Correct Settings WS HDV & SD Premier Pro w/Cineform
 

Got something that is not working out and driving me nuts, I'm cutting a 3 minute music video for a client that was shot primarily on my A1 in HDV, however they have asked me to cut in some footage that I shot last year when I was still shooting in SD widescreen on my XL2. The issue I'm having is what is the correct project setting to use so that the XL2 footage which is only 720x480 will fill the screen in Widescreen to match the 1440x1080 footage of the A1. I've tried a few things but I'm not getting it for some reason and my deadline is looming.

OK I think that I got it and the solution was in front of me but I wasn't thinking to try it.

I took a 16:9 SD clip and added 150% scaling under the motion effect and got it to fill the screen better, not totally wide because the quality seemed to degrade too much, but unless there is another way, a better way, would this be correct?

Miguel,


Although not a Premiere setting, have a look at this tool.

Acceptable results.

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/instanthd.html

Herman.

Use the Cineform Codec
 

If the SD clips are already WS, then simply import them into the timeline, put the Work Bar over a clip, go to Export, choose Movie, then render each clip as a 1440 x 1080 avi, after rendering they should automatically be imported back into your project window, then replace the old SD clip with the newly rendered 1440x1080 version.

Gave it a try before you buy, little confusing at first, for the price not bad but if the same thing can be done using the method that Jim states in the previous email, then I'm sold for free.

Seems that I found another way, right click on the clip in the timeline that is 16:9 SD 720x480 and hit the SCALE TO FRAME SIZE button, perfect fill with no major work around other than having to render the clip for playback, it scrubs perfectly, so a minor inconvenience but not bad results.

Jim I was unable to get your method to work, I selected the clip and exported to movie but it appears that it keeps trying to export the whole timeline, is there something that I'm missing.

Miguel

Using the Work Bar
 

Miguel,
Remember to place the Work Bar over the clip you want to up rez.

Then go to File / Export / Movie.

You're Export Movie window will appear BUT you need to go into the SETTINGS. That's the third button on the lower left of the window. Choose SETTINGS.
In the next window, under GENERAL settings you will see RANGE, make sure you select the WORK BAR AREA setting because it usually defaults to the other setting. Then hit OK and render.

One More Thing...
 

I just wanted to stress that if you don't take this extra step of going into your settings, Premiere usually defaults to rendering the entire time line.

One More Thing...
 

I just wanted to stress that if you don't take this extra step of going into your settings for saving the Export Movie, Premiere generally to default to rendering the entire time line.

Jim, you may have not "discovered" this yet, but you don't need to add a new post in order to add a coment to your own post - simply click on "edit" at the bottom and add whatever you need to add.

Thanks
 

Yeah, I figured that out later but it had already been a long day and my desktop had locked up on the last try...that's what I get for trying to multitask with a single task brain.