XH A1 24p - Capture at 29.97 fps?

[cal bickford]

I recently submitted an email to canon asking them whay frame rate the A1 recorded at in 24p mode - 24fps or 23.98fps. this was their reply:

"Thank you for your inquiry on the precise frame rate in the XH A1. We
value you as a Canon customer and appreciate the opportunity to assist
you.

The camcorder records at the NTSC fixed rate of 29.97 fps."

I'm assuming that this has to do with the 2:3 pulldown thats added. My question is this:

Would the correct workflow be to have my Capture and Device Control presets at 29.97 and my sequence presets at 23.98? Since fcp automatically removes the pulldown wouldn't this be the correct setup? Will having my sequence presets different from my capture presets be a problem in this situation?

I know fcp (5.1.4) supposedly removes the pulldown for you (when ingesting HDV 24p) but will it do it correctly If I have my capture settings set to 29.97?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[comexback_kid]

I have an XH-A1, when I capture, I just use the HDV 1080/24p capture present, and the sequence settings are set to 23.98 fps. Everything works without a problem doing it that way.

 

[cal bickford]

Yes, after a few more hours of confusing myself I've found that this is the correct way - The HDV-1080p24 preset uses a rate of 29.97 for device control and 23.98 for sequence but doesn't list anything for capture (you can't modify it either but I assume it knows what to do.) I thought it listed 29.97 for sequence though and thats what confused me : )