Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
The mixed format Timeline on the previous page shows most formats will play in
real time. Final Cut does have some difficulty playing back in real time H.264,
however this is designed as a distribution format and not as an editing format, so
this is to be expected. Note the XDCam 1080p24 gave a red bar for rendering
the audio and not the video. The test machine was a MacBook Pro with Intel dual
core duo 2.33 GHz and 2 GB ram. The Timeline was set to DVCPro HD 1080i50.
It is important to be aware of how the Open Format Timeline handles scaling.
Go to User Preferences and look to the second tab at the top titled Editing.
To the bottom right is an option to scale your clip in size according to the
Sequence Settings of your Timeline. This can be toggled on off.
When leaving this option on it means that SD footage in a HD timeline will be
scaled larger to fill the HD frame - or vice versa, scaled down in size if HD
footage is edited into a SD Timeline.
4:3 SD to HD: Scaling On
4:3 SD to HD: Scaling Off
