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23.98 to 59.94
We are posting a project for a client that originates on film and has been transferred at 23.98 to HDcam. The lab pulled 29.97 offline tapes for the initial editing and it is up to our facility to create the masters for the broadcaster at 59.94, 1080i.
We have done this with commercials many times but never for a long-form series. We are using Final Cut 5 and a Kona 2 and wondering if there is some way to do this on the fly without rendering out a new sequence. We are using Cinema tools, of course to convert the 29.97 SD offlines to 23.98 onlines. The trick is adding pulldown on the fly and mastering at 59.94.
Does someone have a solution to this.
Thanks,
Jack Tunnicliffe
Java Post Production -
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I am told by AJA that if the material is put into the system at 23.98, and you need to spit out at 59.94 – do this (I have not tried it – you try it)
1) Make sure Kona 2 driver is V 1.1.0 or later
2) Go to Kont 2 ControlPanel > Codec and set Pattern to 2:3:3:2
3) If you are in FCP 4.5, that’s it.
3a) if you are in FCP 5.0 –
go to System Settings>Effects Handling and set Uncompressed 8 and 10 to NONE
Otherwise RT Extreme overrides the Pattern setting.I am told this works. I had the same question that you did, and I found out about a piece of hardware that Cobalt Digital makes – the 8021, that does the 2:3:3:2 pulldown in hardware ($3000) in real time, but AJA said that I don’t need it, and can simply do the above. If you try it, please let me know how it works out.
Thanks –
Bob Zelin -
[Bob Zelin] “, please let me know how it works out. “
Worked for me the 2 times I have done it.
once in 4.5 and once last week in 5and don’t forget to turn the RT Extreme renderer in FCP5 or you can get a weird 2:2:2:4 cadence that is nearly impossible to remove later.
gary adcock
Studio37
HD and Film Consultation -
Thanks for the feedback.
Jack
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