Originally posted by kadajawi 50i to 50p isn't that hard, there is a great deinterlacer for that, but it requires a lot of processing power.
for this, I'd like to know which one that is? I have enough processing power, so I'll give it a shot.
In any case, regarding 50p,30p,24p,...
My personal opinion: I think the more you can set it up correctly while shooting, the better, no matter the software possibilities. So one can choose between always shooting at 50p or dial it on the desired fps while shooting.
I compare this a bit with post process coloring. the better you can put up the correct color profile and white balance while shooting, the easier it is afterwards and more importantly: it forces me to think & take decisions upfront rather then relying on post.
By the way, I shot someone elses short movie yesterday with a K3 (thus under good lighting, I think... We are still learning the craft...).
And I was really pleased with how the images came out. Very clean. I think a bit less cinematic though than what you can do with a canon or a GHx. I'm not supposed to do the editing, but I will pull the shots together anyhow just to see what it gives and do a bit of post on it. I'll show it up here where I'm done. And the K3 was a joy to use in a studio with M and A lenses (at the risk of being called a fanboy again :-). Even the canon dudes were impressed by the ergonomics of the K3.
So I intend to sell my Sony A77... Compare to the K3, the shots are softer and now I can understand why it was never really picked up as a camera for short movies. It is a pain to use in the studio, compared to a canon or the K3 for that matter. But this is why I am interested in efficiently converting 50i to 50p. The K3 can't do 1080 50p...
I'll use the money to buy some other gear instead. yes, maybe a small rig to do handheld...:-)
or a sigma 18-35 1.8...