[Jeremy Ball]

I did not think that Resolve supported multiple frame rates in the same project. Am I wrong?

I am also not trying to make this overly complex when I don’t need to. What would really be the quality difference if I used the original footage or a “baked” ProRes HQ version of the edit?

[Jeremy Ball]

Since this is a show shot on 5D and XDCAM instead of RED, what would be the difference if I just did a created a render of the whole show with out graphics.

My client will wonder why I just can’t take a render of the show with out graphics instead of charging him hours of conform time.

I still need to prep the timeline and take out graphics and heavy Final Cut plugin effect shots but I would save time overall by letting Final Cut do the frame rate conversion. For this particular project it seems to be doing well with a mix of 23.98 and 59.94 footage. I have had projects in the past that needed a manual conform of frame rates, for instance 25 to 29.97, but for this project it seems like Final Cut is doing a good job on its own.

I realize the slight generation loss by using a render but if I use ProRes HQ would I really be loosing anything visually compared to the original footage? In my experience I have not seen the generation loss when using ProRes HQ.

Is there any other reason that I would need to do a manual conform on this type of compressed footage (5D and XDCAM) as opposed to a “baked” render of the show?

Thanks

[Jeremy Ball]

Coming from Color, this will make the switch so much easier. It is refreshing to see a software company actually listen to its users.

When will 8.0.1 be released?

[Jeremy Ball]

I thought LUT Buddy was only used for loading and displaying LUTs.

Using LUT Buddy you can convert to many different types of LUTs including Resolves LUT format.

https://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/all/magic-bullet-lut-buddy/

[Jeremy Ball]

Thanks for the reply. Is there any way to convert the Technicolor Cinestyle .mga LUT to a .cube LUT that Resolve can use?

With so many projects being shot on the 5D there must be a way to use this LUT in something other than Color or Final Cut.

[Jeremy Ball]

So I assume that means that Resolve can accepts 3D LUTs in the .mga format?

If I have a timeline of RED and 5D footage how can I apply the Cinestyle LUT to the 50 clips that are from the 5D.

Is there a way to select the 5D footage and assign a LUT to just those clips?

[Jeremy Ball]

You can do this easily in Cinema Tools. All it does is conform the clip to play back at 24 fps, it does not actually convert it so no artifacts. 60fps to 24fps should give you a nice slow mo.

One note of caution, make sure to create copies of your clips you want to change the frame rate of in Cinema Tools. Once you change the clip frame rate it can not be undone.