Uprezing from 720 x 480 to an HD format?

Is there a way in CS6 to uprez SD footage from 720x480 to either 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080? I want to place some SD footage into an HD sequence. What is the best way to do this?
Thanks.

I'm trialling Boris FX Uprez plug-in for AE/PR - as I have some WW2 footage of HMS Hood that need to go into an HD programme.
I find that it's more effective in AE than PR but the old adage "garbage in: garbage out" does hold true!
There is also Red Giant Instant HD plug-in.
...or, if it's interlaced, try Red Giant Resizer in AE - bundled with Instant HD.

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We have edited HD footage and SD footage into a nice piece and now have to burn a DVD in 720 X 480 or 486... so what is the best plan to make a pristine DVD copy of our sequence without having to change the aspect ratio, or squeeze down images, etc... (using compressor or quicktime compression to dvd studio pro.)
Please inform--I am open to any guidance.
thanks,
yvette

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Mixing 1280 X 720 quicktime files with 720 X 480

I have a question about the best way to mix footage of different resolutions in Final Cut Pro HD? I am working in Tiger 10.4.5 and I will only need to output to standard 720 X 480. I'd like to get all of my material into a consistent size before editing the film. Most of the HD footage is already captured to a Lacie Drive. What's the best way to downconvert this footage?
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Export with QT Pro to your current format. So from HD to DV/NTSC.
Same to lose all that resolution.
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720 x 480 DV sequence export aspect ratio always wrong. How come?

Finally finished editing one of the sequences and want to export and test it,
But no matter what settings in QuickTime Conversion (or just QuickTime Movie) parameters I do (e.g., Size), the exported file always seems to be in the wrong aspect ratio.
I need to have the resulting movie burned on DVD for showing.
Any tips appreciated.
Sequence settings are 29.97 fps, 720 x 480, DV/DVCPRO NTSC, NTSC CCIR 601, 48 KHz.
Thanks.

Hi guys.
OK, I hate to use the words "I assumed" because you know you are going to get into trouble for saying them! But... I guess this is how the newbies like me learn the difference between assumptions about certain theoretical concepts and their real-world exceptions.
"I assumed" that in FCE/FCP that if I set a sequence's settings in the new "multi-format" timeline, that FCE/FCP would keep that sequence throughout the timeline, and automagically conform whatever clip formats that I put into it, into the sequence's formats. And therefore that I no longer need to worry about the original format of the clips, and just focus on using the sequence's settings as the final assembly format.
(Please advise if this assumption is incorrect).
Thus, my sequence settings above
29.97 fps, 720 x 480, DV/DVCPRO NTSC, NTSC CCIR 601, 48 KHz
combine footage from
1) HDV camcorder imported into iMovie 08 as 960 x 540 (the "lower resolution" option from iMovie '08 import), 16-bit @ 48 KHz (Big Endian), 25 fps
2) AVI files (DiVX 512 x 384, MP3 at 44.1 KHz, 23.98 fps)
The AVI DiVX footage is actually television program recorded content. The HDV footage (converted to 960 x 540 resolution by iMovie) is what I shot myself.
What I am doing is trying to cut in my HDV footage (home video) into the TV show's content to create a humorous entertaining video to show family and friends.
So after editing this thing for the past week, I am now ready to test on the target devices (iPod, DVD).
The edited cut plays fine in FCE's preview.
However, on export, the original TV show's content is in the wrong aspect ratio. That is, it is a bit wider, pulled out horizontally. Not significantly wider (e.g., not like 4:3 pulled to 16:9) but just not in the proper aspect ratio. I can't really tell if the superimposed HDV (that is, 960 x 540, not actually 1080i) footage is pulled out too (most of that is shrunk down or otherwise distorted, in the final assembly).
I have spent two days now exporting to many different formats, etc. but none of them seem to work. I just don't understand why. I would have thought that "forcing" the pixel dimensions using QuickTime Conversion's "Size" option would brute-force ensure the resulting video has the exact required dimensions and thus aspect ratio, but it does not seem to be my result.
Help much appreciated!
Thanks.

720 x 480 preset for FCP?

What preset do I use to work on a movie captured at 720 x 480? When I import into FCP with DV NTSC preset, the aspect ratio is wrong. The movie appears squished into 4:3 format. The movie is for computer display, not TV. I captured the movie from a Google Earth tour, with Snapz Pro, using animation codec, with no audio.

Export works fine. I have a 720x480 movie. So it was just a display problem. No it was a pixel aspect-ratio problem. I must study how that affects my work. I've noticed this type of aspect ratio display problem with several movies on YouTube, for example. Another problem I've now noticed with the Snapz Pro movie is that it captured at 10 fps, which FCP multiplies to 28.78 fps. But that's another topic. Thanks everyone for your instant help!

720 x 480? adapter?

