Sharpness issue with MXF

marks27 wrote on 4/25/2010, 8:30 PM
I have been given a bunch of files by a client that cam from a JVC camera. The original media was a .MOV format that only FCP seems to be able to read.

I also received MPEG-2 equivalents of them, but Vegas's MPEG-2 bugs cause it to crash when too many clips are added to the timeline.

To work around this I transcoded to MXF. the editing and loading is now no problem, but I notice that the image appears to soften, and I am obliged to put a sharpen effect on the tracks.

Is this other peoples experience or am I doing something wrong? Should I be taking another approach all together?

All wisdom welcomed.

marks

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xberk wrote on 4/25/2010, 9:06 PM
but I notice that the image appears to soften

When does it soften -- when rendered ? .. After transcoding? Is the original footage AVCHD? What's the output going to be?

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Yoyodyne wrote on 4/25/2010, 9:23 PM
Boy, MXF should look pretty good. Something sounds fishy...

What were the specific MXF render settings and project settings?
marks27 wrote on 4/25/2010, 11:32 PM
My input is MPEG-2, 1920x1080i 35 Mbps(PAL).

I did the transcode using Production Assistant (it provides a batch conversion facility).

I simply chose the Sony MXF 1920/1080i PAL setting and said "go". Didn't adjust settings beyond.

Did just notice though that the preview window shows my project as 25i, but the preview as 25p. Perhaps that is causing the softness?

marks