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We ended up capturing via the Blackmagic 8 bit codec at 29.97 with no problems. Final Cut dropped the appropriate extra frames without the need for the frame rate converter. The footage is all blue screen so going the “uncompressed” route seemed like the better option.

Just for kicks, I captured some of the footage using the Blackmagic 8 bit DVCPro HD codec in hopes of playing with the frame rate converter. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t work. Maybe final cut could see it didn’t need to be converted and rejected it…who knows….Anyone have any ideas on this one? I suspected that perhaps one has to capture via firewire, but then why would blackmagic make this codec? The AJ HD150P deck we rented did not have a firewire port, so I couldn’t test this theory anyway.

From what I have gathered, you only need to use the Frame Rate Converter for footage that is shot at a nonstandard frame rate. Final Cut will automatically drop the appropriate frames for footage shot at 59.94, 29.97 and 23.98. Is this correct?

Thanks again for all the info/help. I am just trying to get a handle on all this for future projects….

Dan