Converting HDV 1080/60i to ???1080 at 30p?

I just cut a music video, HDV 1080i 29.97 fps. The first application for it is the web. I'd like to output it as 29.97 fps 'progressive' with the highest quality possible. I believe Compressor is the way to go ... but I'm not quite sure what the best settings should be, and what final codec should I export to.
I'm actually going to use DV Kitchen to do all the web versions, once I have a master. But I have the sneaking suspicion (I've inquired on their forum, waiting for a response) that DV Kitchen doesn't yet handle ProRes ... thus my question about what codec I might export to.
All ears,
Ben

Ben,
Check out this link:
http://vimeo.com/forums/topic:3671
http://vimeo.com/help/compression
You might find some helpful information there, even if you are not uploading to Vimeo, the tutorials are very useful for uploading to any site which handles HD videos.

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I've never done this, but I think you're going to have some issues, depending on how you captured the DV version. If you took it as one long capture, the HDV clips won't be the same and you won't be able to relink.
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I have HDV 1080 i 60 video. All I need is to make it progressive, so it would play good on computers.
I did import the file into Compressor and choose - High Definition/HDV 1080i 60.
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Now, is this enough or do I still need to go to FRAME CONTROLS and change Output Fields to progressive?
Or what would be the easiest way of doing this?
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When you say play on the computer, a HDV file may be kind of glitchy for many computers.
Usually reducing the size of the movie (not full HDV size) and using H.264 or other Codec is one option (though H.264 on larger movies on older computers often is not all great shakes)
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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:
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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
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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.
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I'm making my 1st venture into creating my first HDV project in AE and I'm struggling with what render settings I should be using. These are just athletic highlights I put together for a local college so there is nothing deeply complex in terms of animations, particles, etc. Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated.
Comp Preset: HDV 1080 29.97 (1440x1080)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: HDV 1080/DVCPRO HD 720 (1.33)
Frame Rate: 29.97
Want to put final project on DVDs for distribution
If there is more information that is needed I'd be happy to provide ASAP. Again, thanks for your direction.
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Hi DaveMD,
Thank you so much for your Q&A post. It is so helpfull for me. I will test it right now. Unfortunatly for you, I reply your post with no answer, just a feedback..Sorry
Nevertheless, my details are :
Software: Pr, En and Ae - all CS4.
My Camera: (Sony FX-1000) shoots HDV 1080i.
Premiere Pro:
Capture HDV - mpeg 1440 x 1080 (1.3333)
Sequence - 1440 x 1080 (1.3333) HD Anamorphic 1080 (1.333) Upper Field First - (HDV 1080i25 Preset)
I have exported the media in DVD MPG (.m2v) from Premiere and Build the final DVD from that .m2v into Encore.
I have to say that I am not very happy with the final result when I convert into PAL Widescreen.
I can see little artefacts, flikers and jaggies...
- Do you think that this "double" DVD MPG export could lower the quality?
- Could it be the FullHD screen (1080x1920) on which I display the final result (PAL 720x572) that interprates the video?
Thank you for your lights !
Appia

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