Re: upres dv to hd...

[Tom Gliserman] "I see that instant hd pro only works for AE and I'm not really an AE guy."

As an AE guy, this is darned simple stuff that even a beginner can pull off. Here's the drill:

� Export your timeline (I presume it's 23.98) from FCP. If you've already applied effects in FCP, export self-contained using the Animation codec, best quality. Personally, I'd duplicate the timeline, remove all effects and export by reference. If you have Automatic Duck, even better!
� Import the footage into AE, and drag it onto the Make Comp icon at the bottom of project window. The frame rate for this comp should read 23.976. Apple LIES to you when it refers to the frame rate as 23.98.
� Change the comp's resolution to the HD resolution of your choice, and do your Instant HD voodoo.
� Add the comp to the Render Queue (don't export!) and use the Animation codec set to best quality, or the HD codec you'll eventually need.

You may have to color grade again, but that's what you get for not thinking about the next step in the workflow before you did it.

But as Richard Harrington says, GIGO. It's true. You're just putting lipstick on a pig.

Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA