Hello,

I recently read on another forum that someone shot a documentary on mini DV tape, editing on FCP & somehow ran the completed footage through his HD camera (he didn't say how he ran it through) to give the mini DV footage a high quality look of HD.

This is something I never heard of, so I figured I'd ask on this forum if such a thing is possible.......if so, what is the step-by-step procedure to accomplish this effect?....If not, is there another option to get a 'close to HD look' with mini DV footage (Apple's 'Color' app, etc...)??

I myself shoot mini DV on DV cameras, use FCP 6 & also have a Sony HVR-A1U HDV cam.

I would appreciate any advice~!

It's possible to convert a SD file to an HD file as you suggest here but the conversion won't improve the look of your image. It will just divide your SD image up into additional pixels.

In your editor, change your timeline properties to the HD setting you want. This will shrink your SD footage in your preview window. I'm a Sony user so it may differ in FCP but I open my footage in my pan crop window and crop the converted image to 16:9 from the preset. This will blow your image up to the HD size. Problem here is that you'll lose some quality of image by blowing it up even though you'll render it as HD and tape it on to your HD camera. There are software packages out there that claim to make a true conversion from SD to HD but the reviews have been mixed.

Here a link to an article that covers the FCP workflow for what you are suggesting http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/aja_kona3.php

Thank you so much Somerset. I appreciate your advice~!

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