Field Order? (Need help fast)

wrrn wrote on 6/4/2006, 5:48 PM

I have a video job which will be displayed via a Dell projector. This projector has a self contained DVD player (does not use PC).
What "field order" setting should I choose in my project properties (lower, upper or none)?

Also, what about the "deinterlace" method?

thanks,
Warren

Comments

Yoyodyne wrote on 6/4/2006, 6:24 PM

You should set your field order to match your footage (lower field first for 60i DV, Upper field first for 60i HDV - sorry I only know NTSC).

As for the projector - I would probably keep the field order the same when rendering to mpeg-2 and the projector should be able to handle it fine. You can try de-interlacing and making the footage progressive and in some cases this can give better results but in many cases it doesn't make much of a difference. Really depends on the projector and your ability/desire to tweak the footage.

wrrn wrote on 6/4/2006, 7:26 PM

Thanks for the reply.
My footage comes from a consumer mini-dv camcorder (ntsc). Does this mean it falls into the 60iDV category?

Former user wrote on 6/4/2006, 7:28 PM

Mini DV is a DV AVi which is always Lower Field First.

Dave T2

wrrn wrote on 6/4/2006, 8:17 PM

Thanks All!