Use 60 fps footage in 24 fps timeline

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Use 60 fps footage in 24 fps timeline

I will apologize in advance because this is sort of a stupid question but I swear I have been told there is an easy way to do this...

I have a timeline that is in 24 fps. I also have a few shots that are shot at 60 fps. While I could just put the 60 fps clip into the timeline since frames get dropped it looks very intense and jittery. Now, I know I can conform these to 24 fps using cinema tools but that makes them slow motion.

Is there anyway or any programs that will allow me to conform the 60fps footage into 24 fps without turning them to slow motion?

Imac, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Nov 20, 2013 2:20 PM

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Shane Ross

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Nov 20, 2013 5:09 PM in response to IBryan4423

Compressor. Just turn on the Frame Controls in the inspector and set everything to BEST.

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Studio X

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Nov 20, 2013 5:26 PM in response to Shane Ross

and set everything to BEST...

... then go have a nice dinner at a restaurant with linen table cloths, a good night's sleep, a leisurely breakfast, a late lunch and stop by to check on the process before you start the cycle again.

Best is VERY computationally intensive. I'd start with "Better" in frame controls and see if it gives you acceptable results. If not, then go the "best" - and living large - route.

Cheers,

x

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Nov 21, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Studio X

x is right, but if you enable qmaster properly, you can greatly speed up this process.

Here's a page detailing why and how it's done, thanks to Digital Rebellion

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/using_compressor_with_multiple_cores. html

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