Re: Reporting Back-EX1 render times

Hi Chris,
For the SD sequence just open a NTSC DV and change the codec to ProRes. Don't forget to set Anamorphic.

[Chris Babbitt] "What about slo-mo?"
With the Slow-mow can be a problem. When you drop your EX-1/Upper-first in a Lower-first sequence (ie DV) you get the Shift-filter on. When you try tome a Slow-mow with "Frame Blending" FC makes a big mess. Shift-fields with Speed change can nt live together.
Solution: Nest the clip with the Shift-fields before applying the Speed change.

There is other solution that can works, for example if you go to DVD.
Edit your EX-1 footage in an Upper-first SD sequence. You avoid the Shift-fields filter and you can make Slow-mow
You can export without problem NTSC ProRess Upper-first. Any intelligent application (Compressor, Bit-Vice) will make a Upper-first MPG-2.
There is some miss understanding about he fact that NTSC DV, 8/10b Unc and Proress must t be always Lower-first. This is true only when capturing or printing to video. When the video is in your computer you decide the field order.

[Chris Babbitt] " Is this method better than just exporting the XDCAM sequence directly to ProRes?

As I said I think that the less times you render your footage, the best.

As I understand it, High Precision only applies to graphics, and by my experience that appears to be correct."
High Precission is nothing about graphics. Is critical that you set "Render all YUV material in High Precission YUV" and Motion Effects Rendering: BEST. Tis affect to how the 1920x1080 4.2.0/8b Square pixels are converted in 720x480 4.2.2/10b NTSC-Anamorphic Pixels.
Cheers,
rafael





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