Upres DV to 720x480 HD

Hi there,
I have a film that is mostly shot on the HVX 200 in 720p HD, that I would like to add a few shots from the tape mode on the camera which was just 480i DV.
I've been told I can convert these few shots in compressor to match the 720p stuff but am a little lost on what exact setting to convert them with. I tried a few things but the footage looks squeezed and interlaced.
Any tips on what exact setting I will need to use to convert?
Sara

Thank you so much, that was all I needed to get the concept. Now I can Upres my DV and am sooo happy.
Do you happen to know an easy way to upres a batch of clips in one big go?
I have clips on my timeline that I would like to upres but not the entire clip, just from my in and out points to save exporting time. Any knowledge on how to do this easily?
Sara

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With the latest update to QuickTime 7.1.3 I've noticed that video captured with FCP 5.1.2 presets, namely DV NTSC 48 kHz, video will be captured and QuickTime will say the frame size is 720x480, but when you view the video in QuickTime it looks more like 640x480. The point is that when you edit this in FCP and view on an external monitor or export to DVD for that mater, it looks like the pixels don’t match up. This is the case on 5 machines and I’ve attached a link to download a still frame. Please advise. It also should be noted that this problem is most noticeable in b&w and sepia. http://www.livingcinema.net/upload/pixel_problem.jpg.zip

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Denis Murphy wrote:
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I think you missed my point here...
640x480 is nothing more than a square pixel rendition of the 720x480 source. FCP is very handy with the unsquare pixels of your source clips, so I suggest you use the DVCPro/DV-NTSC preset for the timeline.
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