• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  30p footage for possible film or HDcam transfer

  Posted by Michael Hanisch on December 15, 2005 at 2:31 am

  OK, I’ve spent hours researching this topic on boards and I know it’s been discussed but I’m still confused.

  I am shooting a documentary and much of the historical footage I’ll be using was shot in 30p. (Canon “frame mode” and DVX100a at 30p.)

  I’d like options open for a possible transfer to HDcam or film for festival screenings, but I’ve read that 30p poses problems for film transfer. (Is that true for transfer to HDcam or other digital projection methods?)

  My question is, should I shoot all new footage in 30p, or should I somehow convert what I have and work in 24p or 60i?

  And how does 24p or 30p footage relate to a 29.97fps timeline in FCP?

  Thanks for any help!

  Mike

  Michael Hanisch replied 20 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jerry Hofmann

  December 15, 2005 at 4:55 pm

  30p poses a problem for transfer to 24fps but it’s not overcommable with the right equipment involved (a Terranix box comes to mind).

  I’d not change formats mid stream at all. Finish in the same formats. You’ll use a standard 29.97 timeline for the material.

  24p material uses 23.98 fps-so sequence settings should be that for 24p material. Seems to me any digital projector can project your material without having to convert to 24 fps… it will be smoother looking too, more fps!

  Jerry

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  Michael Hanisch

  December 28, 2005 at 10:21 pm

  Thank you for the response, Jerry.

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