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Importing 59.94 footage into 23.98 project
Hi there,
I’m editing a feature shot in HD 1080i at 23.98fps. However, some of the footage was shot in 59.94fps for purposes of being slow motion shots. What is the proper way to bring this in for something like that?
Thank you in advance!
– Brian
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4 Replies
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Import/capture material in a 1080i project. Open bins in the 23.976 project. When you cut it into the timeline, it will automatically be time adjusted to for 23.976 using the Mix & Match feature (v4 and v5). Once on the timeline, open the motion adaptor applied and change its speed to 1:1 rather than the adjusted rate. You will want to keep the interlace to progressive active.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Interesting. And where would I find the “motion adapter” setting?
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The motion adapter is automatically added to each clip that does not match the project rate. It appears as a green dot on the clip. That is a motion effect that is automatically applied to each clip as needed with the conversion for the mix and match. The user can go in and tweak this with other settings as needed if desired. Park on the effect and go to effects mode to get to the parameters.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Ah, I see. THANKS!
For myself (and anyone who reaches this issue), I see the green dot on the clip. When I go into Effects mode and pull up the Effects Editor, there is nothing there. However, when I go to my Motion Effect Editor, I can see it is set at 250%. If I “Promote” the effect where the Motion Adapter is, like you said, I don’t see any means to change the speed to “1:1”, however if I click the Speed Graph, I can adjust it from 250% to 100%.
(I’m using Avid 5, btw)
On a separate note, the only way I am able to utilize this 59.94fps footage is if I’m linking to them via the AMA. This footage I’m using is originally coming from the 7D (h.264). The 23.98 footage transcodes to mxf beautifully with no issues. However, when I try to transcode the 59.94fps shots, I get a message that reads
Some of the clips do not match the edit rate of the current project.
Transcode creates new clips that match the current project rate.
Because the new edit rate does not match the original clip,
you cannot batch capture, batch import, relink or link (via AMA) to these new clips.Convert or skip clips that do not match the edit rate of the project?
I found this odd. I opened a new project with a 59.94fps setting and was surprised to see that I got the exact same message. Why the issue with frame rate when it matches the rate of the project? At the moment, the only solution I can find is to edit with the linked AMA footage, as opposed to transcoding it. I’d love to be able to transcode it to mxf but can’t get around this issue.
Any suggestions?
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