inserting p2 720/60p Bee roll into 1920/24p timeline-how?

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inserting p2 720/60p Bee roll into 1920/24p timeline-how?


i'm a novice with final cut pro 7.


the interviews were shot with 7d/h264 and ex3/1920/24p and everything was transcoded to pro res and put into a 1920/24p timeline.


the client just provided me with Bee roll.


it was shot hvx200/720/60p.


do i need to transcode all the Bee roll to pro res so all will be happy on the 1920/24p timeline?


how will the hvx200/720/60p footage look as 1920/24p footage?


any and all thoughts are appreciated by someone who is happy to learn from those more experienced.


be well.


rob
smalltalk productions
 
First, it's "B-roll" and not "Bee roll". This comes from the days of linear editing (tape-to-tape, or AB roll editing), where all the interviews and stand-ups were shot on one tape (the A-roll) and all the secondary footage was shot on another tape (the B-roll). Both playback decks were fed through a controller/switcher/mixer that sequenced the clips onto an editing/record deck. That allowed the editor to create crossfades from talking head to secondary footage since that could not be done between two clips from the same tape. Of course, when Sony introduced Digital Betacam, they also introduced a second set of playback heads in the editing decks that could "read ahead" and actually create a crossfade between two clips on the same tape. But I digress...

The 720/60p footage can go a couple of different ways. First, you'll want to make sure that it's ProRes just as the rest of your footage. From there...

You can drop it into the timeline as-is and FCP will scale it up and play it back at 24p (may look a little off, but it also may be fine for your project). You could also use MPEG StreamClip to upscale it to 1080p, and tell StreamClip to convert it to 23.976. This may be easier to work with, and alleviate any need for rendering in FCP. Those options are for keeping the footage as realtime.

If you want it to play back as slow-mo, first use StreamClip to upscale it to 1080/60p. Then use CinemaTools to conform it to 23.976, and you'll have a very smooth slow-motion.
 
alex h-

thank you for the quick response.

a wee bit more clarification please?

convert all the "b" roll to pro res via compressor

or(?)

use mpeg streamclip to upsale the 720/60p footage to 1080p and then allow streamclip to convert to 23.976.

if i allow fcp7 to scale the 720/60p footage to the 1920/24p timeline, you mentioned it might "look a little off, but it also may be fine for your project".

can you discuss this further?

so, pro res then fcp7 or mpeg streamclip then fcp7?

and what do you mean by "a little off"?

again, thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience.

be well.

rob
smalltalk productions
 
The 60fps footage will drop frames to be played back at 24..that's what he probably means by a little off. See how it looks to you on a big monitor. If it doesn't look good, you need to conform the frame rate as best as possible via compressor, cinema tools, MS, etc.

The scaling should not be a problem.
 
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