Shooting modes question

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sodotoguwangus

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Not sure why I would ever do this, but:

If I were to shoot footage in, say, 720p 24, 720p 30, some interlaced and progressive 1080, and some variable frame rates, would I be able to edit these files together in the same timeline for the same project?

I guess this kind of depends on the software I am using, but is it possible?
 
I can only speak of FCP:
Yes you can do this easily. The clips that dont match the timeline setting will need rendering though, and the internal framerate conversion is not very good.
Greame Nattress makes a very good framerate converter plug-in but it's SD only.
 
Edius could easily do this as well. And using Raylight you could do it in Vegas too.

But, when making a final output, it'll have to be conformed to one timebase and one resolution. That means at least some of the footage will undergo scaling or frame blending to get it all to match up.
 
Okay, I have a question to add to the above. Not really related, but I didn't want to start a whole new thread.

What is 720p 60 and why would I use it? With so many frames, does it look similiar to interlaced footage?
 
It looks smoother and better than interlaced footage. It has the same temporal motion signature but without the motion artifacts.

If you want to see 720/60p in action, watch any high-def broadcast on Fox or ABC or ESPN; they all use 720/60p.
 
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