720 24p HDV to 720 30p HDV For FCP Editing at DVinfo.net

Rob Stiff · February 13th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Have shot projects in 720 24p HDV and want to know the most efficent digital process to get this footage converted into 720 30p HDV for editing in FCP.
Any suggestions?

Nate Weaver · February 13th, 2006, 04:21 PM

There is no clean conversion to 30p from 24p.

You can do it, but it's going to introduce either weird motion blur from interpolation or strobing from irregular motion cadence. How bad each problem is is a function of the quality of the math/image processing in the program you use.

You CAN get a clean conversion to 720p60 DVCPRO HD though.

Tim Dashwood · February 13th, 2006, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Stiff

Have shot projects in 720 24p HDV and want to know the most efficent digital process to get this footage converted into 720 30p HDV for editing in FCP.
Any suggestions?

The smoothest approach is just to edit in 24P. We've discussed it at length in our FCP for HDV forum. Do a search on HDVxDV. We also have a Lumiere HD sub-forum over there if that is your 720P24 software of choice.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=104

February 13th, 2006, 03:14 PM	#1
Rob Stiff Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 173	720 24p HDV to 720 30p HDV For FCP Editing Have shot projects in 720 24p HDV and want to know the most efficent digital process to get this footage converted into 720 30p HDV for editing in FCP. Any suggestions?

February 13th, 2006, 04:21 PM	#2
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	There is no clean conversion to 30p from 24p. You can do it, but it's going to introduce either weird motion blur from interpolation or strobing from irregular motion cadence. How bad each problem is is a function of the quality of the math/image processing in the program you use. You CAN get a clean conversion to 720p60 DVCPRO HD though. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net