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I have an interlaced video in Final Cut X. since the project is Interlaced, no option to interlace appears. I want to export as uncompressed as possible. Normally I use the export (current settings) in the SHARE menu. How can I deinterlace my video ? I don't have COMPRESSOR...
Final Cut Pro X, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Select the project in the browser. In the Inspector, click on Modify Settings. In the dialog, Video Properties, make the change to a progressive format (e.g., 1080P HD).
Russ
when I switch project settingds, the RATE CONFORM tab does not appear in inspector...
What version are you using with 10.7.5?
Do you have clips with different frame rates in the project? Only clips with different frame rates will show rate conform.
You've lost me. What kind of media are you working with? What is your purpose in de-interlacing while minimizing compression?
Russ
Set up a project to be progressive (you have to do this manually or FCPX will create in interlaced project with the "first drop" media.)
Select the interlaced footage in the Event, go to the Info Inspector and select Settings from the dropdown menu at the bottom left of the inspector column.
In Field Dominance Override, for all things DV (DV, DVCPro, DVD [a.k.a. MPEG2]) etc. set Lower First. For *everything else* set Upper First. FCPX will automatically conform your interlaced video to the progressive format.
Export in ProRes 4444 (the best codec you've got.) Even the "Uncompressed" codecs available are chroma subsampling 4:2:2. ProRes 4444 has 12bit sampling depth as well as 4:4:4 chroma subsampling. (The fourth 4 is for Alpha which you will not need in most cases unless exporting with an alpha channel.)
so how do I deinerlace the clip ?
I thought deinterlacing was done in ''rate conform'' tab...(?)
Deinterlacing is an automatic feature of FCPX. It's done by setting up a progressive project and informing FCPX of the video properties being inserted into the storyline. Conforming is automatic. However, if you "lie" to FCPX, it will get it wrong. You must make sure that the interlaced footage is defined as interlaced (not progressive) and has the proper Field Dominance information. If that's set up properly, you have nothing more to do.
Rate conform had to do with frame rate. Nothing to do with field dominance. The clip is is deinterlaced by being in a progressive project.
Do you know why FCPX doesn't take many file formats while ADOBE PREMIERE seems to injest anything (at least that's what I'm told...Also, FCP 7 takes files that FCPX doesn't take. Why is FCPX so fussy ?
When exporting ''as is'' (''current settings'') does FCPX automaticly deinterlace video ? I'm asking because my exported video looks a bit weird, but when I recompress it with MPG STREAMCLIP (fot QUICKTIME), it looks better although the faces are larger !
If your project was set up to be "progressive" — it will be deinterlaced under current settings. If the video looks a "bit weird" on export, then perhaps you've gotten the Field Dominance backwards. You should not try to deinterlace media before importing into FCPX unless you know exactly what you're doing. You have to consider the original source of the video when deciding field dominance. If the import is handled correctly, FCPX usually gets the field dominance right.
What are the specifications for the original source of the video and what steps were taken importing into FCPX?
Exactly what formats are you talking about? FCPX supports far more file types and formats natively than legacy FCP ever did.
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