P2 into FCP in PAL land…

[Mantrafilm]

The latest version of FCP , 5.1.4, does have an easy set up for 720/25 p

[Graeme Duane]

OK, thanks, that’ll be the easiest.

I hope the Frame rate converter that Panasonic has for download will work with 50p..? Thats the next challenge.

[Graeme Duane]

Just upgraded to 5.1.4, can’t see an easy setup for 720/25p.

I can go and customise settings so the FCP works, there is a sequence preset for 720/25P, but no easy one from the word go. The frame rate converter that Panasonic has for download doesn’t work for PAL speeds either, so I’m starting to think that this is whole thing is a load of crud. Come on Panasonic, it isn’t as if this camera was released yesterday…

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

Might your question be pointed toward Apple? We didn’t make FCP, Apple did.

As far as the frame rate converter, why would you need it? If you are working in P2, and you want something other that 25P, change your frame rate to 18 and be sure you are in the 720/25PN mode. It will record only the 18 frames per second and thus you won’t need the frame rate converter at all.

Hope that helps,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Graeme Duane]

Hi Jan
Thanks for the reply, you’re right about the missing codecs, Apples fault, sorry.

What I have done is set the camera to 25pn, and adjust the framerates as and when I need to. As you say, this then goes into FCP at the adjusted speed. I hope I’m not compromising quality here as I don’t have a full understanding of the new Native thing. As far as I can see it works. Maybe you could put my fears at rest?

Other than these hesitations the camera and my system is working well after a mornings fiddling, so I don’t think thats half bad.