Editing mulitple formats + Transcoding workflow??

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borax

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Hi,

I have just gotten back from shooting a documentary that used several HDV formats. Now I am beginning the post production process using FCP and want to figure out the best way to handle things.

Most of the footage was shot in PAL 50i but there is also a bunch of NTSC 24p (inside 29.97i), and a little bit of PAL 25p, and some special shoots that used 720 30p and 24p. Basically its a complete mess.

First off is it prefered to go from PAL to NTSC or NTSC to PAL?
I have recently watched a PAL to NTSC conversion that looked obviously sped up to me. People were moving slightly faster than normal, I chalked that up to losing that extra frame per sec. Does PAL to NTSC alway look like that?

Originally we were shooting for european tv but now were looking for a US theatrical/DVD release. Does it make sense to transcode all the NTSC 24p shot with the canon HV20 to PAL and edit in a PAL 50i timeline?

Since we want to end up with a NTSC 24p master I just want to make the best decisions up front.

Thanks
 
Whatever happened to planning? Planning a shoot and figuring out what you need beforehand...testing what works and what doesn't. Mixing PAL and NTSC in major ways? Dude...not gonna work unless you get it properly converted at a dub facility. It is NEVER advisable to mix formats like this...never. Maybe a shot or two if needed, but not half and half. Fixing this in post will either be expensive, or not look good.

Sorry, no solution other than expensive ones. And advice the next time you do this. PLAN...plan test test plan and then plan some more. Do not mix PAL and NTSC...that is a huge mistake for multiple reasons.

Good luck.
 
I know it's a mistake, but it was out of my control. Initially we were just going in to see if there was a story, and ended up shooting an entire film.

I could talk about the reasons why this happened all day but that won't help the situation.

What I need now is some good ideas on how to move forward in the best possible way.

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If I end up having to transcode material does it make sense to log and capture clip by clip or just capture the whole tape as one clip?

If I transcode will an EDL be useful?
 
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