Because in a word, FCP's scaling sucks.
Not to mention when you take an SD clip and drop it into an HD timeline, very often the field order has to be reversed. Such as NTSC SD to NTSC 1080i HD.
The Kona 3 and Kona LHi upconversion is full broadcast quality in realtime.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.
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