30p footage to 24p?

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filmmakerstudent

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ok, technically since this forum is for the dvx100, this is question shouldnt be here...but i have had to use a second camera (dvx80) how can i make the footage 24p to match the rest of my footage? is this an fcp or after affects issue? :-/
 
Re: 30p footage to 24p?

Magic Bullet Suite can do a great 30 to 24P job for you in After Effects, but it is expensive. ($995 US)   http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/magbulsuit.html   You can download a demo to try.

Graeme Natress also has a plug in for FCP that will supposedly do a 30to24 conversion - but I have never tried it. It is only $100US. I think he is on this forum sometimes, so maybe he can guide you a bit better than I can. http://www.nattress.com/filmEffects.htm There is a demo on his site.


Also, there is another home-made technique for After Effects.  
Check out this article:
http://www.dvinfo.net/articles/filmlook/broadway1.php

Basically, here are the steps (as quoted from the linked article.)

-Import your clip into Adobe After Effects projects.

-Right-click the video clip and select Interpret Footage > Main.

-Once you get into this menu, you will see a "Seperate Fields" option in the middle of the menu. Select it, and then select "Lower Field First" and check "Motion Detect" (best quality only).

-Import another of the exact same clip.

-Repeat the above process, but choose "Upper Field First."

-Drag your first clip (lower field) into the composition, and set its quality to "best."

-Now drag the second clip (upper field) into the composition on top of the first clip.

-Set the upper field clip's opacity to 50%. This gives us a close approximation to the motion blur that would be captured at 1/40th of a second, and therefore closer to the motion clarity of motion picture footage.

-Create a new composition.

-Drag your first composition into your new second one. Set its mode to "Best."

-Now go to Effect > Time > Posterize Time. The default should be set to 24 frames per second. This effect locks a layer to a specific frame rate. It will play back and look like 24 frames per second, even though you can export this composition as 29.97 fps.

-Render out this composition and watch the end result.

You should now have a pretty close approximation to the film-look motion clarity signature, as so many people like to call it.


Good luck,
Tim
 
Re: 30p footage to 24p?

The Nattress plugin is actually pretty phenomenal. And at $100 it's very difficult to beat. You can download a demo version and try it out. I was really surprised at how good it looked.
 
Thanks. I reckon it does a super job of making 24p from 60i, but then again, I would, wouldn't I? Best thing is to use the free demo. There are a lot of improvements in V2.1 too, and lots of new features.

Graeme
 
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