[D. scott Dobbie]

Depending on the length of the takes, I transfer one card while still shooting out the other. I’ve had a day of 3-minute scenes with no down time (assuming there’s relighting/tweaking and the other “normal” breaks between takes).

[D. scott Dobbie]

Ouch – I DID get it confused. Didn’t know there was a difference. Shot a couple hours of footage at 720/60p and just yesterday learned the editor had to take a day to convert it to 24p.

Shot pickups yesterday and, with the help of Barry Green’s book, know about (but don’t fully understand) the Video Cam/Film Cam difference. Changed into Film Cam and then found the Frame Rate in the Scene File and made the adjustment. Successfully shot 720/24p at 60fps. Actually worked when I played it back.

Thanks,

-Scott

[D. scott Dobbie]

No – that’s not necessarily correct, Mariusz. It depends on what he wants. If it’s for a client to determine what shots they like or don’t in a particular piece, it’s much easier to use a generator. If he needs to go back to the original footage, then a reader is more appropriate.

You could also use both.

[D. scott Dobbie]

In FCP it’s very easy – it’s one of the “Effects.”

Either from the Effects tab in the browser window, or from the menu bar, navigate to Effects > Video Filters > Video and then choose either the Timecode Generator or the Timecode Reader. If you have just a few clips you can apply it to each one. If you have too many clips to do that easily, then create a nested sequence (select your entire sequence, then go to Sequence > Nest Item(s)…) and add the effect to that.

I’m assuming you know how to then compress for DVD. But if not, ask.

-Scott

[D. scott Dobbie]

Thanks, Barry.

So if I understand you correctly, shooting at a pN mode will automatically adjust the speed of playback. Right?

But for editing purposes, isn’t 60p supposed to be better? IIRC, I’ve read that people have issues with pN in post, in that there’s something extra (what?) they need to be aware of.

The 60p was requested with the intent of ramping several shots – so the end result would be using both normal and slo-mo speeds. Should those be shot at 60pN for the actual project? And is there anything I need to make the editor aware of if he’s using FCP?

-Scott

[D. scott Dobbie]

I’m glad Barry weighed in on that. I always reformat as opposed to deleting all the clips. Deleting clips is a MUCH longer way to clear a card. Formatting gives you a fresh start each time. Good to know there isn’t an issue with it being used regularly.

[D. scott Dobbie]

How does it look prior to import? Does it display correctly? If so, your sequence settings for FCP might not be matching – they need to be the same as what you shot. If you’re using the same sequence for all your clips, but only these two are off, then it sounds like they may have been shot differently.

What mode were you shooting in?

Is the audio in sync – both before and after the import?

[D. scott Dobbie]

I do the same as Frank. My PowerBook G4 is 1.5 GHz. Got 2 GB RAM. Works great.

[D. scott Dobbie]

I do the same as Frank. My PowerBook G4 is 1.5 GHz. Got 2 GB Ram. Works great.

[D. scott Dobbie]

My understanding is that 4 GB cards have been gone for awhile. The 8 GB cards were being given away with a camera purchase so as to deplete their stock before release of the new 16 GB in 2 weeks at NAB. 32 GB cards will be out by the first of the year.