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29.97 to 24 fps
hey,
I’ve got a 22 minute broadcast cartoon that was animated at 30 fps in flash. Output to 29.97 fps quicktimes, then put into Final Cut Pro. We have the whole thing edited at 29.97.
Now they want to transfer it to 24 fps. Going from 29.97 to 24 we will loose 5 minutes from the show.
I was going to do the 24 transfer in After Effects. Any problems with this? Has anyone done this successfully before?Thanks
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[FooKai] “Going from 29.97 to 24 we will loose 5 minutes from the show”
That’s not how it works. The running time will not change. It will just drop 6 frames per second, and display the remaining 24 frames at a slower rate.
What version of FCP are you running? Does it have audio?
If it has audio, you want to convert it to 23.98 first, and then use Cinema Tools to conform it to 24 (which slows down picture and audio by half a percent or whatever it is).
I haven’t tried converting 30fps source footage to 24 yet in FCP6. FCP5 doesn’t do a very good job. FCP6 might though.
There are filters and plugins available that specialize in this. Gramme Natress’s does this I believe.
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My plugin only works from 60i, not 30p.
Given it’s in flash – can you not change the timebase in there and re-render? It would probably screw thing up I’m sure….. Why the sudden change to 24p? Frame rate is pretty intamate with animation and something usually decided on before a project begins, not when it’s complete.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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