Will these editing steps result in a loss of quality when transferred to 35mm film?

[Paul Escandon]

I can’t understand how the method you’re using to get around the problem clips where the pulldown wasn’t getting removed would result in something that looks good. Taking a 29.97 clip with pulldown and simply exporting it as 23.98 from Final Cut should not remove the pulldown properly and I haven’t to imagine there would be some strange visual inaccuracies in the image. But you’re not noticing any problems with it?

As far as your first steps with the 24PA footage – yeah as long as you get the pulldown removed you should be able to do a film out from that footage. It’s no HD but I’ve seen films shot with it before.

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[David Jahns]

Yes, try to recapture them as individual clips.

If that doesn’t work, Export the clips at 29.97 individually, then re-import them and use the Tools –> Remove Advanced Pulldown.

(I don’t think Cinema Tools works for Advanced Pulldown removal, but I could be wrong.)

If you view your windows at 100%, you should be able to see any pulldown artifacts, and this will also help you detect the cadence inconsistencies. You should see a blended frame once every 5 frames – 00, 05, 10, 15 or 02, 07, 12, 17, etc…

When that blended frame changes from a 00 to a 01 (or whatever), that’s where your cadence break is. Put a marker there and use it to break it into individual clips.

Tedious, yes – but it should work.