Return-Path: Received: from nk11p99mm-asmtpout008.mac.com ([17.158.233.229] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4628788 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:19:24 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_Jt9626BtKojg7kyzFfgkGA)" Received: from [172.27.5.183] (unknown [65.115.116.209]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp998.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server 7u4-22.01 64bit (built Apr 21 2011)) with ESMTPSA id <0LZI001VUEEUU150@nk11p03mm-asmtp998.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:25:42 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361,1.0.260,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-02-16_08:2012-02-16,2012-02-16,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1202160273 From: Gary Reisman Subject: Re: [AE] 720 or 1080 Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:25:41 -0800 In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-id: <3F454B76-0B18-43EB-9D48-BCAB5C7C59C9@mac.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) --Boundary_(ID_Jt9626BtKojg7kyzFfgkGA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Is anyone actually working with interlaced 1080 material? We get a lot of > 1080 stuff but it's almost always 23.976 progressive. We just let the > "interlacing" happen on the output. But I never see the fields on our > stuff, I think it's just a flag in the file so it doesn't get rejected by > the stations. I haven't seen any true interlaced source footage unless it > came from Digi-Beta or SP. I deal with 1080 interlaced footage all the time, but that's because I work on a "live" TV Show and that's the format we tape in - tho we regularly show lower rez material (720, SD,. youtube). As per the original question, I'd lean towards keeping things at 1080 and delivering 720 when asked. It really does come down to what the clients want, but if you start off at the highest resolution you'll have your bases covered. -gary --Boundary_(ID_Jt9626BtKojg7kyzFfgkGA) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Is anyone = actually working with interlaced 1080 material? We get a lot of
1080 = stuff but it's almost always 23.976 progressive. We just let = the
"interlacing" happen on the output. But I never see the fields on = our
stuff, I think it's just a flag in the file so it doesn't get = rejected by
the stations. I haven't seen any true interlaced source = footage unless it
came from Digi-Beta or = SP.

I deal with 1080 = interlaced footage all the time, but that's because I work on a "live" = TV Show and that's the format we tape in
- tho we regularly = show lower rez material (720, SD,. =  youtube).

As per the original question, =  I'd lean towards keeping things at 1080 and delivering 720 when = asked.
It really does come down to what the clients want, but = if you start off at the highest resolution you'll have your bases = covered.

-gary


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