SD Material encoded and viewed on a HD Set.
by Tim Gibbons
on
Jan 5, 2009 at 6:14:54 pm
Hello all,
Thanks for the info on encoders. I went and purchased the Cinemacraft Encoder MP today. $835 with shipping. I'll report back on my impressions when I encode a few things.
I'm not sure if the CCEMP will be able to help with this but one of the frustrating things for me is that the encode of SD material (say BetaSP) looks pretty good on an SD CRT but when I throw it into my LCD HD monitor at home using a PS3 to playback, the upconverted image looks blown up - grainy. . . . yes, I know that will happen as it's a line doubling scheme and the native resolution of SD material isn't there but store bought SD DVDs look great in this configuration . . . pretty damn close to Blu-Ray quality. Is it just the fact that the pre-encode source material of a store-bought DVD is higher resolution to begin with? Is that what makes it hold up better on the upconvert or is it influenced by the encode quality . . . or both?
Let's hope this new encoder solves this. I'll let you know.
Re: SD Material encoded and viewed on a HD Set. by Michael Sacci on Jan 5, 2009 at 9:15:29 pm
Every NTSC SD DVD is 720x480 resolution, there is no other option available. Source material and prep also have a lot to do with the results, every Hollywood movie is progressive and will always look better/cleaner on a LCD TV.
Make sure you have color corrected your video and that the blacks are pushed down to zero.
Re: SD Material encoded and viewed on a HD Set. by Tim Gibbons on Jan 5, 2009 at 11:09:01 pm
Great advice on the black levels. I completely forgot about that as my Blackmagic card is bringing in all that stuff at 7.5 IRE. Michael, with what you said, would you advise encoding everything burned to DVD at a progressive frame rate? Other than if you knew for sure something would be displayed on an interlaced system only, when would you opt to encode interlaced?
Re: SD Material encoded and viewed on a HD Set. by Alex Asp on Jan 6, 2009 at 6:10:04 am
Tim,
personally, I don't see any reason why anything should be encoded as interlaced, even though the finished product would end up being displayed on a CRT interlaced TV set. Eventually, these units will be phased out, but your discs will still remain interlaced if you made them that way. Ask yourself why Hollywood discs are all progressive at 23.98 fps NTSC. I make all my stuff progressive, and ReVision Fields Kit is a great tool for something that still comes interlaced.
