Linear PCM, XDCAM EX HD420 1080i50(35 Mb/s)

(a) In FCP X, the codec of my video is shown as  "Linear PCM, XDCAM EX HD420 1080i50(35 Mb/s)". 
     (1) Is this same as H.264? 
     (2) If not, is it possible to convert to H.264? 
     (3) If possible, can it be done in FCP X, without using Compressor 4.
(b) In Compressor 4, there is an option to change SD Videos to HD.  Is that the quality of the video increases or is it just only the format changes without improvement in quality?
Thanks.

1. You can do a batch export from Compressor or Streamclip, but you do first have to get the media into your computer.
2. If Streamclip can do it, it will be indistinguishable from Compressor.
3. I don't think I understand this. If you edit an XDCAM project you can export it to H.264. There is no need to make it a compound.
4. Absolutely. You have an image that's 720x480 and you're blowing it up to a minimum of 1280x720. Yes, it will deteriorate. Even specially designed software such as that from Red Giant shows deterioration. There is actually less deterioration going from HD to SD.
4. Because some people have SD media and need to put it into an HD project and don't want it to appear with windowboxing around it as you often see on television news.

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