Chris Mercury
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How did you conform your proxies? If you conformed using “Interpret Footage” within Premiere, it only changes how premiere handles it without actually altering the original file, so the file is only slowed to 25fps within that project. When you relink the media, there’s an option to “Preserve Interpret Footage Settings” that should “re-conform” the clips you’re linking to.
If, however, you conformed outside of Premiere, then your proxy files have actually been slowed to 25fps, and premiere is seeing them as 25fps files rather than 50fps that you’re telling to interpret as 25. In this case, you’ll have to use the same external conforming process you used while making the proxies with your original files.
Now I’ve got a question for you…when you relinked your files, was there a way to relink everything at once? I’m working on a project with SD .avi proxies, and when I try to re-link to the h264 .mov masters, only the first file I actually try to relink does so successfully. The rest automatically link back to their SD versions, forcing me to have to relink the files one at a time.
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James, what Variable ND did you get for yours? The only 37mm’s I’ve been able to find are made by Polaroid and Vivitar? I shot a documentary in Kenya this summer on the NX70u, and would have loved to have one then, haha.
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I actually had one station request that it only be 29.5 seconds, but from what you’re saying, it sounds like they were just saying it to cover themselves more than it being completely necessary. Either way, I’ve already cut it down to 29.5, so I’ll just throw a few extra frames of black at the beginning and end, and leave it at that. Thanks.
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Sounds good. I’m now going to spend the rest of my work day writing “I will not edit in H264” repeatedly on the white board. Good call on the droplet, too. I’ve made sure my coworker and I both have one on our desktops.
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Yeah, I’ve read that it’s not advisable to edit in H264, but since it seemed to be working fine, I didn’t want to take the extra step to convert the footage. It appears as though final cut has now decided it will no longer reward my laziness, and the time I spend waiting for renders/researching the issue has proven to be much longer than the time it takes to convert. Luckily, most of my work is short projects, so I’ve already corrected myself on the next one. Thanks for the quick response!