One camera 24p, the other 25p - best editing framerate?

[Spartacus]

Hacks are nice, but unfortunately they assume your in NTSCland. Of course it was my mistake for not checking, but I still like to blame ML ;o)
So, should I edit in 24p or in 25p?
25p was how it was supposed to be, but this would speed up the 24p footage slightly, right?
Anyway, the editor hates me already...

 

[unadog]

What editing system?

I have not tried it, but my understanding is that CS6 Premiere Pro can support mixed footage on the same timeline. That you can mix the 24 and 25 footage, then output at the desired frame rate with both being interpreted correctly? Not 100% certain of that.

If not, you can "conform" one to the other, then speed up/slow down the footage by 24/25th or 25/24th in Premiere and have the speed play out correctly.

Good luck!
Michael

 

[deltoidjohn]

Spartacus, were the cameras shooting 2 angles of the same thing (eg wide & CU of a dialogue scene) where sync must be maintained, or were they shooting different events (eg event coverage where 2 shooters might have been shooting different things at the same time)?

Also, is it something where audio is critical (for example a 2 camera IV) or is it something where you will edit to music later? If you need to use the original audio, how is it recorder? In camera or with an external recorder?

 

[Spartacus]

Interview and "live" product testing, sync is critical, cameras just shoot different angles. Audio was recorded externally on a Tascam. Editing will be done in Premiere (latest "cloud" version), but not by me. Thanks for any more input!

 

[deltoidjohn]

In that case your best option is to just drop the footage from both cameras on 1 timeline and edit them together without any other speed changes/conforming.

Whatever you main shot is (the one that will have more screen time), choose the frame rate from that file as the base rate for editing. The other footage will have a little stutter every second as it either skips or adds a frame. The more motion there is in a shot, the more apparent this will be. If it's just a talking head, or a CU of the product, it won't be too noticable. If it's a shot of the subject giving a highly animated demonstration, it will be far more noticable.