Deinterlacing HDV

E

Evan_B.

Member
My friend sent me some clips filmed on his sony camera that I believe shoots HDV. The clips he sent are interlaced and I can't figure out how to fix it so that the crappy looking lines disappear. I've never worked with HDV/interlaced footage before, I edit with Final Cut Pro and After Effects.
Here is a screen grab of what the footage looks like, I'm hoping to figure out a way to make it more crisp looking.
1282341381dylan_sw._heel_interlaced.jpg
1282341381dylan_sw._heel_interlaced.jpg

 
Okay. It's interlaced because the footage was shot in fields, or half frames, instead of full frames. I won't go on because you probably know this.

Anyway, when you edit the footage those lines shouldn't be a problem. However, when you export, there should be an option somewhere to "deinterlace" your footage. I don't work with FCP yet, so I can't tell you exactly, but it should be somewhere in your export settings. On Premiere Pro, its just a checkbox.

Good luck homie, I'm sure someone on here can tell you exactly where it is.
 
You serious? Because it should. That's what deinterlacing is - squeezing those two half frames into one full frame and getting rid of the lines. Hmmm PM someone who works with FCP to make sure you're not clicking something different.
 
I have tried that many times and it hasn't been doing anything for me, I can't figure out why. I've also tried doing it in After Effects, but the lines are still there.
 
Hmm, that's odd. There is also a de-interlace filter - maybe try applying the filter to everything in the sequence and then export.
 
I've tried that already as well, I also tried both the filter and de-interlace in the compression settings together, neither worked for me.
 
Deinterlacing in FCP/AP generally sucks. Open it in Cinema Tools (or a PC analogous) and do a reverse/inverse telecine. The computer will then recognize and play it back as 30p.
 
Thanks for all the replys, I've tried everything mentioned and nothing seems to work... I may not have executed the Reverse telecine properly, I selected 1st field only as opposed to first and second.
 
Nah - while I don't know anything about that method, you should probably have to select both fields, because it takes 2 fields to make a full frame. Maybe try it with both.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top