Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 317)

Chapter 10 Advanced editing 317
Add an interlaced clip to a non-interlaced (progressive) project
Some video formats use an interlaced scanning method that divides a video frame into two
fields, each consisting of alternating odd and even lines that are scanned at different times.
If you want to add an interlaced clip to a progressive project, you can have Final Cut Pro
deinterlace the clip so that it plays at full resolution, free of the alternating jagged lines
associated with interlaced clips in progressive projects.
1 Do one of the following:
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In the Browser, select the interlaced clips you want to add to a progressive project.
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In the Timeline, select interlaced clips you’ve added to a progressive project.
2 To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click the
Info button at the top of the pane that appears.
3 In the Info inspector, choose Settings View from the Metadata View pop-up menu.
4 Select the Deinterlace checkbox.
Note: Selecting the Deinterlace setting causes the frame rate of the selected clips to double. For
example, if the original interlaced clips have a frame rate of 29.97 fps, the deinterlaced clips will
have a frame rate of 59.94 fps. Keep this in mind when you choose the video and audio settings
for your project.
Tip: To confirm the absence of interlacing artifacts, you can press the Left Arrow and Right Arrow
keys to step through the clips in the Timeline one frame at a time.
5 To display full-resolution frames during playback, choose Better Quality from the Viewer Options
pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the Viewer.
The clips now play back and function as progressive clips. Depending on your specific computer
configuration, background rendering may be necessary.
Adjust anamorphic footage
Some video camcorders and recording devices shoot at a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio but record
the data using a 4:3 aspect ratio. Sometimes the metadata tag specifying 16:9 playback in the
video file is missing or set incorrectly. In Final Cut Pro, you can set this tag so that the video plays
correctly with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
Note: This option applies only to (and appears only with) standard-definition (SD) formats.
1 In the Browser or the Timeline, select the SD clips whose anamorphic setting you want to adjust.
2 To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click the
Info button at the top of the pane that appears.
3 Choose Settings View from the Metadata View pop-up menu at the bottom of the Info inspector.
4 In the Anamorphic Override pop-up menu, choose Widescreen.
The clips now play back and function with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
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