60i to 24p workflow for Mac/Final Cut Pro

[mastroiani]

Hi, what would be the best method aputring footage with this workflow? I captuered footage via HDV 1080P24 setting and it seems to work fine. Is there a method that would retain better quality. Since JES Deinterlacer can output AIC or Photo JPEG files does it really matter if I first capture the footage via HDV 1080P24 or AIC or any other similar codec?

Thanks a lot,

M

[mastroiani]

I don't think it matters whether you have JPEG or HDV codec when workin in Fincal Cut. Whether rendering or simply cutting the footage Final Cut doesn't touch the original files. Only when you output the original files then FCP renders them, so the process happens only once. So, the discussion about the codecs specifically for editing work flow doesn't really matter.