Hoping someone can help with this;
I shot some footage with a Canon 550D at 50fps. I want to edit in final cut so I used compressor to change it to Apple Pro Res 422.
I was then told it would work if i just conformed it to 25fps with cinema tools. I tried this with a batch of clips to see if it would look better. It looks fine but the footage plays in slow motion in FCP now. It’s also still a H264 codec which I understand is no good for editing.
I can’t find anyway to reverse the process?!
I could put the 25fps clips through compressor to change them to Apple Pro res, but then A. will I loose quality? and B I will still have to speed it up to 200% in FCP just so it plays back at normal speed, will that also reduce the quality?
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers
stew