[Carlton Ahrens]

Hey,

Thanks for replying.

I have decided upon LT. The frame rate for the 5d is 30 fps but the new firmware update makes it 29.97. So when i convert the old footage on the 5d i am going to change the frame rate to 29.97.

My problem now is that when i capture the HDV footage… 1) It only offers me the option of capturing in the prores 422 or prores 422 hq. i really want LT.

The second problem is that fcp creates data files and not self contained qt files. I read about someone else having a problem with this on creative cow. nobody ever responded to his problem. I want the individual files in qt and not some data file.

Because of this i see no other alternative than capturing in HDV then converting in compressor.

Any thoughts?

Thanks again.

Carlton

[Carlton Ahrens]

Hey,

I realized after I posted that fcp scaled up the HDV footage to the Canon’s 1920×1080. It looks good on my monitor but is this the best option?

Can anyone clarify if I should convert the HDV to the prores 422? I see there is an option to capture and automatically convert it to prores 422. I haven’t done that with the HDV footage so far, but can convert it and change my capture settings going forward.

Thanks in advance,

Carlton