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Mixed HDV frame rates…output OK, or recompress?
I shot some footage w/ a Canon HV10 camcorder, in HDV 1080i60 at 29.97fps. I want to add the footage to my sequence, but my primary camera media (Canon XH-G1) is 1080p24 at 23.98fps, aka the Canon 24f proprietary format. I understand that I can edit in mixed frame rates, but my concern is, what will the final output look like? Is the sequence merely skipping frames temporarily, or should I play it safe and recompress everything under a single codec?
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Please test it out and tell us all. I’m certain you’ve got everyone’s ears perked up waiting to know that one.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
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OK folks…it’s not looking good for mixed frame rate editing. I did an export using QuickTime Conversion on a test sequence containing 24fps and 29.97fps clips. You’ll notice under ‘Options’ that it asks you to choose just one frame rate. I went ahead and saved two copies: one at 24fps, and one at 29.97fps. There doesn’t seem to be any difference between the two frame rates in each QuickTime movie conversion. I will say, however, I really can’t tell the difference b/w the differing clips unless I’m comparing clips that contain a lot of motion, whether it be camera motion or the subject in motion. If anyone figures out a solution to this…you should probably be working for Apple. 😉
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