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Migrating an Avid project to FCP, 3:2 pulldown…
I have a project I am going to “on-line” and color correct in FCP that was originally cut in Avid. The Avid edit was done in 29.97 fps from film to tape transfer footage, pulldown was not removed.
AAF files were exported that represent the finished off-line edit and these were imported with Automatic Duck which created a sequence and clips for the Avid edit in FCP. Now I am faced with the dilemma that in FCP you must remove pull-down from your media, unlike in Avid. How can I do this properly and not alter the edit? My first problem is that my imported timeline will be the wrong time base if I convert my clips to 23.98 via reverse telecine. Is there a way to convert this before the clips are created?
Thanks in advance.
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3 Replies
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How are you finishing? If you were editing in 29.97 in Avid, why are you changing the time base?
You don’t have to first remove pulldown in Final Cut unless there is a reason.
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We are seeing interlaced pull-down frames that are causing strange artifacts in our workflow. According to the FCP manual, anytime your working with 3:2 telecine pulldown, your supposed to reverse telecine these clips. However, this is the first time I’ve seen this issue myself. I have successfully been able to reverse the telecine, converting the clips to 23.98, but now I have a sequence that needs to be manually re-conformed.
I know in the past I have done 29/97 telecine footage with no issue in FCP.
Any thoughts?
bk
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How are you finishing? What are the source tapes you are capturing from for the “online”? Or are you finishing on film?
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