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Stuttering playback of 24p footage in FCP 4.5
Greetings,
I have just captured 24p (23.97?) progressive 16:9 footage from my Pana DVX100A into FCP 4.5 for the first time and notice that the playback of a panning shot stutters along rather that being smooth (meaning that the pan appears to stutter). Is there something amiss in my settings? I am using a Powerbook G4 and OSX 10.4.6.
Many thanks,
Kevin -
10 Replies
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Is this the first time working with 24p content? If your not used to seeing 24p jutter, that could be it.
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This is my first time using 24p footage, yes. I just discovered some info on Ken Stone’s FCP site that said I did not have the correct RT Playback and Pulldown settings for my sequence. I set them to the higher quality settings and now it plays back as smooth as the original footage.
Thanks for your reply.
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What, exactly, were your capture settings?
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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Hello, Graeme –
It was actually your article on Ken Stone’s site that I was just referencing! Excellent information with very clear explainations. Pleased to meet you.
I shot the footage on a DVX100A in 24p Advanced mode. Some of it was shot with an anamorphic adapter and some in Letterbox mode. My capture settings are DV NTSC 48khz Advanced (2:3:3:2) Pulldown and 23.98 fps. My sequence preset is DV NTSC 23.98.
My intent is to cut together a draft demo reel of scenics put to music and burn it onto a DVD for my collaborator to see back east. I do not have DVD Studio Pro yet but was going to try to burn a DVD through iDVD. I will be upgrading from FCP 4.5 to the FCP suite next week.
Many thanks,
Kevin -
Was the capture timebase set to 29.97fps or 23.98fps. It should ALWAYS be 29.97fps or the advanced pulldown will NOT be removed correctly. Fix that, and you’re laughing. For playaback, make sure it’s 2:3:2:3 and that will look great.
Glad the article helped!
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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In the Capture Preset Editor I have set the compressor fps at 29.97 and have checked the “Remove advanced pulldown and/or duplicate frames..” box. Does that sound good? Thanks again.
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Sounds good. I’d just use the easy preset though, or make a modified one for anamorphic if need be.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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And will I be able to export a sequence created with these settings to iDVD easily? Thanks.
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No. You can’t use 24pA with iDVD.
Graeme
– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects and Standards Conversion for FCP
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I need to send a 24pa letterbox-originated sequence to my collaborator, who also has FCP. Can I send him a Quicktime movie version that has been recorded on iDVD, or alternatively will iMovie-to-DVD work so that he can see my draft piece on his Mac?
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