View Full Version : Convert 24fps to 25fps


Heiko Saele
May 23rd, 2007, 05:03 AM
I'm looking for a quick way to convert PAL DV 24fps to PAL DV 25fps.
I don't need telecine, just speeding up the framerate would be ok - but I can't find a way to do it in FCP 4.5 HD. I tried exporting with the 24@25fps option, but it doesn't seem to do anything.

David Knaggs
May 23rd, 2007, 06:45 AM
I'm pretty sure that FCP 4.5 comes with a separate application called "Cinema Tools". It should be in your Applications folder (otherwise do a search for it in the Finder).

To use Cinema Tools to change 24 fps to 25 fps:

1. Open Cinema Tools.
2. A box called "Open Database" will appear. Click "Cancel".
3. On the top menu bar, click File>Open Clip and choose your clip.
4. A new window should have opened displaying your clip.
5. Click the "Conform" button on the right-hand side.
6. In the drop-down box next to "Conform to", select 25.0 and click "Conform".
7. You're done.

Heiko Saele
May 24th, 2007, 12:44 PM
Thanks David, I'm not sure if Cinema Tools is installed but I really hope it is (the Mac isn't mine, it's at work and our admin is on vacation...)

Heiko Saele
May 25th, 2007, 12:04 PM
Hi David,

cinema tools was actually there and it worked just like you said.
However the footage was still not good because it had been improperly exported to 24 fps from a 25 fps source (there was still a missing frame every second...). Well, we acquired the original dv tapes now so we can import them correctly :)