[Danny Abel]

Hey Dave,

Just to clarify: The project was indeed edited on a 23.976 timeline in final cut pro. Now it needs to be transcoded into a format that can be transfered onto a beta tape.

I was under the impression that footage transfered onto beta sp tapes had to be in NTSC format and running 29.97 FPS. Am I mistaken about that?

Through researching this topic I have surmised that the best way of transcoding DVC PRO HD 720p 24 FPS into DV NTSC 29.97 FPS is through AE.

When I attempted the workflow that you suggested, I ran into the problems that I described previously.

Do you maybe have any other ideas that might help me out?

Thanks!

[Danny Abel]

Solid insight. Here’s my workflow:

The video was shot on DVC PRO HD 720p/24 (on a HVX-200 via P2 cards) and edited in FCP. Now I need to output it into NTSC to be transfered on a beta SP tape for television.

I do not have access to a video monitor today (working everything out on my laptop from home), but is that interlacing typical when viewing NTSC on an LCD?

Also, any idea about the audio?

Thank you so much again, you are really saving my ass.

[Danny Abel]

Hi Dave — thank you so much for your help! I’ve followed your instructions and I’m still having a bit of trouble.

The picture quality doesn’t look terrible, but it does look a bit interlacey when the subjects move (horizontal lines trail from the movements). Also, for some reason it’s not rendering out the audio, but that might just be a silly newbie mistake.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Danny