• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  frame rate converter not working

  Posted by Bruce Greene on November 13, 2007 at 3:18 am

  I need to use the dvcprohd frame rate converter in fcp 5.x to convert slow mo to 23.98fps.

  When I click on the menu item in the tools menu, nothing happens.

  Any suggestions?

  -bruce

  Varicam/Steadicam Owner
  Los Angeles, CA
  http://www.brucealangreene.com

  Shane Ross replied 18 years, 6 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
• 6 Replies

• 

  Tom Brooks

  November 13, 2007 at 3:49 am

  Just to clarify, you have selected a clip in the Browser, then clicked on the FRC? Nothing?
• 

  Shane Ross

  November 13, 2007 at 4:34 am

  Try dragging the clip into a NEW project. Sometimes it won’t work in the main project…dunno why.

  Shane
  
  Littlefrog Post

  GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD now for sale!
  http://www.lfhd.net
• 

  Bruce Greene

  November 13, 2007 at 4:44 am

  [Tom Brooks] “Just to clarify, you have selected a clip in the Browser, then clicked on the FRC? Nothing? “

  Yup.

  Varicam/Steadicam Owner
  Los Angeles, CA
  http://www.brucealangreene.com
• 

  Jeremy Garchow

  November 13, 2007 at 6:59 am

  First, you’ve captured DVCPro HD @ 60p, right?

  If so, move those clips out of the bin and put it in the root level of your project (meaning the clips shouldn’t be in a bin, just loose in the project). No try it.
• 

  Bruce Greene

  November 13, 2007 at 8:18 am

  Thanks all for the advice!

  Putting the clips into a “new” project did the trick.

  That said, there are jumps in the motion and looking back at the original footage, I found many random “duplicate” frames even though I shot at 60fps.

  Is this a problem with the capture? IOW, FCP set to ignore dropped frames?
  Or could this be a problem with the camera?

  -bruce
• 

  Shane Ross

  November 13, 2007 at 9:04 am

  [Bruce Alan Greene] “Is this a problem with the capture? IOW, FCP set to ignore dropped frames?”

  If you set capture to IGNORE dropped frames, that means that if frames were dropped during capture, capture wouldn’t stop, it would capture and just drop frames making your footage VERY stuttery. This is a BIG no no…never do this. You WANT to stop capture if frames were dropped. Dropped frames means many things, the biggest is that your capture drive isn’t fast enough to handle the footage. In that case, you need to get drives that can. eSATA is great for DVCPRO HD 720p60.

  If you convert bad footage, it will look bad…no question.

  Shane
  
  Littlefrog Post

  GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD now for sale!
  http://www.lfhd.net

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up