[Simon Webb]

The problem here is the incompatibility between NTSC and PAL timecode. Even if you want to preserve the source timecode, once any standards conversion is done, it will change from 30 fps to 25.

Whatever the case, you will have to recapture the footage for online, so my suggestion would be to recapture now at high-rez, remove the pulldown in Cinema Tools, convert it using Compressor, and cut the new clips into the sequence (rendering will have to be done). With this method, you’ll have high-rez PAL clips ready for importing into the online whenever that may be.

There may be a better way, I don’t know, but I hope this helps.

[Simon Webb]

Unfortunately you will always get a bit of a “strobing” – it’s the nature of converting 24 to 30.

However, you can try this:

1- Using After Effects, import the 24 fps footage.

2- Hit command+f to open the “interpret footage” window. Set “conform to frame rate” to 23.976. Set “Separate Fields” to OFF.

3- Drag the footage to the “Create Comp” button (it’s next to the trash can at the bottom of the project window).

4- With the new comp active, hit command+m to send it to the “Render Queue”.

5- Set the “Render Settings” to “Best Settings”. Set “Field Render” to “Lower Field First”. Set “3:2 Pulldown” to any one you choose.

6- Set the “Output Module” to render a QuickTime movie using the DV/DVC Pro NTSC codec.

Hope this works for ya!

[Simon Webb]

DVD Studio Pro does this automatically. All you have to do is drag both the mpeg 2 file and the audio file on to the track. However, if you’re using iDVD, what you should do is export your sequence in FCP as a QuickTime movie (video and audio), then drag that movie into your iDVD project. iDVD will do all of the encoding for you.

[Simon Webb]

In Compressor, you must encode the audio separately if you’re encoding into mpeg 2 for DVD projects. Check the menu under “Setting”, you’ll see that you have a number of choices. As a rule of thumb, I usually refer to the manual for instructions if I’m unsure.

[Simon Webb]

I’m assuming you mean that you’ve exported the sequence to a QuickTime movie and then imported that movie back into FCP.

Anyway, if that is what you’ve done, after you’ve added the chapter markers and the motion graphics, it’s probably best to export this new sequence as a QuickTime movie, making sure the “Make movie self contained” box is unchecked.

[Simon Webb]

Hi Chris,

Assuming I understood the question correctly and that you do indeed have the footage captured on tape as well as on the Firestore, then what you’ll have to do is add a minimum of logging information to the clips in FCP (the tape number that the clip appears on for instance).

Cheers

[Simon Webb]

Jon,

This sounds like an interlacing problem. You may want to try a de-interlacing plugin such as the one available from CGM (https://www.cgm-online.com/eiperle/cgm_e.html). Also, if you have After Effects, export the sequence as a QuickTime movie and de-interlace it from there.