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Chuck Spaulding · October 30th, 2008, 03:25 PM

This is probably more of a Apple Color question than an XDCAM question but maybe someone else has experience this and has a simple solution.

I shot some 1080P30 footage, looks great in FCP but when I open the clip in Color it sets the frame rate to 23.98 not 30, so it plays back incorrectly. In the info tab for the clip it recognizes that its 30P but I can't change the frame rate in the setup tab to 30.

Any suggestions how I can resolve this?

Thanks

Justin Carlson · November 1st, 2008, 10:30 AM

For some reason you can't just open up a file in color.
What you need to do is set it up in FCP first (make sure all your sequence settings are right) THEN use the "Send To" command to send it to Color. Then it will have all the same settings you had in FCP, including the right frame rate.

Chuck Spaulding · November 1st, 2008, 11:11 AM

Thanks,

I will give that a shot.

Dean Sensui · November 1st, 2008, 05:12 PM

Just FYI: If you're still trying to learn Color, there's a great tutorial by Walter Biscardi. I picked it up and it made the difference between struggling to figure it out and making it an essential part of my workflow.

Peter Kraft · November 1st, 2008, 05:52 PM

Dean,
would you care to post the link of the tutorial by Walter Biscardi you mentioned in your last post? Did not find it. Thanks for your kind help. Pe.

Dave Morrison · November 1st, 2008, 07:23 PM

I'm not Dean, but it might be this one:

Should you use Final Cut Pro or Color? : Apple Color Tutorial

dave

Dean Sensui · November 2nd, 2008, 12:40 PM

Here's a bunch of online tutorials:

Apple Color Tutorials

October 30th, 2008, 03:25 PM	#1
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,104	XDCAM and Color This is probably more of a Apple Color question than an XDCAM question but maybe someone else has experience this and has a simple solution. I shot some 1080P30 footage, looks great in FCP but when I open the clip in Color it sets the frame rate to 23.98 not 30, so it plays back incorrectly. In the info tab for the clip it recognizes that its 30P but I can't change the frame rate in the setup tab to 30. Any suggestions how I can resolve this? Thanks

November 1st, 2008, 10:30 AM	#2
Justin Carlson Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 173	For some reason you can't just open up a file in color. What you need to do is set it up in FCP first (make sure all your sequence settings are right) THEN use the "Send To" command to send it to Color. Then it will have all the same settings you had in FCP, including the right frame rate. __________________ Justin http://www.carlsonmedia.ca

November 1st, 2008, 05:12 PM	#4
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	Just FYI: If you're still trying to learn Color, there's a great tutorial by Walter Biscardi. I picked it up and it made the difference between struggling to figure it out and making it an essential part of my workflow. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

November 1st, 2008, 07:23 PM	#6
Dave Morrison Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Central Florida Posts: 762	I'm not Dean, but it might be this one: Should you use Final Cut Pro or Color? : Apple Color Tutorial dave __________________ EX1, Nikon D750 http://www.morrisonphotographics.com http://www.heritagefilm.com

November 2nd, 2008, 12:40 PM	#7
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	Here's a bunch of online tutorials: Apple Color Tutorials __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

November 1st, 2008, 11:11 AM	#3
Chuck Spaulding Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Thousand Oaks Posts: 1,104	Thanks, I will give that a shot.

November 1st, 2008, 05:52 PM	#5
Peter Kraft Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Europe Posts: 245	Dean, would you care to post the link of the tutorial by Walter Biscardi you mentioned in your last post? Did not find it. Thanks for your kind help. Pe.