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Premiere Pro CS 5.5 Monitoring Frame Rate Question
Hello everyone. FCP to PP editor here, and as I attempt to monitor my AVC-Intra 100 1080HD 23.976 footage on an external monitor via my Blackmagic Studio card, I seem to be missing a setting that was available in FCP 7.
I’m hoping someone can help me either find the switch or confirm that it does not exist in PP.
The video output menu in FCP7 (when used with Blackmagic cards anyway) has a handy 23.976 ->59.94 8 bit HD conversion output that allows me to monitor in a frame rate my consumer Samsung display can accept (in my case, via component).
In Premiere CS 5.5, I understand that I need to choose the Blackmagic sequence preset that matches my footage (I’ve chosen the Uncompressed preset at 1080HD/23.976 so I can also choose ProRes422 for my preview file codec). My external monitor can’t display 23.976, so I’m hoping there’s a way to tell my Blackmagic card to still do that conversion I’m so fond of in FCP7 (to 59.94)… Whether it’s through a Blackmagic setting or a PP setting, I’d like to know if it’s possible. I know the hardware can do it… just wondering if there’s a way PP can achieve it.
By the way, I did have the thought to use a 29.97 sequence/timeline, and it works great for monitoring, but playback stops due to dropped frames, even when files have been rendered.
Thanks so much for any input!
Banks
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I was looking for this as well, though my pvm series monitor can do
24 frame modes, the 48hz flicker can be annoying to look at.I didn’t find anything that could take care of that since my
black magic multibridge doesn’t do frame conversion, if your black magic card
does, try setting the control panel to do the frame rate change.If not, I’m afraid your only option is to put it in a 29.97 timeline.
The issue with the playback stopping even when fully rendered seems to
be an issue with 5.5 in CS 6 that problem is thankfully gone.You’ll find that if it stops playing, going back to the start playing
again, then going back again to the start and playing, usually by that
third try it will play all the way through…at least thats my experience. -
Chris,
Thank you so much for the thoughts.
I’m going to perhaps just have to wait til CS6…
I’ve contacted BMD and we’ll see what they say.
Thanks again.
Banks
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