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720 x 480, why does it do this?
my screen only goes 720 x 480 when i plug in my adapater to connecto the tv?
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Hello stanwelks,
the short answer is: No. NTSC SD video is always 720 x 480 ... the difference between 4:3 and 16:9 video is the pixel aspect ratio: (almost) square vs. rectangular.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixelaspectratio
I don't have any practical experience with widescreen adapters, but my guess is that what you will get is letterboxed 4:3 footage, even though with better quality than when simply using the camcorders built in 16:9 conversion.
hope this helps
mish

720 x 480 vs. 640 x 480, which one to use?

This is not a iMovie specific question, but it is related. I always thought that SD was 640 x 480 and I always format any stills I use for that format. Everything has been fine. 640 x 480 = 4:3. Recently somebody said that you should format for 720 x 480, even for SD. I'm a little confused, SD is 4:3 while 720 x 480 is 3:2. If you use this format will the edges get cut off on a SD TV, or will the image get squished?
Thanks
Chris

where the 720 x 480 came from
For historical resons there is some "extra room" around the video frame. This is the root of all kinds of errors when people calculate aspect ratios:
Standard definition NTSC DV's sampling matrix is 720x480 (that includes the "extra room" around the image although often there is content in all pixels). DV uses rectangular pixels -- the pixel aspect ratio is 4320:4739 = ~0.912. So the pixels aren't square and you have to scale the image to see the correct proportions. iMovie and a TV set do this automatically but sometimes the poor user might see an unscaled image and think something is seriously wrong...
Notice that inside (and outside!) of that 720x480 sampling matrix the actual active picture size is 710.85 x 486. Weird but true.
Now, to see the correct proportions you have to scale rectangular pixels to square pixels. You usually do that by multiplying the horizontal pixel count by the pixel aspect ratio:
So the square pixel horizontal sampling matrix becomes 720 x (4320:4739) = ~656. So you should scale 720x480 to 656x480 to see the correct proportions on a computer monitor.
The same calculation applies also to the actual active picture size: 710.85 x (4320:4739) = 648. So the square pixel actual active picture size is 648x486 which is EXACTLY 4:3!! THAT is the 4:3 ratio we talk about -- not the 640x480 which is just a cropped value of the former weird size.
The same principles apply also to 16:9 ratios.
http://www.iki.fi/znark/video/conversion/

720 x 480

When exporting in final cut express. 720 x 480 is actually 640 x 480, it even says in parenthesis. I export in dv/dvcpro ntsc . I have tried exporting in NTSC 720 x 480 4:3 in the size settings, and I have tried custom sizing the file to 720 x 480. I have also tried preserving the aspect ratio by cropping the image. When exported all of the files were the same number of pixels, and under movie properties the exported files say that they are 640 x 480. I capture the footage in dv-ntsc. In final cut pro I followed the same steps, with the same footage, and 720 x 480, is actually 720 x 480, when comparing the files and opening them in quicktime, the size difference is dramatic. How can I get an actual 720 x 480 export in final cut express? Also, Is there a way to change/access the easy set up preferences individually in final cut express?

"I followed the same steps, with the same footage, and 720 x 480, is actually 720 x 480, when comparing the files and opening them in quicktime, the size difference is dramatic. How can I get an actual 720 x 480 export in final cut express?"
I work in NTSC DV. I import it that way from the camera, and export that way (Export as Quicktime Movie) for DVD creation. I work in both FC Pro and Express. Sometimes I have move the same project between both apps. No difference; DV NTSC is 720X480. Looks the same in both apps, works the same.
Maybe it is because you are not exporting as Qucktime Movie but are are using some flavor of Quicktime Conversion. Or maybe its because you aren't import actual DV video.
"Also, Is there a way to change/access the easy set up preferences individually in final cut express? "
Not sure what you mean by this, but you can select DV NTSC from the Easy Setup menu; that is the setup you should be using with your setup.

Combine 720 x 480 & 1280 x 720 on Blu Ray - best settings?

What is the best way to combine mutliple formats on a Blu Ray disk. I need to dsplay SD & HD video (720 x 480 & 1280 x 720) clips on the same disk. I have both formats on separate sequences in Premiere Pro and Encore. The sequences are set up corresponding to there respective specs. When I burn a disk evrything goes fine but the playback of the SD is inferior to a standard DVD. If I just burn the SD sequence to a Blu Ray disk, without the HD sequence then the playback quality is better.
I realize that displaying SD in HD shows all the flaws but this is definitly not good quality, lots of artifacts in flat tonal areas with motion.
Anyone have any good ideas for tweaking the transcode settings for the SD sequence , etc?
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One way you can be certain that encodings of the SD material are up to snuff
Blue_Devil1 wrote:
Why don't you scale down the 1280x720 to SD. Hopefully, your SD footage is widescreen and you could make the 1280 widescreen as well (exporting from Ame) and burn a widescreen DVD in ENcore.
Then play the disc in an up converting DVD player.
John Rich
Sorry John, but downscaling HD to SD to play in an upscaled SD player makes little if any sense to me.
@the OP - are your problems from a burned disc, and if so what is your player and firmware revision?
BD should be able to handle mixed resolutions with no trouble at all, but you need to be careful.
Not all players can handle the switch between HD & Sd very well - we had this issue on a commercial title recently where the extras were all 720 x 480 SD against the main title of 1920 x 1080/24 - certain players connected via HDMI had definite issues switching between resolutions.
One way you can be sure your SD footage is up to par would be to encode all these assets to MPEG-2 before importing them into Encore project.
This way you can proof them all before importing - set the files to "Do not transcode" in Encore, and from then on all issues with quality are down to the player.

