Final Cut 6 – Editing with varying frame rates

[Paul Escandon]

The short answer is yes, you can. There may be some big stumbling blocks however depending on how much you’re going to have to mix and what the purpose of all the multiple frame rates was.

Is the majority of the film shot at 25fps and the 50 and 60 footage was shot as overcrank material to be slowed down to 25? If that’s the case, then that is probably the best case scenario and you should be able to work in a 25 frame rate timeline without any problems. If, however, stuff was shot at 60i and it needs to be mixed with an equal mix of 25 and 50 stuff, then you may have some headaches on the horizon. I guess the more information you have the better.

But to answer your question on whether or not it can be done in Final Cut – the answer is yes. Biggest thing to find out first is what the majority of the stuff is shot in and that will likely be your timeline setting.

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[Arc Nevada]

Shaun you sound worried. I have not heard of that Camera by Panasonic but I am wondering if the camera came bunded with Edius Broadcast? Panasonic was bundling Edius Broadcast with their highend Cameras at one time because it was the only software that worked well with the P2 cards. Edius also works with the Grass Valley JPEG 2000 HD cameras. I think it would be wise to invest in Edius if you use Panasonic cameras.

Read this article.

https://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/reviews/f/nles/7023.html

It is indeed true RT not just an RT preview using a laptop. You can even add effects and mix DV-50 and HD-100. You can use MPEG and uncompressed in the mix if you want.

[Shaun Du sart]

Hey,

Thanks for the reply posts!

My mistake the camera is actually a Panasonic HVX 202 (using P2 cards). I will check on what frame rate the majority of the short will be shot at, but I’d assume like what you said that it will be 25 and the 50 and 60 will be slowed down.

I will post again. Thanks!