mixing 1080 and 720: how to? at DVinfo.net

Jason McDonald · January 21st, 2010, 08:18 AM

I captured some video in 1080/24p and 720/60p. The 60p footage will be used for slow-motion only. I will be outputting to 1280/720 for Vimeo.

Should I work in a 1080 timeline and upscale the 720 footage to fit the composition size only to render to 720? Or should I work in a 720 timeline?

Harm Millaard · January 21st, 2010, 09:16 AM

Work in a 720 timeline. Upscaling is far worse than down scaling and since your end result is 720 anyway, use that as your sequence settings. Use motion/scale to fit your 1080 footage in.

Dave Therault · February 13th, 2010, 10:03 PM

And you'll have the added opportunity to pan and scan your 1080 clips.

January 21st, 2010, 08:18 AM	#1
Jason McDonald Major Player Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 295	mixing 1080 and 720: how to? I captured some video in 1080/24p and 720/60p. The 60p footage will be used for slow-motion only. I will be outputting to 1280/720 for Vimeo. Should I work in a 1080 timeline and upscale the 720 footage to fit the composition size only to render to 720? Or should I work in a 720 timeline?

January 21st, 2010, 09:16 AM	#2
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Work in a 720 timeline. Upscaling is far worse than down scaling and since your end result is 720 anyway, use that as your sequence settings. Use motion/scale to fit your 1080 footage in.

February 13th, 2010, 10:03 PM	#3
Dave Therault Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 67	And you'll have the added opportunity to pan and scan your 1080 clips.