Downconversion

[barel33]

Hi, it seems strange that nobody mentions an option of high quality downconversion inside edius. The steps are:
1. Convert your Hd footage in bin to HQ codec
2. Convert again, but now choose high quality SD downconvert from
codec options.
3. Export progressive DVD from edius timeline.
I checked extensively and for me the difference between this method
and using tmpg is almost none and you don't have to leave edius.

Now my question, how to make SD mpg for broadcast from 720/50p?
Another question:
Where is the preset for 720/50p it seems I only have 720/25p over 50p
which doesn't give the same motion.

Cheers.

[antonsvideo]

you may want to look at your result and compare it to the original

you may notice that after the conversion, the file no longer has the correct width and has black pillars on the sides

at least this is the case in PAL

and the conversion quality is very poor if the source is interlaced

50p can be found in Edius6

[Jerry]

The different size and black bars on the sides are in NTSC land as well Anton.

[antonsvideo]

The different size and black bars on the sides are in NTSC land as well Anton.

yes, it is a bug

but this bug does not exist in E6 which is a plus for the E6 users

[barel33]

I am downconverting from 720/50p to pal, my steps are:
1. Convert to Hq, fix ratio and framerate in properties
2. downconvert hq to hq pal, fix ratio and framerate in properties
3. export to pal mpg using edius. (p/i)

I am on edius 5.51? I compared quality of this edius mpg file
to a file created in tmpg and I can't see any difference between them
on my Dell U2410 monitor, and I would even dare to say, that edius
file might even be a bit nicer.
Today done a center cut for 4/3 pal from 16:9 720/50p using layout tool
and export to hq then convert to hq pal then mpg, again no difference
in quality on my screen.
There seem to be no aliasing, detail level is the same.
The picture looks less noisy compared to DV