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I would export it to tape at 24p to give it the “film look” …but keep it at 29.97. Graeme Nattress Suggested it?

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I think I’ve actually figured it out…
As it stands now:
I shot 24p normal, the pull down remover on FCP does not remove it, which is why it is constantly coming in at 29.97. I would have to do a reverse telecine via Cinema Tools and then bring it into a 23.98 timeline. Correct?

THEN from there I could print to a DV tape and reimport and it would still have the look of 24p but be the correct frame rate, but would also lose some of the image quality, but still be able to work in 29.97 with both.

However, I burned a DVD and it looks fine enough for right now, no interlacing artifacts, etc. So that’s how I’ll deliver it to my show.

Thanks for everyone’s paitience and input.

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SORRY, TYPO! I meant when I capture with the “remove pulldown” its still coming in at 29.97.

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I also REALLY don’t understand why if I capture with the pulldown it still comes into final cut as 29.98. I don’t get why it wants me to turn my timeline into that either.

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Sorry,
I Have been doing some reading and now do understand much better but I still don’t understand what the solution is, and neither does my teacher. Cruddy education is what it comes down to I guess.

Anyways,
I know if you output 24 p timeline to NTSC at 29.97, you can recapture and make it 29.97 (off Graeme Nattress’s site) which is why I asked that.

I basically just need a solution to this. ANY suggestions would be great. Thanks.

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Thanks,
I’m a student, so really i’m not making any money off it, just spending it haha.
it needs to be a DVD for my show.

I THINK the problem is that its 24p normal. From what I’ve read I’ll have to do a telecine to remove the interlacing. Won’t it play normal NTSC though without interlacing? If thats the case is there anyway I could print to tape then just recapture it at 29.97?

How do I do the telecine? I have never used Cinema Tools…

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Its my log and capture window, where the play button is under it. it looks fine coming through there before I capture. I’ve NEVER had this problem before. I use a macbook pro (if that makes a difference). I’ve shot 24p on the same camera before, same with 30p. And i’ve never experienced this, it looks exactly the same when I export it. I’ll try hooking up to a monitor thanks for all your help.

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how come in my preview screen before I capture it looks fine?
Thanks for all your help I know I’m a bit naive!

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haha sorry! here’s the image!

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Here is an image of what I’m experiencing over ALL my footage! WHY?! I’ve tried everything and if it doesn’t matter how 24p and 30p are on the same timeline i don’t understand what I’m doing wrong. I’ve tried all kinds of capture settings, different decks, different cameras, etc. ITS ALL OVER ALL MY FOOTAGE.
You can see it best along what should be straight lines on the radio. Instead they are all jagged? But not interlaced? Someone suggested low resolution? But my capture settings I’ve gone through a zillion times, even used different final cut suites, I can not make this go away.