720p/25 Has any one got any idea .....

During IBC Amsterdam 2004, Apple announced there would be a stronger commitment to Europe and 25fps, but I feel the situation has deteriorated...

Since accepting the Quicktime 7.1 upgrade, FCP no longer adds the widescreen flag to the output stream. Thus, all 16x9 sequences are now being output to tape as 4x3.

I'm in the same position as you - still waiting for the 720p 24/25 European presets.

Here's an oddity. While looking for a solution to the 720P 25/24 issue, I discovered that iMovie supports 720p 25... I don't get it, I spent a lot of money on Apple equipment and software and the expensive stuff does not support the HDV format at 25fps but the throwaway product iMovie does!!!

Sometimes I look at Apple and see Microsoft... its scary.

S

G5 DP2.5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

I agree. I wish more Non North Americans would post, and perhaps shame Apple into fulfilling their promises.

720p25 is no officially supported format in general.
Only 720p50 is a real standard. However there is a
so called 2:2 pulldown where you double the frames,
also called 25p over 50p. This only concerns a
transparent video signal via HD-SDI. Speaking about
the Panasonic HVX200 is another story as this is a
file based workflow.

Here you can find an article how to capture, edit and
monitor 720p50 in FCP 5.1:

http://www.aulich-adamski.de/en/perm/720p50-capturing-editing-in-final-cut-pro

This is also helpful for JVC GY-HD users that could use
an HDV to HD-SDI converter.

An second article describes the Panasonic P2 workflow
with 720p25 and 72p50 but it's currently only in german:

http://www.aulich-adamski.de/perm/panasonic-ag-hvx200-720p2550-p2-workflow-mit-f inal-cut-pro