[Daniel Alpizar]

Thank you for your prompt responses.

So do I have to purchase FCP 7 in order to import the timeline into Premiere?

[Daniel Alpizar]

I wanted to open the timeline in Premiere to do more editing.

Frame Size: 720 x 480
Codec: DV/DVCPRO – NTSC at Most Quality
Frame Rate: 29.97

[Daniel Alpizar]

The videographer told me he used: PH mode: 1920 x 1080 with a 24p frame rate.

I’m using FCP 4 with the intent to export the edited footage to a DVD.

[Daniel Alpizar]

Vid Rate: 23.98fps
Frame Size: 720×480
Compressor: DV – PAL
Date Rate: 6.9 MB/sec
Pixel Aspect:PAL – CCIR 601

I downloaded MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 from squared5.com and I tried to drag one of the mts files onto it and writing appeared that said I had to download an updated version of it.

[Daniel Alpizar]

Using iSkysoft, I chose “HD QuickTime Movie (*.mov) as the format in the HD drop down menu. For output, I chose a desktop folder. When the file was done, I went to “import” on FCP and opened the file, but I still had to render it when I dragged it on the timeline.

Also, where do I set the compressor to “Apple DV,” is that on the converter itself or on FCP?

I also looked in the forums and downloaded both Movieconverter and Moyea, which both require rendering in order to see play the clip on the FCP timeline.

Thanks for your help.

[Daniel Alpizar]

Thanks a lot for your prompt replies.

[Daniel Alpizar]

I’m relieved to hear that I won’t need a lens adapter to achieve widescreen.

For the V Detail for a feature film, which one is best: Thin, Mid or Thick? It’s hard to tell the difference with the naked eye.

And what shutter speed and should I use if I want my movement to look like this film? (It was shot using the DVXb.) The manual says to use 1/60 shutter speed when shooting in progressive mode, but what about synchro-scan?

https://www.thepuffychairmovie.com/qttrailer.html

[Daniel Alpizar]

One more thing: Should I use 1/24 for shutter speed? And what about the Synchro Scan, 1/24 as well?

I’m going for a film look, but even when I do tests at 24p, the movement seems a bit slow so I was wondering how these other functions play into capturing movement. I performed tests with the different shutter speeds, but I saw very little difference (and I tested from 1/24 to 1/1000.)