[Missing] Firewire NTSC (720 x 480) option

This happened in 2 edit suites. I fixed it in edit 1 by resetting PRAM and trashing prefs. Edit 2 won't see it.
I can capture via Firewire from this deck (Sony M35U), so I obviously have a connection. System Profiler shows the deck and all its info, so it's obviously recognized by the computer. If I capture via the AJA, I can still set deck control over Firewire, so it's obviously THERE.
Yet, when I go to View/Video Output, it's not even an option. I don't even get the [Missing] Firewire NTSC 720 x 480 option. It's just not there. I have all the AJA options, but not the FIrewire ones. Anyone seen this disappear like that?
Tried:
Resetting PRAM several times
Trashing prefs (all of 'em)
Disconnecting all cables and reconnecting
Checked all of the settings on the deck several times
Changed Firewire cable twice
WOndering if this is an AJA conflict, but it works now in the other edit suite, which is a clone of this one. Weird and frustrating.
Haven't tried setting up a new user yet, gonna try that now. If you have a clue, please clue me in…

All the settings were exactly the same. I changed nothing. It was a weird experience, but on a whim I decided to simply swap the decks in the rooms, wondering if there was some corrupt communication from the decks via the Firewire. Seems that was the case, because once I switched rooms, everything worked. Glad it worked out, because I was about to send the decks in for repair, having tested the ports, the Firewire cables, and FCP, and all came out working fine. Can't explain it, but it works.
Thanks.

Question about 720 x 480 (widescreen)

Hi,
I'm working with FCS2, that is Final Cut 6 and Compressor 3.
I shot footage with an HV20, in HDV, 16:9 and 24p. My goal is to produce an SD (720 x 480) mini dv tape that looks good, not squeezed, I think I will need it to have the black bars, right?
I captured and edited as HDV, and followed the workflow by Apple (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2410) prior to editing. Now, I have footage 24p, HDV, edited. I've tried to produce an SD sequence, so I applied the Bonsai method http://www3.telus.net/bonsai/Step-by-Step.html in FCP, it seems to look good.
However, I'm stuck when it comes to Print to tape. I've tried it but I get this squeezed image everytime. Please, I've trying here for hours now, searching and testing. I need an SD mini dv tape that's not squeezed in the image. The downconvert looks just fine, it's the squeezing I can't get right.
Also, I remove the pulldown through Compressor but when I Print to Tape, it's in 29.97 again! Is this normal? Does this mean I can't have 24p on tape?
Thank you so much in advance

You'll want to create a new sequence using the DV/DVCPro NTSC Easy setup. Do NOT use the Anamorphic setup. Drop your existing clips or sequence into the new sequence, do not answer Yes to matching clip setting. This should create a letter boxed 4:3 720x480 version of your HDV sequence.
DV tape can only record at 29.97 frames per second, that's set by the original design standards. DV cameras that have a 24fps option have to add a 3:2 pull down before recording to tape.
You CAN build a 16:9 24fps DVD from your HDV sequence that could actually be better quality than a letter boxed DV tape @ 29.97.

Why is encore burning everything to 720 x 480

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I'm checking this. I get a message that windows can't read the bd.

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I am trying to export some clips from fcp x to motion (wish you didn't have to do this, to begin with). Anyway, my clips are being exported in a lower quality )720 x 480)-- all of the choices in the "export" drop-down menu are 720 x 480, even though the clip is 1440 x 1080, imported to dfcp from hdv format.
Thanks for the help; this is driving me nuts.

Ah, well it says 1440 x 1080 in the project that I am editing, but since I wanted to only fix a short clip, I created a "to fix" project and put the files I want to fix in there to export. That project had defaulted to 720 x 480--there's the problem. Thanks, yet another.

What's the best quality export for a 720 X 480 size, 24fps mp4 file?

Whats the best quality export for a 720 X 480 size, 24fps mp4 file?
This movie trailer will be sent to a distributer overseas.
The export I been resorting to lately is MPEG 2 DV High Quality as oppose to anything HDTV because it just shrinks the picture, obviously lol
Do I have anymore options besides Mpeg 2: NTSC DV High Quality?

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