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FPS while capturing in FCP
Hi
I have an issue that i can”t solve by myself and i don’t understand if its me or if its a knowned bug.When Capturing ( capture now – batch or log) in FCP (v. 6.0.5)
with a Digital Betacam or HD cam or HDSR, i can’t have a good fps.
After capturing a clip, i go into QT and click ont show movie inspector (command+i) in QT it shows that the fps clips are not thight (ex: a 25 fps clip shows 24.88fps or 25.02 fps – it changes each time i’m capturing) but when i play the clip it shows me in (playing fps) that my fps is good(25fps) but in FPS its says 24.88fps or esle.
Is this normal? what can i do to have a tight fps?thanks
PS: I’m using a AJA Kona 3 on one mac and a blackmagic on another mac and its the same result.
All my cards are updated (firmware and application) -
5 Replies
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The only thing you should look at is the frame rate of the clips in the FCP bin after they are captured.
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In FCP the FPS is good but Still it didn’t answer why QT does not get a Thight FPS. and it seems to cause problems especially when I’m Batching or when i’m transfering my project to Color for CC
Thank you
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I have often experienced this as well for quite some time. Luckily the footage always seems to work properly in Final Cut and After Effects. I’ve had limited exposure to Color so haven’t noticed this as a problem there. The QuickTime issue continues as unresolved. QuickTime is a mess.
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Yeah, that’s just the rate it’s playing it back. Play it on a G3 and see if you can get 10 fps. And since QT isn’t really an ntsc or pal device, it’s probably calculating the exact fps in comuter land. I don’t know. But if you captured 29.97 in FCP and you didn’t get any dropped frames, then you captured 29.97. If you aren’t getting that, or are having some weird issues between programs, perhaps your drives aren’t up to snuff and you’re dropping frames but have the dropped frame warning turned off in prefs.
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thanks for the tips,
I,ll do some test and i’ll give you feed back of what i found
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