A practical studio workflow
Interlaced Video Delivery: Why the Web Preview Can Differ
Keep the destination's interlaced master requirements separate from the progressive copy used for web review.
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The practical answer
Keep the destination's interlaced master requirements separate from the progressive copy used for web review. Deinterlacing decisions affect motion and fine edges.
An archive-based program includes interlaced footage but the client watches a progressive web export. A motion artifact may come from the preview conversion.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Confirm field order and required delivery format
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Inspect motion before and after conversion
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
QC the master independently from the web copy
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Choose a passage with horizontal movement and fine diagonal detail for the conversion test. Compare the source, the progressive preview and the specified master in appropriate tools; note which file exhibits the artifact.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Source field order, master spec, preview conversion, motion test, approved file.
Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.
Download the CSV worksheet ↓Product fit
Where uncompressed.io fits
Use uncompressed.io for a compatible review export and the associated client discussion. Browser playback remains dependent on codec, device and connection. Specialized cinema, broadcast, alpha-channel or immersive deliverables need their own receiving-system checks.
Product reference: the existing uncompressed.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.
Make the next step concrete
Test it with one real project.
Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.