Hi. I'm working in final cut 7.0.3. I'm working on a project, and when I look at a clip in item properties, it says 23.98 for the fps. How can I get this to 24 fps? Is there a certain way to set up the project to maintain 24fps throughout? I've tried setting up several new projects, and the sequences start at 24, but as soon as I bring in any media, they revert to 23.98. What am I doing wrong? Thank you.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Why do you want 24fps? Only films, shot on film and projected on film are 24fps. Video 24p is 23.98. Broadcast, DVD...web. It's 23.98. Cameras that shoot 24fps...do it at 23.98, not 24fps.
You are doing nothing wrong.
HI. Its an animated short. The animation is being done at 24fps, and we'll loose frames at 23.98.
Actually, no...frames won't be lost. There is no such thing as a partial frame. That's just the SPEED in which it plays back...slightly SLOWER than true 24fps. Where is this destined for distribution?
They want the final to go theatrically. So I want to make sure everything's correct before the footage starts coming in. Thanks so much.
Ah...yes. Well, simply do into the AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS, Sequence presets tab. Duplicate the setting closest to the one you want, and edit the duplicate to be the frame rate you want. Although if your footage is coming in 24fps, if you drop it into a new sequence, that sequence should automatically adopt that frame rate. If it isn't, then are you sure the footage you are getting is true 24fps?
Thank you Shane. I appreciate the advice. I've got it working all ok. Much appreciated.
setting project to 24 fps
