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Q. about Panasonic DVCPRO-50 VTRs & 24p & 30p
Apologies if this is the wrong forum (there isn’t a “DVCPRO-50” forum?), but if anyone can answer/comment on this I’d appreciate it:
If I record the “live” SDI output of my Sony DSR-450WSL camcorder (when the cam is in its 24p or 30p PSF progressive mode) on a Panasonic DVCPRO-50 deck such as the AJ-SD93 or AJ-SD930, will FCP be able to capture from the deck’s tape via Firewire and handle the video “correctly” … similar to if the tape had been originally been shot in a SDX-900 in 24p/30p mode?
I hope that question makes sense. 😉
– Peter
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Hi Peter,
It will record it as DVCPRO50, however the flag information will not be there so your extraction will be manual anf you will need to identify the A frame on every clip for the Cinema tools. Or you can just edit in 60i.
Hope that helps,
Jan
Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems -
Thanks your answer, Jan; and I have a follow-up question for you or others:
We’ll most likely use my DSR-450WSL cam’s 30p mode for this particular shoot.
When I record my cam’s live SDI 30p output with a AJ-SD93 deck in DVCPRO-50 mode, and capture & edit it in FCP in a 60i timeline, will the resulting video look as good/identical as if it were instead originated as a 30p “flagged” recording in-camera (such as shot with a SDX-900)?
I’m not comparing the two cams (DSR-450WSL & SDX-900) — we all know which is better 🙂 — just whether there’s a quality trade-off editing 30p video originated from an external SDI source and recorded on a deck vs. 30p video flagged and recorded in a cam?
If it matters, the final edit will be distributed via the web & DVD only, not broadcast. The video will very short, just a few minutes, most of it involving chromakeying.
Again, apologies if my question isn’t clear, and thanks again.
– Peter
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Jan, are you saying that no matter what “mode” the Sony source camera is in, the deck will still just record plain old DVCPRO50 (interlaced 29.97)?
Thanks,
Thomas -
That is correct- 30p 24p are created by the CCD imager- the deck is always 29.97 60i NTSC DVCPRO50.
noah
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