[Jeff Pulera]

You could transcode the clips you want to keep to a high-quality intermediate codec like ProRes on Mac, or DNxHD on PC, and in the process rename and then you will have stand-alone clips that are not dependent on the original file structure and sidecar files being intact. This would also allow you to ignore/discard out-takes you will never use, which would have to otherwise be kept as part of original SD card structure.

The downside of this process is of course the extra time involved in transcoding, and the new files will typically be much larger than the originals so more storage, although big storage is pretty inexpensive these days. The new clips will edit easier than the more highly-compressed camera original clips.

Check out Adobe Prelude CC, which is like Lightroom for video. Sony Catalyst is similar for a log and transcode workflow. Either of these apps will aid greatly in being able to ORGANIZE your footage as well, rather than being forced to keep original files and folders with the generic naming.

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Rather than modifying the frame rate, try this – drop the unmodified 60p clip into a 24p timeline, and then apply 40% speed in timeline using Speed/Duration

Because 60 x .4 = 24

This should use every frame for playback = smooth slow-motion playback

I use 60p clips in 30p timeline (with 50% speed) and results are perfect every time. Should be no different for 60p to 24p (40%)

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Premiere doesn’t care if your footage is of a green screen or is regular video, so being green is irrelevant to the playback issue. Rather, please tell us what is the footage? What kind of clips from what camera?

As mentioned, the 1000fps thing is bizarre, so tell how the footage originated and that will help us to help you.

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[Jeff Pulera]

Hi Larry,

I have a similar issue with .mxf files from Sony X70 – they import with 4 mono tracks, with nothing on 3 and 4 anyway! I just change that to one stereo track before editing.

With your clip in the Project Bin, right-click and choose Modify > Audio Channels

Set to STEREO and 2 CLIPS and I think that will be what you need, but just play with it to get desired results. When you get it the way you want, SAVE the PRESET for future use. If you multi-select all your clips before Modify, you will change them all at once. Easy, just do this BEFORE you start any editing/making new sequence.

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Look in Programs for DESKTOP VIDEO SETUP (under Black Magic). That is the tool that allows you to customize the output resolution and such for the Black Magic card.

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[Jeff Pulera]

Is this a 4K model? Did you use the BMD setup utility to specifically configure the output format, or is it running on defaults?

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[Jeff Pulera]

Do what Todd said – you don’t want to change the 720×480 sizing

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Roger is correct that camera pans will look less smooth as 25p…however, if you had shot at 25p to begin with, you’d have the same issue! Now we could argue about the different shutter speeds used for shooting 50p versus 25p making some difference in “the look” but in reality, it doesn’t matter at this point because you are required to deliver at 25p. Period. So that’s that.

If I have footage at 30p and need to convert to 25p or 24p, that gets complicated because the math doesn’t work out very well for dropping frames to get where we need to be. But if I shoot 60p and deliver 30p, no problem with weird cadences of frame drops – Premiere just uses every other frame and no one is the wiser. Same for you going from 50p to 25p, will look just fine. Fast motion will have a bit more judder, but on a lock-down shot it will look the same to an untrained eye (the average viewer).

Don’t overthink it and worry yourself. If you are not applying slow-motion to any clips, just continue editing the 50p clips in 50p sequence, and just export as 1080p25. Do a short test right now – export a short clip as 25p then view it to put yourself at ease.

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Hi Warren,

Commercially produced Blu-ray and DVD discs are certain to be encrypted. And the laws are funny about that stuff.

While there may be a case for “fair use” here, for instance you are reviewing the movie and could legally use bits of the footage for the review, that does not make it legal to break the encryption. Kind of a Catch-22, meaning yes you can use the footage but no you can’t unlock the DVD/Blu-ray to legally use the footage…

I’m not advocating skirting any laws, but search the web for “how to rip blu-ray” and you will find a ton of info. This will pull the footage from the disc and convert for instance to an .mp4 that you can then edit. Just be careful with downloading such software to make sure it does not contain adware/spyware. When installing free software, you need to pay attention to the installer steps – might have a “Browser Helper” included in the install process and is checked by default, but if you watch for it you can UNcheck the installer box to avoid loading that garbage.

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Hi Dennis,

I’m a bit confused with the posting:

“source material is 1080 50p (50 fps), the final movie must be 1080 50p (25 fps).”

Perhaps a typo in saying “1080 50p (25fps)” and you meant “1080 25p” ?

Or does the export need to be 1080i? Which is 50 fields/25 frames?

If the source is 50p, and export must be 25p, you have no worries at all – edit in the 50p sequence and export as 25p. The output clip simply uses every other frame from source clip and will look fine. You could also edit the 50p clips in 25p timeline, also would work fine. Premiere automatically handles the difference in frame rate – you don’t need to do anything special.

In the U.S. I will shoot 60p and export as 30p all the time. In fact, I often edit 60p in a 30p sequence to get the benefits of smooth 50% slow motion (using extra frames from 60p source), and then also export as 30p.

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