• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Workflow, when to reduce FPS?

  Posted by Charlie Broon on October 9, 2011 at 10:20 am

  Hi everyone,

  I’m using the panasonic tm900 recording at 50p.

  I want the result to be 24p.

  So, i can convert at 2 points, at the point of ingestion (using a mts converter to go to pro res), converting all the clips to 24p before I go into final cut, or at the very end.

  I’m not sure which is more appropriate and why.

  Also, I use a zoom h4n for audio, and I don’t know if there are syncing issues that can come up with converting FPS early on.

  It would be nice to edit the clips already in 24p, so I can see what the result will look / feel like.

  thanks!

  Charlie Broon replied 14 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Jerry Hofmann

  October 9, 2011 at 3:42 pm

  Why not shoot 24p?

  Jerry

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  Charlie Broon

  October 9, 2011 at 7:51 pm

  Good question.

  on the panny tm900, you can only shoot 24p in manual mode, so the question is for those times when i need the auto.

  but also sometimes, i forget to change the setting to 24p, like the current clips i’ve got.

  and shooting in 50 / 60p is good if doing slow mo i hear and knowing when to convert is good too.

  thanks!
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  Jerry Hofmann

  October 10, 2011 at 1:05 pm

  The best results will be if you shoot 24p rather than derive it from another frame rate. Depending on what you’re shooting, I’d suggest that having to shoot manually isn’t such a bad idea anyway.

  Jerry

  Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann

  Current DVD:
  https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup

  8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.
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  Charlie Broon

  October 10, 2011 at 1:14 pm

  true that.

  though, i also have clips that were *accidentally recorded in the wrong fps from before, so i still need to convert and im trying to figure out when that is best to do in the workflow and why.

  thanks

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