Michael Phillips
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Basically the same issue – your group clips is a different rate than the project rate. Personally, I thought this would have worked but it seems that MC is more restrictive than I thought. In this case, you would have to transcode the group clip to 23.976 selecting transcode to project rate and that should work. Frame rate conversion can be hit be hit and miss quality wise.
Michael
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You can’t group clips with different frame rates. Transcode on or the other to have matching sources.
Michael
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With baked in letterbox, not much you can do now but let me try a few things and get back to you. I just realized you were referring to Avid Full Screen play, and not via an IO device. I would think that the 2:39 project type on native 2:39 dailies would work.
Michael
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As a test, try creating a 2.39 aspect ratio project. Assuming your footage is 2.39 and not 1080 with baked in letterbox, it “might” work. The other issue might be the IO device always assumes a 16:9 format? Something to test though. I don’t believe there are any settings in the video output to indicate the aspect ratio of the display which would be a good feature to add if not. Something for Avid to work out with their hardware IO partners.
Michael
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There was a version when source side playback was added combined that things got easier and one can mostly stay in the same project now. I have always hated having to create a project per frame rate, projects per resolution, etc. One day (year) Avid may finally free the timeline resolution from the project type…
With AMA linked media at a different rate, you can go to its source settings and set playback rate to original or project. In your example, setting it to project would play back frame for frame slomo (or faster depending on direction). It is always a frame for frame and audio will stay in sync with it, but not be pitch corrected. See my blog and spreadsheet calculator for pitch correction depending on speed changes: https://24p.com/wordpress/?p=195
You can still apply motion effect to it, but it is a quick way to get “frame for frame” slomo on all sources out of the gate.
Michael
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I wish Avid would publish the definitive whitepaper to linking and more importantly relinking for different scenarios with AMA and other traditional import. You could split the difference… In the same project, AMA link to hi-rez stills and transcode to source resolution to create DNxHR. But you might need to plan for additional storage as the 30-second default starts to add up in storage. 200 images 6Kx4K in size would be close to TB of DNxHR HQX. But the upside it is finishing quality and managed for moving around.
Michael
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I have found that myself. Try Avid Generic AMA versus QuickTime and vice versa to see which one does not have that issue.
Michael
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What Shane says… Avid’s position is FrameFlex replaces Pan & Zoom, but I think your mileage will vary. If using Pan & Zoom, import file first as a reference proxy, apply the Pan & Zoom effect, then point to the hi-rez original from within.
Michael
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Try AMA linking to it as import will always scale it to project resolution. Or look at the manual on using Pan & Zoom.
Michael
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What Bouke says – slow down the image and keep it frame-for-frame for best quality as there is no interpolation going on other than playback speed. DIalogue only might no be noticeable for pitch correction but you have that option. I would export WAV from original sources (or original WAV files is shot double system), duplicate them, and do the same slow down with pitch correction, then sync back up in editorial. Media Composer can do the playback change but cannot pitch correct on source media when slowing it down.
Michael