Timeline question for mixed footage; 30i and 60p, best timeline settings?

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BennyMonday

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I'm have footage shot on a Panny TM-900 for a little webisode. There was an accident and the DP shot a few scenes at 1920x1080 30i instead of 1920x1080 60p like the rest of the footage.
Can I mix these two, I know I can but maybe the better question is what should my timeline settings be in Vegas MS 11 when I start the project? Should I set for the 30i and convert the rest or use a 1080 30p timeline and let the software convert everything.
Just looking for the best compromise, I'd rather not have to reshoot the scene(s) if at all possible. The 30i is only 2 out of 10 scenes.
I usually use the 60p template for all footage so my knowledge of technical settings like this is very limited. Field Order, Pixel Aspect ratio, Deinterlace method are always set at default and I'm not solid with which if any needs to be changed.
Thanks!!!
 
Was it 30p, or was it "30i"? If it was "30i," then it will look the same as the 60p, because it's really 60i. There's not actually any such thing as "30i," even if a lot of things call 60i "30i."

If it's 30p, you should only edit on a 30p timeline if you want to convert all of the 60p footage to 30p, and thus change the look of all of that footage. If you don't, just edit as 60p and live with the difference in the 30p footage. There isn't anything you can do to make it look (move) like 60p.
 
Thanks David, the format reads 29.97 interlaced for the messed up footage and 60 progressive for all the other footage. I'll drag it all in a 60p timeline I guess and see how bad it is. The final render will be at 29.97 for web viewing anyway so hopefully it'll look very close. I did place the 60 footage in a 30 timeline and that all looked very similar, just not sure if that's the best way to go or try the 60 timeline and render down the project to 30.
I know I can't improve the 30 to look like 60, just hoping it's close enough. The rest of the project will be shot at 60, so that all won't be an issue.
 
If you're shooting all of this knowing you're going to render as 30p, then you should probably just shoot 30p. Shooting it all as 60p doesn't gain you anything.
 
True. The fast rate and slo mo I use the camera for on the day job doesn't apply here so there really isn't a "good" reason for 60p if streaming sites are the ultimate goal.
 
Normally, I would say that frame rate is entirely an artistic choice, based on how you want the footage to look. But in this case, as you can't have 60p as your delivery, there's really no sense in shooting it.
 
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