combining HDV and DVCPRO HD 1080i

I'm new to FCP. I've inherited a job that is combining the two formats mentioned above.

If I start a new sequence and make it DVCPRO HD -1080i (frame size 1280x1080), I seem to be fine as long as I use master clips. When I work with the old sequences that are incorrectly set at 960x720, and try to edit pieces into my new sequence, I'm getting strange frame resizings.

I thought I could correct the problem by changing the old sequence settings to 1280x1080 but this has not worked so far.

A little help please for the confused.

Thanks,

Tom

What version of FCP are you using for this? In version 6, this would not be any problem, assuming you are using same pixel sized files.

In FCP 5 or before you need to pick a codec like DVCPRO HD or HDV and render the other format to match.

I thought so too. I'm using 6.02

Too keep things simple, I made a new sequence using the DVCPRO HD 1080i setting. I then copied my working sequence and pasted it into the new one. I'm getting a reduced scaled image.

Which image is reduced - the HDV clip images? Are both HDV and DVCPRO HD images the same size? You can Get Info on the clip and find out!

Both kinds of images are reduced. When I look in the motion tab they are scaled and resized this way:

HDV scale: 66.67

DVCPRO scale is 75
Distort:

Aspect Ratio -12.5



Do I have the right sequence setting? Should I be working with an HDV sequence instead?

I think something is getting corrupted when I do the cut and paste. My best guess is that the only thing that would change would be the HDV image's aspect ratio (to 12.5). All the other settings should be as is. Am I missing something?