• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Importing Normal 24p into FCP6

  Posted by Johnb on October 14, 2007 at 4:27 am

  I recently shot a documentary with a DVX100B (on the F5 setting, which I believe is Normal 24p) and I’m currently trying to import it in a way that will preserve the look using Final Cut 6 (part of the Studio 2). What, exactly, should I be using for Format, fps, etc?

  Should I use the standard DV – NTSC at 29.97 fps? Or, should I be capturing using a DV – NTSC 24p (23.98 fps)? And, what should I set the sequence settings to and edit in?

  Also, what, if I do wish to create a 24p project (that will be duplicated on many DVDs) do I need to do with Cinema Tools? / DVD Studio 4?

  What about Anamorphic? If I want widescreen, should I be messing with those settings at all?

  Lots of questions, I know. Can someone please help?

  Johnb replied 18 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Tom Brooks

  October 14, 2007 at 2:38 pm

  Have you studied this tutorial?
  https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/24p_in_FCP_nattress.html

  Long story short, you can edit your 24p normal footage in a standard DV setting. When you go to DVD, Compressor will treat it like standard 60i DV and it will look similar to most movies that are transferred to video.

  You could use Cinema Tools to remove the pulldown from your 24p Normal footage and then edit in a 23.98 timeline. This would give you the limited advantage of making a 24p DVD, but you may not notice a difference in most of today’s DVD players. Don’t go there unless you have a real need to.

  As far as anamorphic goes, I believe the DVX-100B is like the DVX-100A in that it requires an anamorphic lens to get best quality for 16:9 shooting. You have to try this workflow before you shoot.
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  Johnb

  October 14, 2007 at 11:41 pm

  Thanks for the help and insight, Tom.

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