[Shay Carriere] “I’ve got what I’m told is 1280×1080, 29.97, upper field first footage with pulldown removed during capture “
you have some conflicting information in you description of your footage, which may be a problem as you continue….
you said the footage is 29.97 with a pulldown removed… if the pulldown was removed, then the frame rate should be 23.976. so, either the pullldown was not removed, or the footage is actually 23.976fps…
do you see any interlacing in any of the frames? it wouldn’t appear on every frame, but in a pattern of every 4th and 5th frame. if so, then you should remove the pulldown manually in the interpret footage settings (select guess pulldown) and work with the footage in a 23.976 comp. then, if needed, you can render and add the pulldown back in (in the render settings, set to render fields, upper, and any pulldown cadence should work). but if you are handing this to someone else, ask if the need the pulldown back in.
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
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