Convert 23.98 Sequence to 29.97

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hanguolaohu

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I have a DV film in Final Cut Pro with 23.98 (23.976) framerate. The film has been already output to Digibeta (29.97 fps) in a post facility. I have to create a transcript with timecode which would match up with the Digibeta for a festival. What would be the easiest method to accomplish this? I do NOT have a Digibeta deck in my home. I thought of several methods, would like to know your thoughts:

1. Within FCP, convert my 23.98 sequence to 29.97. But it seems like I cannot change the framerate in my sequence settings.

2. Within FCP, copy 23.98 sequence into a 29.97 sequence.

3. Go to post facility, dub from Digibeta to miniDV with locked timecode. Digitize the miniDV into FCP and use that Timecode as a reference. This seems more expensive and more of a hassle.

Thanks for any info you could provide!

Best,
Alexander
 
You can have FCP add the pulldown back in, but since you now have a DBeta master, making a miniDV clone of that tape would ensure that you have consistency.
 
FCP can put a duplicate frame pulldown in. I haven't got it to do a 3:2 pulldown even though there maybe a way. If you just doing as a reference and don't need to export the film you can make another sequence at 29.97 and try to drop the 23.98 sequence into it.

I've used After Effects to put a pulldown in and you can specify even what cadence of pulldown to put it. There are also other programs that will add the pulldown back in like DVFilm Maker.

Hope this helps,
Andy
 
Another thought: if it's just for creating a transcript, it may be cheaper to have a dupe house make a VHS dub with BITC, or even DVD. All you need is to be able to see the image and the time code, and the window dub is pretty much standard for transcripts.
 
I'm going to try this:
Export a self contained QT file, reimport the file, then drop it into a 29.97 sequence.

And also make a DVD dub of the Digibeta just to confirm perfect sync.

Thank you for the advice guys!
 
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