Mixing 720p & 1080p

[Bassman]

(Sorry, that should read 720p & 1080p)

Hello,

I was wondering about mixing resolutions and final output.

Lets say I have some footage that I want to slow down, so I shoot it in 720- 60p.

The other parts of my project need just normal motion.

Would I benefit from shooting in 1080p?

How would Edius handle this?

Would one of the resolutions be down or up rezzed?

What would my output resolution (want to) be?

Thanks

[GrassValley_BH]

Hey Bassman,

Your project settings determine your output resolution, framerate and aspect ratio.

Anything you bring in will be "massaged" to match to the project settings.

So, to answer your last question - whatever your project setting are.

[Bassman]

Thanks for your reply.

I am a little confused about the handling of the 60p footage.

First, I just looked in Edius and a 1080p project setting does not exist, is this in the broadcast version?

Second, the 720p setting is 29.97, still no 60p.

Third, if there is a 1080p project setting, does it go to 60 progressive frames a second?

If it does not, then how does it handle 720-60p footage when imported?

Thanks.

This stuff sounds great, but is kind of confusing from an editing perspective.

[GrassValley_KH]

720 @ 60p was added in v4.5. Unless you upgrade, you won't see it.

Currently, EDIUS only supports 1440x1080 @ 29.97p, 25p, and 24p - typically used for Canon material.

I'm not aware of any cameras that shoot 1080 @ 59.94p...


When you place a 720/59.94p clip on a 1080/29.97p timeline, the clip will be upscaled in resolution automatically, and the playback rate adjusted to match true time. The result may appear less smooth. Typically, you're wanting this to be smooth for slomo, so you simply adjust the clip frame rate to 29.97. The result is a smooth looking (at 50%) clip.

[Bassman]

Thanks for your reply.

I found the preset. A new project needs to be started to for 720/59.94p to show up.