Which way to go
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Sol M.
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Re: Which way to go
FCP4 is the way to go. Believe it or not, the program actually got better in the latest version
Using cinema tools that comes with FCP4, you can convert 24p advanced footage to pure 24p footage, and you can edit that in FCP without issue. The only issues that come up is if you'll be mixing a lot of 6oi footage with the 24p (as you'd be editing on a 24p timeline), or if your output will be mainly for broadcast output. 24p advanced is best for film or dvd output.
FCP4 is the way to go. Believe it or not, the program actually got better in the latest version
Using cinema tools that comes with FCP4, you can convert 24p advanced footage to pure 24p footage, and you can edit that in FCP without issue. The only issues that come up is if you'll be mixing a lot of 6oi footage with the 24p (as you'd be editing on a 24p timeline), or if your output will be mainly for broadcast output. 24p advanced is best for film or dvd output.
Sol M.
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Re: Which way to go
24pN and 30p will mix with 60i fine on a 29.97fps timeline. If that's what you intend to do, then those are the modes you should shoot in. 24pA is primarily meant to be used when you want to edit on a 23.97fps timeline and even mix your footage with film footage, for instance.
24pN and 30p will mix with 60i fine on a 29.97fps timeline. If that's what you intend to do, then those are the modes you should shoot in. 24pA is primarily meant to be used when you want to edit on a 23.97fps timeline and even mix your footage with film footage, for instance.
Re: Which way to go
[quote author=Jive link=board=FCP;num=1074369888;start=0#1 date=01/18/04 at 03:01:26]...Using cinema tools that comes with FCP4, you can convert 24p advanced footage to pure 24p footage...[/quote]
Small nitpick: Cinema Tools is used for reverse pulldown of 24pn footage, not 24pa footage, and it had this feature in FCP3, too (although Cinema Tools didn't automatically come with FCP3). 24pa footage can automatically be reverse pulldown-ed when you capture it into FCP4 without going into Cinema Tools.
[quote author=Jive link=board=FCP;num=1074369888;start=0#1 date=01/18/04 at 03:01:26]...Using cinema tools that comes with FCP4, you can convert 24p advanced footage to pure 24p footage...[/quote]
Small nitpick: Cinema Tools is used for reverse pulldown of 24pn footage, not 24pa footage, and it had this feature in FCP3, too (although Cinema Tools didn't automatically come with FCP3). 24pa footage can automatically be reverse pulldown-ed when you capture it into FCP4 without going into Cinema Tools.
ArkhamFilms
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Re: Which way to go
If you do edit 24p(standard) footage in a 29.97 timeline, be sure to deinterlace your clips. Otherwise you can get a "combing" effect from the interlaced frames.
It really shows up in Mpeg2 and web conversion formats.
-CJ
www.arkhamfilms.com
If you do edit 24p(standard) footage in a 29.97 timeline, be sure to deinterlace your clips. Otherwise you can get a "combing" effect from the interlaced frames.
It really shows up in Mpeg2 and web conversion formats.
-CJ
www.arkhamfilms.com