HELP Standard Definition DVX100 footage DEGRADED

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HELP Standard Definition DVX100 footage DEGRADED

Hello all! I have a project with a deadline tomorrow. I am editing a video that will ultimately be uploaded to Youtube. I am primarily using footage that I shot in 2011 using a DVX100. The video is is 720x480 codec Linear PCM, DV/DVCPRO - NTSC. I t has been stretched horizontally so the aspect ratio will need to be correct, I have included a sample screen shot. Its been a long time since I worked with SD footage. So when I open the original video quality looks good, just need to adjust the aspect ratio. But when i import the video to FCP X the video looks degraded, and when I export it from FCP X it is degraded. I've tried various things. What am I doing wrong? It was not this way in FCP 7 or any of the previous version of FCP as I edited a number of video and documentaries with it using SD footage from DVX100 Sony PD150 etc. Please help if you can. Or is there a way to find a data base of certified FCP prop experts to call?

iMac 27″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Dec 21, 2023 8:09 AM

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Dec 21, 2023 6:40 PM in response to ajtaub

So I figured out that I needed to click on the clip in the browser or project timeline and then go to the "i" in the top right-hand area that shows the clip information. Then go to "settings" below and find the field dominance override and choose progressive. I had shot the footage in progressive but it was imported in the project timeline "Lower Field" as if it were interlaced. So I chose progressive and also anamorphic override which fixed the aspect ratio and I was all set! It then looked good and exported fine.

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Dec 21, 2023 8:18 AM in response to ajtaub

No sample shot in your post…

What is the project frame size and frame rate? The old footage is probably interlaced. Is the project progressive or interlaced? You may perhaps need to check the field order in the inspector.

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Dec 21, 2023 8:46 AM in response to ajtaub

To my old eyes, it does not look so bad... perhaps a tad softer image, which is not surprising given the lower initial resolution. Maybe when moving it is more noticeable, but if this is as bad as it gets, I would not be too concerned.

Again, this could be my old eyes, so maybe others can give a different er... view.

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