Upscaling with MPEG Streamclip needs render in FCPro

[whoisquilty]

I'm converting some material from DVDs to be able to re-edit. The DVDs are authored at 352x288. In order to edit them in Final Cut Pro, they need to be 720x480. So, I'm converting the movie files to Quicktime with MPEG Streamclip.

However, I've tried converting to Quicktime using the NTSC DV codec. I've also converted to DV. All of them need to be rendered before I can edit. Why would this be? Is there a setting that will allow the file that comes out of MPEG Streamclip to go directly into Final Cut Pro without having to be rendered? If so, what settings do I use?

[mats.hogberg]

352x288=PAL
720x480=NTSC
To add insult to injury, a VCD specs mpg isn't exactly the best source material for editing you can find. Not only do you have to reencode, you'll also have to do a frame rate change.
Taking a detour over Quicktime will only further degrade the quality.

/Mats

[rumplestiltskin]

Have you tried changing the frame rate in MPEG Streamclip at the same time you are exporting to DV?

[whoisquilty]

I don't see the same issues that I've seen when PAL isn't converted properly. The original DVDs play on my NTSC-only DVD player. These discs were apparently made on the 4-hour setting on a DVD recorder, given the menus and the size. Viewing the DVD in Apple DVD Player, it is NTSC.

I understand that it will degrade the quality to upgrade it. At this point, there's really nothing I can do about that. I need to edit footage from these discs.

Are there any suggestions of either settings in MPEG Streamclip for exporting to Quicktime or DV that will allow Final Cut Pro to accept the clip without the need to render?

OR

Is there a better utility for converting the clips from DVD to a Final Cut Pro-ready file?