Best Way To Handle Widescreen DV at DVinfo.net

David Ziegelheim · November 24th, 2006, 09:01 PM

In Prospect, there are options for 1080i60, 1080p30, 720p30 and NTSC 720x480 DV with a .9 pixel ratio. Wide screen DV has a 1.2 pixel ratio.

What is the best way to handle it? I've tried 1080i60; however I'm getting jaggies in the output (MPEG DVD and WMV 480x270 square pixel).

This video needs color and lumination correction; Prospect seems to be a major improvement over PP by itself with those corrections. However, the up-res down-res seems to be causing problems.

Is there a way to handle 1.2 pixel ratio 720x480 DV directly?

Thanks,

David

David Newman · November 24th, 2006, 09:14 PM

Don't seem like you are using Prospect HD presets. Here is the full list in the image below. Plus you can modify as preset as needed -- like adding a new framerate or pixel aspect ratio.

David Ziegelheim · November 24th, 2006, 10:48 PM

Definitely using the presets. The only non-HD presets are with a non-changable .9 pixel ratio. It is shown on the screen.

At first I tried the DV NTSC setting. But there didn't appear to be anyway to change from the .9 pixel ratio.

David

David Newman · November 25th, 2006, 12:06 AM

Nothing is "non-changable". Select the NTSC preset, then click on the "custom settings" and select the pixel aspect you want.

David Ziegelheim · November 25th, 2006, 12:19 AM

David,

Your right...my brain must be mush. It is there in the custom settings and I've got it going now.

Sorry for having gone a stray.

The video I'm editing was shot in a fairly dim room without lights (a party) and quite a bit of image correction is necessary. So I thought this would be a good test. So far, it definitely seems to help.

Thanks,

David

November 24th, 2006, 09:01 PM	#1
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Best Way To Handle Widescreen DV In Prospect, there are options for 1080i60, 1080p30, 720p30 and NTSC 720x480 DV with a .9 pixel ratio. Wide screen DV has a 1.2 pixel ratio. What is the best way to handle it? I've tried 1080i60; however I'm getting jaggies in the output (MPEG DVD and WMV 480x270 square pixel). This video needs color and lumination correction; Prospect seems to be a major improvement over PP by itself with those corrections. However, the up-res down-res seems to be causing problems. Is there a way to handle 1.2 pixel ratio 720x480 DV directly? Thanks, David

November 24th, 2006, 09:14 PM	#2
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Don't seem like you are using Prospect HD presets. Here is the full list in the image below. Plus you can modify as preset as needed -- like adding a new framerate or pixel aspect ratio. Attached Thumbnails __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

November 25th, 2006, 12:06 AM	#4
David Newman CTO, CineForm Inc. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California Posts: 8,095	Nothing is "non-changable". Select the NTSC preset, then click on the "custom settings" and select the pixel aspect you want. Attached Thumbnails __________________ David Newman -- web: www.gopro.com blog: cineform.blogspot.com -- twitter: twitter.com/David_Newman

November 24th, 2006, 10:48 PM	#3
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	Definitely using the presets. The only non-HD presets are with a non-changable .9 pixel ratio. It is shown on the screen. At first I tried the DV NTSC setting. But there didn't appear to be anyway to change from the .9 pixel ratio. David

November 25th, 2006, 12:19 AM	#5
David Ziegelheim Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warren, NJ Posts: 398	David, Your right...my brain must be mush. It is there in the custom settings and I've got it going now. Sorry for having gone a stray. The video I'm editing was shot in a fairly dim room without lights (a party) and quite a bit of image correction is necessary. So I thought this would be a good test. So far, it definitely seems to help. Thanks, David