Michael Winget
May 18th, 2010, 04:14 PM
I brought a friend along to help me with a recent shoot, and made sure that our camera settings were identical. In my haste I forgot to make sure that we were both in 24p. As I watched the footage from the day's shoot, I noticed that his looked (or rather played) quite differently than mine. I checked his clip properties, and lo and behold he had shot the whole thing in 30p.
I've mixed different formats before in FCP, but never had to mix different frame rates on progressive video. I know there are a number of options here, but I'm looking for the one that has the least damaging effect on my footage. Do I convert the 30p stuff to 24p? If so, what app is best suited for the job? I know CinemaTools will slow it down (like it does with my 60p to 24p footage). I could just drop it directly onto the timeline, but the tests I've done with that method leave the 30p footage looking choppy.
What would you do in this situation?
I've mixed different formats before in FCP, but never had to mix different frame rates on progressive video. I know there are a number of options here, but I'm looking for the one that has the least damaging effect on my footage. Do I convert the 30p stuff to 24p? If so, what app is best suited for the job? I know CinemaTools will slow it down (like it does with my 60p to 24p footage). I could just drop it directly onto the timeline, but the tests I've done with that method leave the 30p footage looking choppy.
What would you do in this situation?