Mixing different footage... What should my sequence settings be??

Hey all,


Haven't quite found the answer I'm looking for yet so I'm seeking some help.


I inherited a mini-documentary project that has already been set up in Final Cut. The footage is all over the place. Most of it is 720p59.94fps. Some is 1080p23.98fps. Some is 1080/29.97fps. For the 720 footage, we would like to conform it in Cinetools and do slow motion with it. For the 1080p footage, we would like to zoom in on most of the shots (they were shot from far away unfortunately) without quality loss. Our final product will appear online only.


To get the best of both worlds, I have created a 720p/23.98 sequence to edit in.


Here are my questions:


1) First of all, can I just drop in the 1080p footage (since it's the same framerate). I understand that it will automatically resize, but if I zoom in on the footage to 100%, is there any quality loss??


2) For the 720p footage, after conforming in Cinematools, I get beautiful slow motion. But how can I use this 59.94fps in my 23.98fps sequence at 100% speed?? Can I just drop the unconformed 59.94 footage into my 23.98 sequence or do I have to convert it somehow??


3) For the 29.97fps footage, how can I convert it to use in the 23.98fps sequence?? Again, can I just drop it in??


I hope that I have included all pertinent info. Please let me know if this is the best workflow.


Thanks!!


Joe

Mac Pro

Posted on Jan 20, 2013 11:46 AM

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Jan 21, 2013 7:56 AM in response to AirJoeRdan

I would not use FC to do any frame rate converting.


I would use Cinema tools to convert the 59.94 to 23.98 or 29 to 23.


When you drop 1080 into a 720p sequence it automatically scales it down to 66.67.

In my experience scaling 720p or 1080 over 100% holds up very well. Unlike what happens when you upscale SD over 120%.


Some may argue that Compressor will do a better job of upscaling but in my experience this applies more to upscaling SD to HD than going between 720 and 1920 in FC. We use FC to upscale broadcast spots from 720 to 1920 and have been very happy with the results.

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