FCP 6 fully compatible with PAL HVX 202EN?

PAL footage has 25 fps.
Each frame has two fields, either recorded at the same point of time (progressive) or at different points of time (interlaced).
HD specification knows two standards 720p and 1080i (there´s no PAL or NTSC anymore, but they sticked with the different framerates...)
AFAIN, 1080 footage per definition is an interlaced format, but that doesn´t mean the two fields can´t be aquired at the same time (as progressive frames).
A 1080 timline will simply interpret the progressive frame as an interlaced one, just like when importing a still frame .tif to an interlaced timeline.
The footage will still "shutter" if pans are too fast aso.
This is a basic explanation, any of you EEs out there feel free to deepen/correct it.
PS 720p50 is a new and different beast promoted by the EBU with actually 50 PROGRESSIVE frames per second being broadcasted, resulting in smoother movements with great sharpness... http://www.ebu.ch/en/technical/trev/trev_301-editorial.html
 
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They really should have just left the "i" out of 1080i/25p... I know it serves a purpose, and it does mean something, but it causes more problems than it's worth. For a long time I only ever shot 720p because I was afraid 1080 wasn't true progressive because of that "i" in the name. But I can assure you, it is.

If you shoot in 1080i/25p and drag the clips into a new sequence you get 25 full 1080 progressive frames per second. Simple as that.
 
Dodo, I'm still not fully convinced Fcp 6.01 supports 1080i/25p. I tried ur method (posted on page two of this thread) and it didn't work for me. I'll try it again when me macbookpro gets back from repairs.

Surely apple would parade the fact that it supports 1080i/25p for Hvx? Cant seem to find anything from apples site or forums.

Also Raylight for the mac supports all the HVX modes in Ntsc and pal, so that means it gets 25p in 1080.. it would be interesting to see how it does that..
 
Really don't know what to tell ya... I've just started editing a short film in FCP 6.0.1 that we shot in 1080i/25p on an HVX and it's all running smoothly. Just logged and transfered and dragged into a new sequence.

What happens when you try to do it?
 
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