Export to mp4 720p de-interlaced from 1080i AVCHD

How do I export to mp4 720p de-interlaced from 1080i AVCHD footage from a Sony HDR-SR12? The raw source at 1080i looks fine from iMovie 09' but the exported through Quicktime 720p video is baldy jittered. However, the only previous export I have of the same movie is an iMovie 08' version and sadly not what youtube considers HD source material at 960x540 but it was clear of the jaggies.
The previous exports were made with iMovie '08s medium and large to m4v. The export I made of the same edit was to Quicktime via Movie to MPEG-4, 1280x720 5000kbps/sec, framerate current, Key auto, preserve aspect ratio using crop and H.264 options Main, multi-pass.
You can see the results here. http://gallery.mac.com/mpitogo#100281&bgcolor=black&view=grid download it for best results.
iMovie-edit.png is the edited raw source played back in iMovie
iMovie-export.png is the edited and exported 720p movie bad jaggies on motion.
This looks to be a motion related problem the jaggies are not there for slow moving action. Anyone have ideas to exporting 720p without this jitter?
Thank you in advance!

This has to do with how iMovie 09' handles interlaced footage. The short answer is that it doesn't handle it well. Either de-interlace prior to editing in iMovie or use the 960x540 30p import setting. I know this is the short answer, but it has been quite thoroughly discussed in this forum, so a simple search will provide the long version.
For de-interlacing tools google "JES Deinterlacer". That will get you started.

Similar Messages

  • How can I export 1920x1080 Mp4 directly from FCP

    How can I export 1920x1080 Mp4 directly from FCP

    Thanks Russ.
    I wasn't thinking about the Apple Devices so much as the Master File set to Audio & Video which produces a .mov file.
    I have normally used the Master File to export my videos but will experiment in future with "Computer".
    I've taken a closer look with VideoSpec and notice that the data rate of the .mov file is about 70% of the .mp4 and the file size is correspondingly smaller.
    The export/render time of the .mov is also somewhat quicker.

  • IPad Won't Sync with MKV to MP4 720p Videos

    I converted some mkv files (1280x720p x264, AC3) to mp4 using QuickTime 7 and Perian by exporting to mp4 with the video set to pass thru, and the audio set to AAC 160 Kbps 48 kHz. ITunes won't let them sync with my iPad, but it doesn't tell me why. One possible issue is that the atom (something I know nothing about) has been reported as having a length larger than the whole file by another program. Is there something I can change with my conversion method or an application on the Mac that will repair the atom?
    Thank you

    I converted some mkv files (1280x720p x264, AC3) to mp4 using QuickTime 7 and Perian by exporting to mp4 with the video set to pass thru, and the audio set to AAC 160 Kbps 48 kHz.
    Are you actually trying to determine the cause of the problem or just end up with a playable file? If the latter, then don't pass through the video unless you are certain it meets the Main Profile @ L3.1 (or under) standard. Otherwise, re-compress both video and audio to supported standards as specified on the Apple web site or use any compatible QT or third-party preset you may prefer.
    If trying to determine the actual problem here, then download and use one of the various movie info utilities that will allow you to examine the various settings used to encode the source video track to specifically include the profile and level used and see if they comply with ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group standards. Many non-Apple custom encoded source files may either be encoded using profiles/levels exceeding iPad limits, employ hybridized or mixed encodings features drawn from multiple profiles/levels, or simply require a third-party decoder like those included in the Perian component package for playback and which, of course, are not available in the iPad firmware OS. Basically, when you pass the video data through without confirming its compatibility, you do so at your own risk.

  • Can you export a Quick Time REFERENCE file from Final Cut Pro X?

    Used to be in FCP-7, you could export your timeline and at the bottom of the Export dialog box, there was a check box where you could check "Make the movie self-contained," which would export a full Quick Time .mov file, or you could UNCHECK that box and FCP would export a Quick Time REFERENCE file (referencing the source media used within the timeline), which you could then bring in to any one of a number of different encoding apps.
    I prefer to use Sorenson Squeeze to do my encoding, as it's much, much faster than Compressor and has infinitely more format options (Flash, Windows Media, Real, etc., etc.).
    But now, I don't see a way to export a Quick Time Reference file from the Final Cut Pro timeline, er, uh, storyline, er, uh, project.
    Anybody know if there's a way to export a Quick Time REFERENCE file (not a full Quick Time .mov)?

    R&B wrote:
     Anybody know if there's a way to export a Quick Time REFERENCE file (not a full Quick Time .mov)?
    I do the same thing with Final Cut Express, actually.  Only I then open the reference file up in QuickTime Pro and re-export it to an h.264 mp4.  I can do that multiple times in the background vs. getting caught up in Final Cut's pathetically non-threaded user interface when it's saving/exporting.
    I was going to ask the exact same question here, but you beat me to it.  And so far it sounds like the answer is "no" ... :-(
    jas

  • How to export as mp4 and achieve effect of "fast start" in mov export

    When exporting as a .mov one can check the "fast start" prepare for internet streaming option. This option allows the end user to start watching your video without waiting for the entire file to buffer/download. That's great.
    However, when export as a .mp4 file, the same option does not exist.
    Does anyone know how to achieve this "fast start" effect if exporting as an mp4?
    I have an existing work around...just rename the .mov to .mp4.
    I would like an .mp4 file because I use ezs3 to host my videos and the mp4 player options are far superior to the mov player options.
    Thanks for your help.

