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Strange FCP frame rate problem…
Weird FCP problem here…
I’ve been getting 24fps quicktimes from an Avid. They appear as 24fps in the info panel of Quicktime, and as 24fps when imported into protools. So far so good.
BUT when I open them in FCP to burn TC into them, they appear as 23.976fps. If I then stick them into a 24fps timeline regardless and generate my QTs like that, they drift.
Am I doing something wrong? Has anyone else experienced this?
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3 Replies
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They probably are 23.976. True 24 fps workflow is very rare.
Arnie
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Hmm.
Ok, this could be the case. That was my first conclusion.
But if so, why does both Protools and Quicktime identify the files as being 24fps? Both of these softwares are capable of telling when a file is 23.976.
Thanks for your help btw 🙂
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[Roland Heap] “But if so, why does both Protools and Quicktime identify the files as being 24fps? Both of these softwares are capable of telling when a file is 23.976. “
Because the default workflow is 24 fps- you cannot have a partial frame being shown and if it was truly playing at 24.0 fps you would not be able to play it out as SD or have any type of realtime down conversion if it is HD.
the 23.98 timebase is to facilitate a unified playback for the NTSC world running at 29.97
FYI — 23.98 is always NDF content
gary adcock
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