Apple 6 manual Shoot with advanced pull-down 23.98 fps at 29.97 fps

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Step 1: Shoot with advanced pull-down (23.98 fps at 29.97 fps)

Choose the 1080i/24PA recording mode on your camera. This creates 29.97 fps 1080i video that contains 23.98 fps progressive frames using a 2:3:3:2 pull-down pattern.

Step 2: Remove 2:3:3:2 advanced pull-down from 24p video during capture Choose the DVCPRO HD 1080pA24 Easy Setup, which enables the Remove Advanced Pulldown and/or Duplicate Frames During Capture From FireWire Sources option.

Duplicate video fields are discarded during capture, resulting in a 24p (23.98 fps) media file on disk after capture.

Note: You can also remove advanced pull-down while ingesting 1080pA24 or 480pA24 footage recorded on P2 cards. For more information, see “Setting Log and Transfer Import Preferences” on page 93.

If you have already captured your video at 29.97 fps, you can remove duplicate fields from your media files after capture.

To remove 2:3:3:2 advanced pull-down from your media files after capture:

mSelect the 29.97 fps clips in the Browser, then choose Tools > Remove Advanced Pulldown.

Your media files will remain the same size, but they will be set to play back at 23.98 fps. If no advanced pull-down flags are detected, the media files remain at 29.97 fps.

Step 3: Edit at 23.98 fps

You can edit your footage in a 23.98 fps sequence. To preview your video on an external monitor while you are editing, you can choose one of several pull-down options to convert the 23.98 fps video to 29.97 fps. The 2:2:2:4 option is the least processor-intensive, but it should be used only for previewing.

For more information about real-time pull-down options, see the Final Cut Pro 6 User Manual, Volume IV, Appendix C, “Working with 24p Video.”

Step 4: Output back to 1080i60 video with advanced pull-down

After you finish editing your movie, you can output back to 1080i60 video by introducing a pull-down pattern on the FireWire output. You can choose one of several pull-down patterns, either from the RT pop-up menu in the Timeline or in the Playback Control tab of the System Settings window. For output back to tape, you should choose advanced pull-down (2:3:3:2) or normal telecine pull-down (2:3:2:3).

You can also export your movie to a 23.98 fps QuickTime movie or image sequence for delivery to a video-to-film transfer lab.

Chapter 2 Working with DVCPRO HD