Shooting camera 24fps, loading camera 30fps, any problem?

[Kugar13]

If I shoot footage on a 24fps camcorder (dvx100a), but load the tapes into PP2.0 using a 30fps camcorder, to save the heads on my DVX100a, will there be a problem with frame rate, or otherwise? Thanks!

 

[David Jimerson]

No, unless it's a really cheap camcorder.

 

[Kugar13]

camcorder

camcorder

The shooting camcorder is a Panasonic DVX100a

The loading camcorder is a Panasonic PV-GS80, which is in the $200-300 price range. Should I worry?

Thanks!

 

[David Jimerson]

Well, you won't know until you try. Just capture about thirty seconds and see if it works.

 

[Kugar13]

capture

capture

What alternatives do people use to load tapes? I forget what you call the decks...

Thanks for your help!

 

[Kugar13]

More info

More info

I just got word it doesn't make a difference. A fellow filmmaker told me regardless of the format it's all captured in binary code, which isn't changed from tape to comp during the capture process.

Phew!

Thanks again!

 

[David Jimerson]

The video and audio are; any camera will do for that -- but the pulldown flag info may not be transferred by a super-cheap camera -- there have been reports of this. You need it in order for an NLE to strip out the pulldown automatically.

It's not something that happens often, and I doubt you have to worry, but it has happened.

 

[Kugar13]

thx

thx

Thanks David!

 

[lightbulbdavid]

I do this all the time. Film with a dvx and upload the tape with a shitty lil mini dv camcorder, then edit on a 24p timeline. works just fine!