720p vs 1080

I have various qt's some in 720p some in 1080i , I have to edit them on one timeline and deliver to the broadcaster for transmission, would...
a. is this possiable on one timeline (do i open a 1920 x 1080 timeline and then edit the 720 in that ?) would somehow the timeline resize the 720 to 1080 ? or is it not possiable? or should I tell all producers to dleiver in either 720 or 1080?
b. I then have to deliver it as a qt to the broadcaster from them to play off avid , what would be the best qt to deliver for avid?
peace hope it makes sense?

What is the broadcaster asking for RDA? 720 or 1080, interlaced or progressive (or SD)? If interlaced delivery then my personal preference is not to intercut progressive footage in an otherwise interlaced edit ... better to work all progressive. Or if your 720p footage is double frame rate (ie 50/60p) then you can use the free JES Deinterlacer app to create good 1080i (50/60i) from your 720 source which would cut well with the native 1080i footage.
To answer your specific questions tho:
a) Yes, technically you can throw it all on one timeline and FCP will handle any resizing needed accordingly. 1080i in a 720p timeline will need to be deinterlaced tho, and 720p in a 1080i timeline will look progressive regardless.
b) Use ProRes 422.

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Shane's Stock Answer #2: Blurry playback
ONLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR MATERIAL ON AN EXTERNAL NTSC MONITOR, OR AT LEAST A TV.
1. Disable overlays on the canvas
2. Make sure you've rendered everything (no green bars at the top of the timeline
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