1920x1080 in a 720x576 (PAL)......

Hi!

I used Sony EX3 to shoot some footage ate 1080i (1920x1080) an I wanted to use them on a 720x576 (an old 4:3 project).

When I do that, they loose quality, they look worse then footage made with a mini DV...why is this happening?

I tryed first to export them to 720x576 Progressive, didn't work, an then put I tryed to put them like in the original form an reduce them to use in 720x576 but i can楹搕 seem to have a good result.

What should I do? How do I do it?

Can anyone help me?

Thks!!!

Alexandre

1920x1080 in a 720x576 (PAL)......

This happens because Premiere sucks at converting HD -%26gt; SD. Have a look at the workflow I've created:

1. Create a new 1920x1080 25 fps interlaced (upper field first) project
2. Import your HD footage and place it on the timeline
   
3. Export your HD sequence via DebugMode FrameServer
   

However: be sure to download and install hd2sd and use my ''advanced'' workflow. SO閳?instead of the sample script I provided on the page, use this (just one line):

hd2sd(OutputColorSpace=''YUY2'', OutputBFF=true)

Open the .avs script file in VirtualDub and save it as an AVI. If you need a DV codec, try Cedocida.

There are also ways to directly convert the sources (and avoid creating a new Premiere Project, placing the footage, exporting via DebugMode) but I would need to have a sample clip from your camera to test. If you can upload a short clip for me to try, I can probably suggest a simpler workflow.