COW Tutorials: Final Cut Pro DVCPRO Frame Rate Converter

[Gary Adcock]

A note on this for Varicam users.

It is not necessary to create a new project to use the software FRC in Final Cut.

However the offspeed material needs to imported/ captured at the ROOT level of the FCP browser, not inside any bin or folder. Thats one reason why many people are under the misconception that it does not work without creating a new project.

Shane’s method tells the user to drag the files needing to be processed into the browser a new project window- essentially the same as capturing your offspeed content using the browser as the capture bin (FCP’s default method – which is why it works)

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
Chicago, IL

[Predator]

I’m actually going to be digitizing varicam footage that was shot at 720p in both 30fps and 60fps mode. I will be using the AJ-HD1200A deck to capture the native DVCPro HD clips using FCP’s presets for the 720/30 and 720/60 settings depending on which footage i’ll be capturing. I will ultimately want to ouput to digital beta 4×3 through my pipe card.

As far as i’m aware I will capture the footage into fcp using either of those two presets in the capture settings. I will be editing in the DVCPro HD 720/30 fps timeline (i assume this is correct since i’ll ultimately be exporting a final 29.97fps QT in the Aurora 8 bit codec so i can output to dbeta through my pipe. I will also be doing a size change becasue they shot it for the 4×3 frame.) Once the 30fps and 60fps footage is captured into one project i assume the 30 will play fine but the 60 will not. Do i still need to create a new project in this case to do the 60fps conversion or can i keep it in my original project ? What did you mean by the Root ? I guess i’d then use the frame converter i’ve downloaded to convert the 60fps footate so that the slow mo they were shooting for plays nice and smooth ? I will select 29.97 fps in the conversion tool i would assume. That new slow mo footage should then play nice and smooth in my DVCPro HD 30fps timeline. I hope.

Thanks in advance.
jason

[Gary Adcock]

[predator] “Once the 30fps and 60fps footage is captured into one project i assume the 30 will play fine but the 60 will not.”

Why not? it should on a 2.5 DP or Later.

[predator] ” Do i still need to create a new project in this case to do the 60fps conversion or can i keep it in my original project ? What did you mean by the Root ? “

Files to be converted via the software FRC need to be at the highest level of the browser (root level) this is where new Sequences and Bins are created- if you capture to bins or subfolders you will need to create a new project.
IF you capture direct into the browser not into a bin – no you do not need to go thru this extra step.

gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
Chicago, IL

[Predator]

Everything worked fine. I didn’t capture to the root, but it was not a problem to create a new project and deal with the conversion in there. overall it was a very smooth process.

thanks
jason