Answers.Body: <p>Incase anyone comes across the same problem, here's the solution I used.</p>
  
  <p>Once you've imported the footage, right click on the clip, go to 'Modify' then 'Interpret Footage':</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/enVoc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/enVoc.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>A window should pop up. Down the bottom, under 'Field Order' change the setting from 'Upper Field First' to 'Conform to: No Fields (Progressive Scan)'.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/brsK7.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/brsK7.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Your footage should then adjust to it's original quality.</p>
  
  <p>Upper Field First:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gEdbO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gEdbO.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>No Fields (Progressive Scan):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VgOrO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VgOrO.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm shooting on an FS700RH, the quality is fantastic when I preview it after putting it on my computer, but when I import it into Premiere, the quality just drops every time. I've tried multiple solutions, importing it different ways other than the Media Browser, changing the project settings and so on but I have no luck. The results are always the same. Horrible Jagged edges.</p>
  
  <p>Footage before importing to Premiere:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xpmF0.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xpmF0.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Footage after importing to Premiere:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/l2fD8.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/l2fD8.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>This is also how it looks after exporting as well so it's not just a problem with the Source Monitor. Like importing I've tried many different export settings, all with the same result. I have no idea what to do in order to preserve the quality.</p>
  
  <p>I've spent the past 3 hours trying to find a solution online but have had no luck.</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2015-11-06T20:12:28.023Z
Comments.Text: 1) Are you interpreting it as interlaced or progressive? 2) Can you attached Mediainfo output for the file?
Comments.UserDisplayName: Gyan
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2015-11-06T20:17:52.620Z
Comments.Text: I've literally just fixed it! I right clicked it went to Modify -> Interperite -> Changes Upper Field to Progressive Scan in the Field Order. Never knew that option was there! Thanks fella if that was your thought in the first place haha!
Comments.UserDisplayName: Stewie
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2015-11-06T20:37:56.470Z
Comments.Text: Yes, that's what it looked like.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Gyan
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2015-11-06T20:39:22.230Z
Comments.Text: Thank you, I've posted the answer incase anyone else comes by this problem. From those hours no one suggested that at all. Thank you again!
Comments.UserDisplayName: Stewie
Tags: <premiere><video-quality><avchd>
Title: Premier Pro CS5 makes AVCHD footage jagged and bad
UserDisplayName: Stewie
ThreadText: # Premier Pro CS5 makes AVCHD footage jagged and bad
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-06)
  
  I'm shooting on an FS700RH, the quality is fantastic when I preview it after putting it on my computer, but when I import it into Premiere, the quality just drops every time. I've tried multiple solutions, importing it different ways other than the Media Browser, changing the project settings and so on but I have no luck. The results are always the same. Horrible Jagged edges.
  
  Footage before importing to Premiere:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xpmF0.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/xpmF0.png)
  
  Footage after importing to Premiere:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/l2fD8.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/l2fD8.png)
  
  This is also how it looks after exporting as well so it's not just a problem with the Source Monitor. Like importing I've tried many different export settings, all with the same result. I have no idea what to do in order to preserve the quality.
  
  I've spent the past 3 hours trying to find a solution online but have had no luck.
  
  **Tags:** premiere, video-quality, avchd
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: 1) Are you interpreting it as interlaced or progressive? 2) Can you attached Mediainfo output for the file?  
  > **username_0**: I've literally just fixed it! I right clicked it went to Modify -> Interperite -> Changes Upper Field to Progressive Scan in the Field Order. Never knew that option was there! Thanks fella if that was your thought in the first place haha!  
  > **username_1**: Yes, that's what it looked like.  
  > **username_0**: Thank you, I've posted the answer incase anyone else comes by this problem. From those hours no one suggested that at all. Thank you again!  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2015-11-06. Score: 1
  
  Incase anyone comes across the same problem, here's the solution I used.
  
  Once you've imported the footage, right click on the clip, go to 'Modify' then 'Interpret Footage':
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/enVoc.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/enVoc.png)
  
  A window should pop up. Down the bottom, under 'Field Order' change the setting from 'Upper Field First' to 'Conform to: No Fields (Progressive Scan)'.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/brsK7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/brsK7.png)
  
  Your footage should then adjust to it's original quality.
  
  Upper Field First:
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/gEdbO.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/gEdbO.png)
  
  No Fields (Progressive Scan):
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VgOrO.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/VgOrO.png)
  
  
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