Working on a project that was half shot in 59.94fps ... we want the mastering out to be 24 fps. All the clips are on a 24 fps timeline.
What's the best method to conform the 59.94fps to 24 fps?
I've been using rate conform (optical flow). Some shots are glass smooth, some are jerky.
Maybe I've got this wrong. Any suggestions?
Ben
Final Cut should conform the 60fps to 24fps well enough without applying optical flow.
Your monitor settings may affect the way you perceive video being played at a slower frame rate. This info might help: Change the refresh rate on your MacBook Pro or Apple Pro Display XDR - Apple Support
However, there may be other things involved, like the shutter speed the video was shot at may make the video shown at a slower frame rate look too "sharp". In this case, a Motion Blur effect may be better than Optical Flow.
Yes. I used 'Optical Flow'. Mmm. I'll try a speed change.
I'm also wondering if the jerking is just my MacBook Pro trying to handle the ProRes 422 (4K). I noticed on a run through that those shots were smooth. Next run through (same master) they're jerky.
I'm making an H264 version now to see if that might help.
Thank you fox_m, I'm going to check out the refresh rate on my Mac. I think the problem was simply the MacBook Pro not able to play the ProRes 422 4K smoothly. Might have been tired too ... rescued a whole project from Resolve (my friend was going nuts) and rebuilt it in Final Cut (my friend much happier), and then helped her finish it.
I mastered an H264 and it played smoothly through, no jaggedness. I only used the optical flow on a couple of shots that were particularly twisty/busy. Though in the end I might not have needed to, as you suggest.
I do have the new Mac cinema monitor back in my cutting room ... and I do sometimes have trouble getting the ProRes 422 and above to play smoothly. The MacBook Pro is 2019 and maxed out with everything you could get at the time, so it's not old and sluggish, yet. And ... I'm going to read about refresh rates ... thank you kindly for that, very much appreciated.
All the best, B
Did you try different conform settings on the jerky clips? You might also try a small speed change if that’s possible with your project.
60fps on a 24fps timeline??
