I recently shot an event with four cameras- three were set to record at 1920 x 1080 24p (which was what I wanted), and one of the cameras was accidentally set to record at 720 60p. I know that I can just drop all of this footage into a FCP 24p timeline, cut it together, and let FCP "do the work" for me. However, should I first do a 23.98 conform in Cinema Tools with the 60p footage and then speed it up in FCP to achieve "true" 24p? In other words, my ultimate goal is to have 24p video. I don't want the video that was shot at 24p to be compromised due to the introduction of the 60p footage. I know that combining 23.98 and interlaced 29.97 footage in one timeline results in a pulldown being added to the 23.98 footage. What exactly does FCP do to the 23.98 footage in a situation like this, though? FYI, I am only exporting to SD DVD.
Mixed Framerates in one Timeline
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AwakenedFilms
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Since no one has answered your question, I will attempt.
As far as I know, conforming the 60p to 23.98 will slow it down 250%. Than in your 24p timeline, speeding it up will essentially throw out frames. Will this result in a true 24p look? I really doubt it. Will your client notice the difference on an SD DVD output? I doubt it.
Do a test on a 30 second piece of footage. My guess is that the extra work will not net you any gain in the end.
The bigger problems are the fact that the 60p camera was shot in 720. Also, not shooting at 1/48 of a second will result in a very different look.
I have mixed PAL and NTSC, SD and HD, 24p and 60i on many occasions. Nattress makes a decet plugin to 'translate' 60i footage to 24p. However, no matter what the workflow is, the clips always seem to retain their intrinsic differences. For me, it is less of a technical nightmare, as I tend to mix formats out of necessity (or sometimes, for artistic reasons).
BTW - a pull down is not added to 60p footage placed in a 24p timeline. Only the reverse.
Jason
As far as I know, conforming the 60p to 23.98 will slow it down 250%. Than in your 24p timeline, speeding it up will essentially throw out frames. Will this result in a true 24p look? I really doubt it. Will your client notice the difference on an SD DVD output? I doubt it.
Do a test on a 30 second piece of footage. My guess is that the extra work will not net you any gain in the end.
The bigger problems are the fact that the 60p camera was shot in 720. Also, not shooting at 1/48 of a second will result in a very different look.
I have mixed PAL and NTSC, SD and HD, 24p and 60i on many occasions. Nattress makes a decet plugin to 'translate' 60i footage to 24p. However, no matter what the workflow is, the clips always seem to retain their intrinsic differences. For me, it is less of a technical nightmare, as I tend to mix formats out of necessity (or sometimes, for artistic reasons).
BTW - a pull down is not added to 60p footage placed in a 24p timeline. Only the reverse.
Jason