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Avid Framerate Conversion via Imagesequence
Hello,
an Editor i know needs to convert footage from 30 FPS to 25 FPS for a pal-project. Since he doesn’t need the audio-footage, i suggested to him to export it as an imagesequence and to import the imagesequence into a pal-project. I know, that it will change the duration of the clips, but since that is not a problem, i thought, that it would be the easiest solution.
My questions are:
1. Do you think that it is the simplest and best solution?
2. If not, what do you think should he do instead?Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Cheers Oskar
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4 Replies
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There are a number of other options.
If he’s using MC4 or above then he could just open the bin from the 30fps project inside the 25fps project and Avid will automatically add Motion Adapters to convert the framerate (in a way it deems best) when he edits into a sequence. This will not affect clip duration.
Another alternative is to import the footage as QT files after typing “IgnoreQTRate true” into the console. This will speed up or slow down the footage to convert it to the framerate of the project.
Andrew McKee
Editor/Colourist
Avid Certified Instructor – MC5.5
Apple Certified Trainer – FCP7
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[Andrew McKee] “Another alternative is to import the footage as QT files after typing “IgnoreQTRate true” into the console. This will speed up or slow down the footage to convert it to the framerate of the project.”
And he will have to re-type it in console every time he opens the project.
(last I checked was MC5… this might have changed)
I’ve been wanting an “interpret frame rate” feature for ever… Maybe some addition to source settings.
I think if you export as tiff sequence at max quality and reimport as 25 fps it’s a pretty clean way that won’t do any mysterious abracadabra to your frames. It will result in slight slow-mo though (80%)
Hector Berrebi
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You only need to retype ‘IgnoreQTRate True’ if you plan on importing something. After import, it’s just media like any other.
Caveat: the QT file you import cannot have any sound, or IgnoreQTRate will NOT work.
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Hello,
Thank you for your suggestions. I will keep them in mind for the next time. Since the Material did not need audio (it is a helicopter-shot) and we knew that it would be slower – that is ok. But i will keep your methods in mind. Thanks again.
Oskar
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