    I'm having the same problem. I want to export an .mp4 that can start playing as soon as it starts downloading from a web site. Until I can find a solution, I'm using .m4v files, but they're huge.
    Does anyone have a solution?

  • Export to mp4 audio out of sync

    I have a .mov that I'm trying to export as mp4 for web streaming. Actually this is the 2nd I've done and the first went OK. But the 2nd one loses it's audio sync with the video. audio is slow and gets off by maybe 2minutes by the end of the 45 minutes. The .mov is fine but the sync problem is happening when I export to mp4
    Here is what I've done:
    I record a webinar w/screenrecord2 and first I tried quicktime pro export (Boy it took a long time!!) to mp4 w/default (H.264, 640x480) except slower frame rate and set for webstreaming. The audio sync was off.
    I read something about hinting helping audio sync problems so I then tried export to a hinted .mov and then to mp4 and still not good audio sync.
    Next I tried export the hinted .mov via Streamclip and it went much faster and better video quality than the export via quicktime pro but still the audio loses sync.
    The .mov is about 2.5gig and 45 minutes long exported mp4's about 80meg
    Any help is much appreciated!
    Is there a way in quicktime pro that I can speed up the audio of the mp4 and get it back into sync??

    Hi Robert, i just want to check you are actually going to be posting your material to a real streaming sever i.e quicktime streaming server, darwin server, helix server.
    If not then you won't actually be streaming the file, i've been doing a lot of work on streaming servers recently and the first thing i found was that the term streaming is often misused. If you are only posting your file on to a web server for people to view then quicktime has something called quickstart which will allow you to watch the video as it downloads like youtube, this isn't streaming.
    With regards to extensions i would be much more inclined to use .mov over .mp4, it will make life easier for your viewers because you can guarantee at some point real player will try and hijack the .mp4 extension for some of your viewers.
    Cheers
    PS: Can you post hwre the file originates from, it's possible the problem stems from further up the chain but only comes to light when the file is exported. I find editing in quicktime and then exporting can often be problematic.

  • Maintaining quality when exporting to MP4

    I'm trying to export my video to MP4, but everything I've tried ends with a drastic loss of quality. Exporting to DV or Sorenson 3 look fine. But exporting to MP4 or H.264 are completely unusable. I've adjusted for higher data rates, more key frames and frame rates...I've selected best quality...I've set it for 640x480 and 320x240...I've tried Compression as well as Conversion and ended with the same results each time. I've also tried to export from Quicktime 7.0 instead of through FCPHD.
    I've exported to MP4 with great results before and my software hasn't changed since the last time I exported a project.
    Any suggestions? Thank you.
    Emac 1.25GHz   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

    Thank you....
    I've tried a couple of different ways:
    A.
    Select File -> Export -> Quicktime Conversion.
    In the Save window, change the format to MPeg-4 and select Options.
    In Export Settings, I've changed the File Format to MP4, Video Format to Mpeg-4 Improved and Image Size to 640 x 480 VGA. I've tried different figures for the Data Rate (256, 512, 768) and Frame Rate (29.97, 15, 10).
    Last step was to select Save.
    B.
    In the Save window, leave the format as QuickTime Movie and select Options.
    In the Conversion Settings window, I selected MPeg-4 Video (A few other times I tried this using H.264).
    I left the Frame Rate at Current but have also tried 29.97.
    Key Frames I left at Every 24 frames.
    I increased Quality to Best and Data Rate I've tried changing it to Automatic but have also left it on Restrict to 6400 kbits/sec.
    The Optimized selection has been always set as Download.
    After Selecting Okay, I've tried setting the size as Current, 640x480 and 320x240.
    I've always deselected Prepare for Internet Streaming.
    After that, I've selected okay and then Save.
    Each time the quality of the video has been very bad. Since the source video comes from a DVD and it looks good when I export to DV or Sorenson 3, there has to be something I'm missing.
    Janet

  • How do I export a specific set of rows from Numbers?

