Hey all, I've had a lot of trouble exporting spots out for broadcast using AME, and thought I'd see if the community here could help me out with some questions.
Some background first. Most of our footage is shot and edited in 23.976, then rendered out to a master file that retains the original framerate. Since most stations only accept 1080i footage, I use AME to convert the master file to either a MPEG2 or Quicktime ProRes 422 video that's interlaced at 29.97.
Everytime I use a preset or manually adjust settings, there's visible tearing/combing of the footage. Granted, I work at a smaller production house without a proper broadcast monitor to view playback on, but is this "normal" for watching video on a computer monitor? It seems like every other frame shows tearing, which makes me think it's more a problem with the deinterlacer than the encoder...
Second, I noticed that if I export an MPEG2 at 23.976 with a "3:2 pulldown" option, it forces AME to render "progressive". Quicktime Player X and 7 report a framerate of 29.97, while MPEG Streamclip and even AME read the file as 23.976. Any ideas what's going on here? Which framerate is it, and is it truly progressive or interlaced with pulldown flags?
Any other tips on getting a clean conversion from 23.976 to 29.97i would really be helpful, as I've been banging my head against a wall for a while trying to find the most efficient method to convert these spots.
Thanks!