[Peter Sassi]

Jeremy, with all due respect, why do you want to know that? It’s an exploration of the HVX’s possibilities – that’s all.

All i want to do is to know how to get the 29.97 (P2 Import) sans Cinema Tools, into a 24 or 23.98 timeline.

Is that way too much information to ask? PHEW! Why do i feel like the next step is the hot lights and rubber hoses? I thought this was a forum for a free exchange of information…

Cheers,

Peter

[Peter Sassi]

Jan,

WOW, I seem to be a terrible communicator here. I thought I said:

1) To me, the difference in “look” when shooting DV50 24p and 60i does not seem as dramatic as it is with DV25,(The image itself is absolutely superior though.

I am talking a matter of degree here in DV50, 24p and 60i, versus the degree of 24p and 60i in DV25. I am not comparing DV25 to DV50, I never said that.

What I am trying to understand is exactly HOW, one sets the timeline for the removal. With tape, you do it upon CAPTURE, right? With P2 and import, I have simply set the timeline for 23.96fps, and it is obviously the wrong procedure as it chugs, so as I said in a previous post, short of Cinema Tools, how do I remove the pulldown on a set of shots that I have imported?

Thanks for your patience. Sometimes I do miss face-to-face communication 😉

Peter

[Peter Sassi]

Barry,

I apologize for not being clear. The “look” is, hard to put into subjective words.

>Peter, are you just talking about the look between DV24p and DV60i?< That is exactly what I mean. Saying "softer" in my opening question was going down a misleading path. Noah, I apologize for being a bit short, I do recognize your qualifications and contributions to this question. All that said, I guess my question now is two part: 1) To me, the difference in "look" when shooting DV50 24p and 60i does not seem as dramatic as it is with DV25,(The image itself is absolutely superior though) anybody else get that? 2) Everything I import (DV50) into FCP (ver. 5.1.1 PPC) comes in at 29.97. I am stumped as to how to get it to play smothly in a 24p timeline. This is just for my tests at this point. Thanks to all, Peter

[Peter Sassi]

Jan,

Where do i get my hands on these DVD’s?

TIA,

Peter

[Peter Sassi]

Noah,

I really don’t have time to post a DVX100 still from video shot at 60i and one shot at 24p (edited in a 29.07 timeline) If you have access to a DVX try it for yourself, you will simply be amazed at the difference. I do regional, testimonial commercials and have had people ask me, when i switched from shooting BetaSP to the DVX (shot 24) if i was shooting film now. Granted, they weren’t the most educated eyes, but they did see the difference.

Good luck,

peter

[Peter Sassi]

Noah,

BTW, i meant the diff in shooting 24P and 60i on the DVX100.

thanks – peter

[Peter Sassi]

Noah,

Softer probably wasn’t the correct word. Have you ever seen footage from the process I described? If not I will try to explain, shot 24p (not A) captured 29.97 with a DVX100. It gives a much less “harsh” video look than shooting at 30. It is the progressive (not interlaced)nature that gives the less “harsh” look. Shot at 30P, again in the DVX100, even looks less harsh, 24 even less so than 30.

That is what i meant by “softer” I certainly did not mean out of focus. And I am not talking about HD either, I specifically said DV50.

I am sorry if i did not make myself clear. What i am trying to achieve is the look i was so many times able to with the DVX100 except with the added quality of DV50.

-Peter

[Peter Sassi]

Dane,

What DVD’s are you refering to? I bought a HVX200 from a reputable reseller and i haven’t seen even the DVD’s let alone the additional operations.

Thanks,

peter

[Peter Sassi]

Noah,

I hit on that solution too. If i scale up to 90% in a 960×720 timeline and set the Decklink to anamorphic i get a 4:3 centercut. It would seem there should be an easier way within FCP. Does 5.1 have any further solutions or do i need to upgrade to an HD card?

thanks,

peter

[Peter Sassi]

Jan,

In all fairness, I used a desktop G4 dual 1Ghz, and a G4 laptop, 1.25Ghz. Maybe the newer machines have a quicker transfer rate. I found the PCMCIA slot in the G4 laptop that accepts the P2 cards to be quick enough to warrant swapping P2’s. I am a bit surprised by that fact that Panasonic and Mac have seemed to be pretty chummy lately and the P2’s by, all reports, work better on the Windows machines… Jan, is USB the culprit, or do i have an “old” machine?

peter