    What i am looking to be able to do is
    Export a specific set of rows from Numbers
    I am working with large files of information
    but would like to break the file up into smaller files
    for example
    I have 1 file with 40,000 rows
    I need to be able to export/save this file into 4 smaller files
    Rows 1-10,000
    Rows 10,001-20,000
    Rows 20,001-30,000
    Rows 30,001-40,000

    I do not think I would use Numbers for this task.
    I would duplicate the file (let's say the name is data.txt)
    and name the two files:
    dataA.txt
    dataC.txt
    then I would open dataA.txt in TextEdit and delete the last half of the file and save
    then I would open dataC.txt in TextEdit and delete the first half of the file and save
    then duplicate dataA.txt and name the new file dataB.txt
    then duplicate dataC.txt and name the new file dataD.txt
    Now open dataA.txt and delete the last half of the file, save
    Now open dataB.txt and delete the first half of the file, save
    Now open dataC.txt and delete the last half of the file, save
    Now open dataD.txt and delete the first half of the file, save
    if you did this very often I would suggest a script of some kind

  • Hi When going from Develop module to print module a white boarder appears on screen which also prints via my epson r3000 printer. I can get round this by exporting photo to Elements and printing from there but can i get rid of the boarder and print from l

    Hi When going from Develop module to print module a white boarder appears on screen which also prints via my epson r3000 printer. I can get round this by exporting photo to Elements and printing from there but can i get rid of the boarder and print from lightroom?

    In the printer driver (accessed through the Page Setup button) set the Advanced tab to borderless. Then in the right hand panel under Layout set all the margins to zero.

  • How to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

    how to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

    Within Aperture you have Images, which are constructed on-the-fly from two files (the Master and the Version).  You get an image-format file _only_ when you export an Image.  You select the file name (usually a scheme) when you create an image-format file (that is, when you export).  Look under "Aperture→Presets→File Naming" for built-in Presets.  You can, of course, create your own or customize any provided.
    The Preset is applied to only the file newly created by your "export" command.  It is not applied to the Image in Aperture (unless you rename your Versions or your Masters).

  • How can I export a large group of emails from my Macbook Pro to a flash drive?

    How do I export a large group of emails from my Macbook Pro to a flash drive?

    Mailbox > Export Mailbox...

  • HT3775 I just made a movie in iMovie and exported in MP4 format, now it won't open, error message says quicktime can't open the file ***? Anyone?

    i just made a movie in iMovie and exported in MP4 format, now it won't open, error message says quicktime can't open the file ***? Anyone?

    I have the same problem. I'm using Mavericks OS and latest iMovie. Both downloaded last week. I save the movie into File (as directed) and  QuickTime
    will not open. I'm then directed to a page of formats which are supposed to be supported on which is .mp4. Any tips?

  • Export multichannel mp4/h.264 with Adobe Premiere Pro CC

    Dear community,
    we currently test the Adobe Premiere Pro CC trial (German) on a Windows 7 Professional PC.
    However, we are not succentful in exporting a multichannel mp4/H.264 clip.
    We haven't found an answer on our issue so far, so I hope that this question was not answered several times before in this forum.
    If we chosse the H.264 exporter, we cannot select a multichannel audio export (only mono, stereo, 5.1).
    In contrary, if we select the Quicktime exporter, we are able to export our sequence with a 4 channel audio master with 4 mono tracks, but we can only export it with a DVCPro Codec in a mov container.
    If we try to select a HD H.264 preset we get an error alert stating that the preset contains a not compatible video codec.
    What are we doing wrong?
    Thanks for every suggestion.
    Thanks in advance
    André

    Thanks for your thoughts, Richard.
    Your are right, we currentky use the Adobe Premiere Creative Cloud version.
    We managed it to solve at least the error message. It was caused because Quicktime was not installed together with the Adobe Premiere Pro / AME setup on our computer.
    After we installed Quicktime 7 manually, we can select a Quicktime/H.264 preset without any problems within the exporter settings.
    However, the Quicktime/H.264 export dialog seems to only allow a mono or stereo audio export. No multichannel-audio export.
    This possibility is only displayed in Richards case, if we select the Quicktime exporter and an Uncompressed Video or DV preset.
    Our question to the Adobe developer guys is the reason behind this limition? Other video authoring prograns can export a mp4 with H.264 Codec with multichannel AAC without any problems.
    How can we do this with Adobe Premiere Pro (not necessarily via Quicktime)?
    André

  • Exporting MPEG2 files for Blu-ray from 720p60

    I am exporting MPEG2 files for Blu-ray from 720p60 using compressor 3.05. I export straight from Final Cut 6 to compressor. It all looks great except I end up with some frames in the video that pixelate. It is just one frame, and the average viewer may not see it, but if you go frame by frame you see it. I thought it was just a bad export, but I exported the file again and the same thing happens again on the exact same frame. The fact that it happened again on the exact same frame was very odd to me. It is this way on five different video files. It's certainly not like that in the original on my timeline, so I don't know why it is doing that.
    I guess I will try exporting a quicktime file first and then putting that file through compressor to see if that makes a difference. Any ideas from anybody?

    Exporting a quicktime file first still produced the pixelated frame. I'm not sure what else to try.

  • How exporting music or other media list from iTunes from computer works?

    Hi, I want to know how exporting music or other media list from iTunes to computer works, because I have exported the songs list of Music from iTunes to computer in a text file, but I have no idea how it works.

    Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

Maybe you are looking for