"final cut pro 7",apple pro res 422lt 1920x1080 upper (odd) clips,is this progressive?,no sequence setting 1080 progressive How do I make sure I have the best timeline setting for my clips

The correct frame size for you source material is the HDTV 1080i (16:9) setting. That only sets the frame size, not the field dominance, which is what makes it progressive or interlaced. The reason it is labels with the "i" is because when FCP7 was abandoned by Apple, they never updated the software to reflect 1080p material.

To make your sequence progressive, set the Field Dominance to None.

gerforce wrote:

Footage was originally Nikon dslr that I used mpeg streamclip to convert to prores.

In your screen shot of the item properties for your source clip, the material is interlaced. Was the original camera file interlaced or progressive?

Also, was the original footage actually 30fps and not standard 29.97? 30fps has very limited usage.

MtD

I would say the chief suspect is the settings for the application you used to convert the original camera file to ProRes.

If you have the original camera files, make the conversion again paying particular attention to frame rate and field dominate settings for the conversion.

Practically, of the two issues, the 30 vs. 29.97 frame rate is more problematic for the edit than the field dominance issue.

MtD