When I create a file or disc from 1920x1080 AVCHD I set the field order to upper frame first to match the input clips.
When creating a NTSC 720 x 480 standard def DVD or file from the AVCHD clips, should the UFF also be preserved, or does standard def require a different setting?
Pro X2 - Field order when creating SD DVD from AVCHD?
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It's if anything *the* basic rule of video editing, regardless of the format or format change. You *must* maintain the same field order throughout a project, from capture, through rendering, to burning. Your AVCHD starts life using Upper Field First, so you maintain that throughout, regardless of down-converting to standard definition.
The only slight variation from the above rule relates to slide-shows of still images, which can be Frame Based in their own right. But because each image is a solid frame, with no need of an upper or lower field, a slideshow can also be made upper or lower field first, if it is being mixed in with video which uses one or the other field order.
The only slight variation from the above rule relates to slide-shows of still images, which can be Frame Based in their own right. But because each image is a solid frame, with no need of an upper or lower field, a slideshow can also be made upper or lower field first, if it is being mixed in with video which uses one or the other field order.
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