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varicam downconvert to minidv
i’m starting a project next month that is going to be shot on a panasonic varicam using multiple frame rates.
the client wants to downconvert to miniDV for the edit. if i’m digitizing the material with firewire what considerations should i have about the variable frame rates. is it possible to use the panasonic frc plug in once the footage has been downconverted? are there any other workflow obstacles i should anticipate?
i’m a bit overwhelmed and any help would be appreciated.
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Dub the camera masters to DV, and work like you always have with DV…
Jerry
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[Mark Fason] “is it possible to use the panasonic frc plug in once the footage has been downconverted?”
That you can’t do. The variable frame rate is inherent in the DVCPRO HD footage, and that doesn’t transfer to DV. If they kept all the variable stuff to one tape, you could have a post facility dub it to another tape all slowed down. If not…I don’t know what to say. But yes, to do the FRC you need to have the footage captured as DVCPRO HD.
Other than that, I am not sure what issues you will run into. Haven’t done it. I just know that someone who had stuff converted to DV couldn’t do the FRC thing.
Shane
Alokut Productions
http://www.lfhd.net
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