was there something not mentioned in Stone's walk-thru, having to do with de-interlacing, or something I have missed? Is there a better way to produce a standard def DVD from HDV 1080i material?
Thank you so much for your help. I am down to the wire on this one...
AKJ

exporting the 10 minute sequence using QT conversion, as a pro res 422 HQ quicktime movie...
You are adding an unneeded compression cycle for a start. Export with QuickTime Conversion always recompresses your footage, even when you use the same settings as your Timeline.
Export to QuickTime with Current Settings, Self Contained will give you a Master file that is identical to what you edited.
weird "interlaced" looking edges whenever there is movement in the video...
If your source material is interlaced it will look odd on a computer monitor. It will display correctly on a TV set.
having to do with de-interlacing, or something I have missed?
Deinterlacing will throw away half of the vertical resolution. Bye bye HD. No good can come of that, right?
What is your intended delivery format? Does the method that you are currently using to view the material compare with how the end product will be seen?

Sony HDR-HC3 1080i imports out of sync to iMovie

My old DV camcorder imported into iMovie 6.0.2 just fine. Have just bought the new SONY HDR-HC3E HDV handycam - component set to 1080i/576i and HDV/DV converter set to off.
Created new iMovie project and selected video format HD 1080i. iMovie sees the camera okay but when i press play control or import control, iMovie tells me it is previewing or importing iMovie content at 1/2 or 3/4 speed. Picture in iMovie window is clearly moving slower than picture on camcorder screen. When i press pause or stop and review clip that has been imported into iMovie it plays back with the sound out of sync. Can anyone suggest what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks
Kosmo
Powerbook G4 1.67GHz Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1.5GB DDR SDRAM

Hi kosmo
Most obvious thought.
- is Your Camera set to 12-bit sound or does it have LP/EP mode (long/extended) that
records more minutes on a standard tape than normal play.
- should be 16-bit sound and SP (standard play) mode.
If this is relevant to Your situation !
Yours Bengt W

Can import 1080i from Sony HDR-HC7, but not export it

I am helping a friend with a Sony HDR-HC7 camcorder that is capable of DV and HDV formats. They have used it without a hitch with DV shot footage on import and export to the camera. They are using iMovie HD 6.0.3. They shot footage in 1080i format and imported and edited it, without incident, but have had no success exporting the edited project back to the camera. We've gone over the in-camera settings, manual in hand a few times, with no success. We have also phoned Sony on two occasions and basically got no help from them. Always using a firewire cable and camcorder mode and connection as when working with DV, but with connection and format settings changed to reflect the format. iMovie acts like it is going through it's paces and exporting, as we are asking it to, but nothing on the camera indicates we are getting anything from the computer, as the friend is used to seeing when they have worked with DV footage - no matter how long we wait or let it go through it's paces.
Any one with this camera with success exporting it back to the camera with iMovie HD 6.0.3?

I've got the same exact problem. The most frustrating thing is it worked once...iMovie 06 seemed to recognize the camera and just started capturing the footage. Now I cannot get it to connect for the life of me. I'm in VCR mode, I'm using a 4 to 6 pin firewire cable, ect - so frustrating.

HD 1080i to SD DVD (anamorphic)

Hi there,
I've searched around and have surprisingly not found anyone with this question:
How do you go from 1080i to an anamorphic SD DVD?
What I have done is the following:
In FCP 5, create new sequence. There is not a sequence preset that offers 1920x1080, so I choose any preset and then change the settings in the sequence settings window. In sequence settings, I select "HDTV 1080i (16:9)" from the aspect ratio dropdwon menu. This provides me with my desired 1920x1080 frame size. I then use a "square" pixel aspect ratio and not anamorphic. So far so good.
However, then I want to use this HD footage to make an anamorphic SD DVD. My idea was to use an "NTSC DV Anamorphic" sequence (sequence settings: 720x480, 4:3 aspect ratio, NTSC CCIR 601 pixel aspect ratio and anamorphic checked) in FCP and nest my HD sequence into this sequence. Here's where the problem lies:
If I follow the sequence settings, 720x480 is not a 4:3 aspect ratio but is rather "NTSC DV 3:2". Thus I can't get the HD sequence to fit the 720x480 frame - I either have to crop the HD or squish it to fit the 720 frame or resize the HD so that there is a letterbox encoded into the file. I would like to avoid the latter option and simply have the HD fit the SD frame and then encode it as anamorphic. This, as we all know, will result in a letterboxed image on a 4:3 display and a fullscreen image on a 16:9 display.
How do you accomplish this?
The FCP HD Format manual says (in reference to upscaling, but the principles are the same):
[quote]
If the aspect ratios of the original and destination formats match (for example, 720 x 480 anamorphic footage upconverted to 1920 x 1080), you can simply scale the original video to the destination size.
[/quote]
How is 720x480 anamorphic the same aspect ratio as 1920x1080?! I don't get how to accomplish this is FCP.
In essence, my question is how do you go from HD 1080i to SD DVD and have the DVD be anamorphic all the while maintaining the full image (no croppping or distortion)??
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much,
skay
G5 - Dual 2Ghz / ATI Radeon 9600 (128MB) / Mac OS X (10.4.5)
G5 - Dual 2Ghz / ATI Radeon 9600 (128MB) / Mac OS X (10.4.5)

This may sound wrong, but 720x480 is a 4:3 ratio video stream (that is to say it is the right dimensions for MPEG-2 or DV that will be played to a 4:3 TV). Squish your 1920x1080 square pixels into the 720x480 non square pixels, and it will be anamorphic, and will play looking correct on a TV.

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