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  Mixing PAL 50i XL2 SD footage and PAL 24p 7D full HD footage in Final Cut timeline

  Posted by Richard Doyle on August 2, 2010 at 9:05 am

  Hi

  I just want to make sure of something. I can mix PAL 50i XL2 SD footage and PAL 24p 7D full HD footage in a timeline in Final Cut, right? I don’t need to cut between the two types of footage really at all. It will be in sections: Section A: Full HD, Section B: SD, Section C: Full HD. etc. This is just how I’m working for a short while. It’s okay to see a difference in the footage, I’m not too concerned about that (after all, one is SD and the other is full HD).

  What timeline do I set up? I want the full HD footage to look great online as well, so I’m thinking of building a 1920×1080 timeline and then going that way. Any advice would be great.

  Thanks.

  Richard Doyle replied 16 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  August 2, 2010 at 9:22 am

  Convert the 7D footage to ProRes. Then use a ProRes sequence. Now your SD footage will be upscaled to full 1920×1080, so it won’t look all that good. Be prepared for that. But you can mix both fine. As long as your frame rates match.

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  Richard Doyle

  August 5, 2010 at 5:29 pm

  Hi, can you tell me why the frame rates must match? I have 50i PAL footage from the XL2 in the same timeline as 24p 1920×1080 7D footage, and it all looks fine. It’s Final Cut Pro 7. Thanks.

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