Computer monitors and 23.98 fps

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dcho787

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Is it true that computer monitors cannot play 24p footage correctly, except when used with a program like FCP, which automatically adds pulldown for playback when editing on a 23.98 timeline?

I have a file that I reverse telecined (it is now 23.98 frames per second) - it plays perfectly in FCP, without any jaggies, but when I play it in quicktime (outside of FCP), it has really ugly jaggies and ugly image overall. Is this because computer monitors cannot play back footage correctly without a program that adds pulldown like FCP?

Thanks!
 
Just getting my feet wet in the HD world, among the many (necessarily dumb) questions i've asked several tech supports over the past few days, the foks at FOCUS Entertainment were definitely those who indulged the most, and not so accidentally, also replied to me with most details and accuracy. Here's one of the answers i received that might help you a little...

"As to your other question, yes you will be fine as long as you keep the folders from different Native and Non-Native shoots seperate. I would definitely recommend using Quicktime however, after reading your workflow. The firestore will record the same exact quality, but without the hassle of organizing and keeping file structures intact- Quicktime format gives you an instantly playable .mov file that you can just drag right into FCP.

You can edit the footage in iMovie, but if you are trying to do this on a computer without FCP installed, you WILL run into a so-called codec issue and not be able to see the video."

Hope that helps...
 
just as something to try... open you vid in quicktime and go to Window->movie properties->click in the video track and make sure the little check box for high quality is check. see if that makes a difference. I didn't really understand how the above reply help. if you have FCP that means you have quicktime pro and the codecs are shared between the two apps. now if you were to bring the video to a diff computer that didn't have the right codec you might run into a codec issue.

aahhh, I re-read the answer above and it is pointing out the same point I did I guess.

wow, it's too early I think.
 
Yeah, I just went into movie properties and clicked the deinterlace option - away with the jaggies! hallelujah~
 
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