Still image at 60fps?

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Still image at 60fps?

I was working on a project that will need stills added onto the timeline.

The video footage is from the DVX and is on a 30fps timeline widescreen.

For some reason when I import photos into FCP they are twice the duration I have set. This made me realize that the FPS for the stills is coming in at 60fps.

Just wondering if it will be a problem to mix 30fps video with these 60fps stills?

Final output is DVD.
The stills will have zooms and pans etc.

Thanks

Dual 2.5 G5, Mac OS X (10.4.1)

Posted on Jun 5, 2006 6:19 PM

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Patrick Sheffield

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Jun 5, 2006 6:46 PM in response to Michele Spiezia

Hmm... that's odd - a still shouldn't have an FPS, one would think...

Patrick

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Answer 2

Jun 5, 2006 7:22 PM in response to Patrick Sheffield

That is what I thought, but upon import it doubles the set still/freeze frame duration. In the clip information it does say 59.94

I wonder if it is because my normal preset info is for 720p 60fps.

I just happen to be working in SD for this one project.

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Answer 3

Jun 5, 2006 7:52 PM in response to Michele Spiezia

I've seen posts like this that are fixed by trashing your preferences.

Use FCP Rescue to do it for you. Seems this HD stuff is locking up preferences left and right.

You might need to reimport all your stills again though.

CaptM

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Answer 4

Shane Ross

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Jun 5, 2006 10:21 PM in response to Michele Spiezia

Yeah...stills should have a fps that match your project. But really, none of that matters. Just mark IN and OUT for as long as you want them onscreen and drop them in. Then do your PANS & ZOOMS.

Want a tutorial on the subject? I have one:

http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/pagewrapper.cgi?forumid=8&page=http://www.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/moveme nt_onstills/index.html

Shane

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