Marc Buhmann

Q: Convert 24pA to 23.976

Several years ago I shot a project using the Panasonic DVX100 and it was shot in 24pA. When capturing the footage I captured in standard in DV mode so all footage is shown as 29.97. I hadn't caught this mistake until the project was finished and going out the door. I now have a little time and would like to re-visit this project and do a proper pulldown. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to take a 29.97 project that has 24pA footage and get the footage to its proper frame rate?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), 13" (2011)

Posted on Jul 14, 2012 6:38 AM

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Q: Convert 24pA to 23.976

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  • by Michael Grenadier,

    Michael Grenadier Michael Grenadier Jul 14, 2012 10:59 AM in response to Marc Buhmann
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    Jul 14, 2012 10:59 AM in response to Marc Buhmann

    You will have to rebuild your assembly after you convert your footage.  You cannot change the timebase of an assembly in fcp after anything has been edited into a sequence, so you'll have to create a new sequence with the correct timebase and then copy and paste the contents of your previous assembly.  You'll then have to replace each shot with the material with the pulldown removed.  Some edit points will probably have to be adjusted by a frame or so.   Timecode should be close to the original so replacing the footage should be too taxing. 

     

    As far as removing the pulldown from your camera original, I always get confused between 24p and 24p advanced, but I'd duplicate your footage before doing anything.  There are options to remove pulldown in the fcp tools menu, cinematools and compressor.