Mixed framerate, aspect ratio

lestimides

lestimides

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Hello all,
I have footage from different sources that must be edited into one sequence. Some of it is 24pA 16:9, some 24p 16:9, and then some is archival, coming off a dvd, a regular 29.97 4:3 (i believe).

Any advice on how to capture the 24pA and 24p (i.e. on what settings?) and what settings to use for the sequence? I am using FCP 5.1

Thanks
serge
 
and while i'm asking, what is the best setting for exporting the footage held on a dvd for FCP use - I am using MPEG-streamclip.

thanks again
s
 
I'd pick one frame rate and aspect ratio and transcode all your footage into that codec. If you had FCP 6 I'd recommend ProRes, but since you don't I'd probably go w/DVCPro HD.


-A
 
The biggest concern in all this is getting the best image quality: does it make any difference on that view which codec i choose?
I've seen some serious problems with 29.97fps footage edited into a 23.98fps timeline, less so going the other way, but still noticeable image quality loss.
All of the material I am using is NTSC or DV-NTSC. Does it make sense to convert everything into DVCPro HD?
When you say transcode - do you have a specific application in mind, or via compressor, or do you just mean throwing all the footage into a DVCPro HD timeline and rendering it?
I'm sorry if any of these questions are asking the obvious - thank you for answering, getting to the bottom of this would be extremely useful for me.

s
 
for my demo reel i was mixing SD (29.97), XDCAM (24p), DVCPRO HD(60i), and HDV (60i)

transcoded all my footage to DVCPro HD.

use the best software you have to transcode.
i used episode, which gave me better results than compressor,
but of course compressor will work.

spend time on tests with different settings.
its worth it.

shawn
 
thanks for the reply, shawn

in my tests with different settings i see right away that transcoding to DVCPro HD leaves the original frame rate - I still end up with the problem of editing in a single timeline.

when you cut your reel, what did you do about framerate discrepancy? did you capture everything at 29.97? or were you able to specify target framerate when transcoding (mpeg streamclip doesn't seem to have the option)? or did you come up with another solution?

thanks
 
you probably will get better results with compressor than MPEG Streamclip.
compressor will give you alot more options.

overall there wasnt TOO many issues with converting the frame rate.
then again- my reel is cut rather fast (which was forgiving)

i did loose alot of resolution (and title safe) on the SD material.
but overall i was happy with the conversion and kept the SD material in there.

spend some time with compressor tweaking the settings.
compare files.

i did this for a few weeks before i even began cutting.
it will pay off!

hope that helps
shawn
 
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