Does anyone else have the same issues I am running in to?
I am currently working with an Avid Tech about artifacts when I do an Output down-convert from 720p5994 to SD. Our legal line (white text on black) has distortion artifacts when I select Letterbox or Anamorphic, but not when I choose Center Cut.
I've tried on multiple systems with the exact same result.
The artifacts only occur on Output conversion, not Input conversion.
I also found that the Artist cannot down-convert 1080p2997 material to SD. It only works with 1080i to SD. I know it is not a progressive/interlace problem because the 720p material works (kinda).
One thing of note: The Artist IO does not down-convert as cleanly as our old Mojo systems did. The Center Cut of our show is now noticably softer than when we used the Mojo to do the exact same thing.
It would also be nice if you could select Center Cut as an option for down-convert Input instead of Output only. I do not know why this is case at the moment. This forces us to use the Output down-convert.
I hope all these hardware issues are solved with a firmware/software update in the future.
Thanks,
Marc