FCP 5.0 and Canon XL2 24p (NTSC)

[Shane Ross]

What format did you shoot? That determines the settings you choose.

And I don’t think that camera is supported in 5.0. Only 5.1.2…AFAIK.

Shane

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[Adrian Zehn]

NTSC DV 24p is the format…..

I am having big trouble making sure that what I end up with in Final Cut Pro is 24p material…..

Any suggestions? Getting desperate…

AZ

[Shane Ross]

Just use the DV/NTSC Easy Setup. If it is 24PA, and you won’t be going back to tape, then choose the DV/NTSC Advanced pulldown removal.

FCP has supported 24p DV for quite some time. I misread your title, and thought you were talking about the HDV Canon.

Shane

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[Adrian Zehn]

Hi,

So I have captured footage using the DV NTSC Advanced Pulldown removal setting….

Then when I look at the footage information on the clips, it says the video rate is 29.97…..

What kind of sequence should I be using? – what are the settings for the sequence so that I will be editing in 24p (without need to render)….

I am getting very concerned that this isn’t working as it should…..

Thanks….

AZ

[Shane Ross]

The Easy Setups exist for a reason. When you choose one, it automatically makes your capture settings and sequence settings match. If you choose an Easy Setup AFTER you open FCP, create a new sequence and trash SEQUENCE 1. The new sequence will have the correct settings.

If your footage is 29.97, then it is regular 24p, not 24PA…so you should capture using the basic DV/NTSC setting.

Shane

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[Adrian Zehn]

Ok….I am getting somewhere now…..

I have checked the XL2 camera manual that I am using to digitize with and it does have two modes of 24p as you suggest.

Is there any way to tell from already recorded tapes what form of 24p is on the tape?

If it is 24p standard, I understand I will need to use cinema tools after I digitize in order to edit in true 24p – can you point me to anywhere that explains this process in a practical step by step way – I have not used cinema tools before.

Also – what are the implications if some of the footage was shot in 24p standard and some of it in 24p advanced?

Thanks again….

AZ

[Phillip Van west]

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/24p_in_FCP_nattress.html

This may clear up a few things…hope it helps.

pvw

Phil Van West
Terra Nova Productions
Denver, CO
Video Production/Post-Production

G5 DP 2.5GHz / 4.5 GB RAM / OS 10.4.8 / FCP 5.1.2 / QT 7.1.3

[Adrian Zehn]

Yes…..this article does clarify things somewhat…….although it does not tell me how to know if the footage on the tape is 24p normal or advanced – is there any way I can tell this from the tape? When I play back the tape from the camera and view it on an NTSC screen, through the RCA out connectors, it looks fine – does not stutter etc – so does this mean the footage is definately 24p normal – or is the camera capable of giving good playback regardless of the mode?

Any other ideas on how I can work this out?

Thanks

AZ