varicam footage 60fps, how to import for slow mo?

[Matt Small]

You need to capture over firewire after loading the DVCPRO HD – 720p60 Easy Setup. Then, you need to download the Panasonic Frame Rate Conversion tool from their website:

https://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/support/fcphd.asp

Quit Final Cut, install the tool, launch Final Cut and select the captured footage in the browser window. Under Tools in the menu bar, choose DVCPRO HD Frame Rate Converter, and if you captured the clip correctly, it will recognize the flags and give you the options to convert the 720p60 to other frame rates.

Matt Small
Denver, CO

“If it was easy, everyone would do it.”

[Shane Ross]

Only the HVX can record and playback slow motion in camera.

You need to use the converter, like Matt said. Here’s a tutorial.

DVCPRO HD Frame Rate Converter:

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=8&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/dvpro_hd/index.html

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Jamie Nabers]

what if im bringing in my footage via HD-SDI?

j

[Shane Ross]

[jamie] “what if im bringing in my footage via HD-SDI?”

Dunno…never tried. Why are you bringing it in via HD SDI? What do you hope to gain? Capturig via firewire is very straightforward…

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Jeremy Garchow]

An addendum about the downloading of the FRC from Panasonic. If you have FCP 5.1.2, you must use the FRC that’s on your FCP install disks as it’s a universal version.

Jeremy

[Jamie Nabers]

im using the kona 3 card. it has no firewire connection. HD-SDI is the only way to bring in HD footage through the kona card.

j

[Shane Ross]

Well then, there you go.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Jamie Nabers]

so i guess i will just have to research a lil bit more…haha..

thanks anyways,

j

[Gary Adcock]

[jamie] “im using the kona 3 card. it has no firewire connection. HD-SDI is the only way to bring in HD footage through the kona card.”
FIrst
make sure you have the most current version of the driver you can use.

Use the 720p23.98 VARICAM setting (and this works for DVCPROHD, 8bit or 10bit captures done in this manner)
Using that setting FCP should properly capture the Footage from the deck at the speed it was shot at, < 60fps = 2.5x slower playback) You need to set "in and out" points to make this work correctly - it does not work correctly using capture now. gary adcock Studio37 HD & Film Consultation Post and Production Workflows