DVCPRO HD Frame Rate Converter with HVX 25p 50fps footage

[Mantrafilm]

Maybe this will work?

https://www.aulich-adamski.de/en/perm/720p50-capturing-editing-in-final-cut-pro

[Rory Hinds]

Hi

No that only covers straight 50p or 25p not working at variable frame rates.

I’m trying to convert my 50fps footage using the Frame Rate Converter in FCP5.1 and it appears to only want to work with 59.94fps.

Is there anyone out there using the Vari Frame feature of the HVX in PAL Land?

I’ve used P2 Log to wrestle the MXF files into QuickTime and now want to convert the footage to slomo as it was shot on 50fps at 25p.

Would really like to use Vari Frames as its the whole point I purchased the cam 🙁

Many thanks
Rory

Rory Hinds
http://www.whatismine.com

[Uli Plank]

I never succeeded in using the software FRC in PAL

[Richard Sutcliffe]

Hi Rory,

We have used the 25p variable framerates successfully and it was very straightforward so don’t worry! Our workflow was to export from P2 Log as Quicktime xml, then use cinema tools to batch confrom the exported footage to 25fps, this removed the redundant frames and when imported into FCP we had 50% slo-mo WITH SOUND!!

Hmm, Im assuming here that FCP was mentioned in your post….

[Richard Sutcliffe]

I also wanted to add that I personally prefer the ‘feel’ of the footage we conformed in cinema tools to shots we took at 25PN. I cant really put my finger on it but wee started out shooting 25PN, realised that the lack of audio was robbing the footage so went to 25P. The 25PN footage has.. hard to explain.. a ‘hyper real’ feel to it. It strikes me as video like. The conformed 25P footage on the other hand had a much more natural feel and look. ITs something and nothing really but Id be interested if anyone else has had a similar thought.

Actually, the lack of audio in 25PN isn’t something and nothing, to me its huge.