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Old January 10th, 2009, 02:52 AM   #1
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Capture in Final Cut Express ????

2 Questions

1. I filmed an outdoor event in 24p, Im ready to capure my footage into Final Cut Express......What setting and Pulldowns should I be using to get the best quality

2. Same question but...I shot a second event at 60i

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Old January 11th, 2009, 10:37 PM   #2
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This question is similar to what I am wondering. On my system I only have iMovie but it doesn't support 24p. I was wondering if Final Cut Xpress will support 24p and if it is also capable of removing pulldown.

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Old January 12th, 2009, 12:05 PM   #3
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No 24p support in FCE directly. But which camera are we talking about?

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Old January 12th, 2009, 12:14 PM   #4
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im using a dvx100B - I thought you could edit 24p in FCE just not 24pa - I will be shooting an event in 30p - can 30p be editing in FCE
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Old January 12th, 2009, 02:20 PM   #5
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Yeah 24p with it's pulldown = standard DV-NTSC 60i signal. So no problem in FCE. With FCP you can remove the pulldown and edit at true 23.98 for higher image quality. But not a night and day difference. I explain all in my DVX100 DVD btw. :)

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Old January 12th, 2009, 02:47 PM   #6
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I am using the Hv30. Which doesn't have true 24p.
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Old January 12th, 2009, 03:51 PM   #7
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I am using the Hv30. Which doesn't have true 24p.
Yeah I'd imagine that would come in as 1080/60i compliant HDV so you should be ok in FCE.

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Old January 12th, 2009, 04:17 PM   #8
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what about 30p can i edit 30p in FCE without any limitations i am shooting a commercial for a motorcycle dealership...what would you recommend to get the best footage....i have to use FCE for now
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Old January 12th, 2009, 11:35 PM   #9
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Yeah I'd imagine that would come in as 1080/60i compliant HDV so you should be ok in FCE.
So since the HV20/30 captures to tape 18 progressive and 12 interlace in succesion in a 60i stream it is thus not "true" 24p which FCE can support? Otherwise FCE cannot support 24p?


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Old January 13th, 2009, 12:27 AM   #10
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So since the HV20/30 captures to tape 18 progressive and 12 interlace in succesion in a 60i stream it is thus not "true" 24p which FCE can support? Otherwise FCE cannot support 24p?

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That is correct. It looks like 24p but it's not going to be edited at 23.98 which is what 'true 24p' is. For true 24p editing, you require Final Cut Pro, not FCE.

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Old January 13th, 2009, 08:22 AM   #11
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Unless I can find an alternative program to remove pulldown? Then I can use that footage in FCE or iMovie to edit 'true 24p'? Trust me i'd love to get Final Cut Studio 2 or Pro but the program alone costs more than the budget for my film.
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Unless I can find an alternative program to remove pulldown? Then I can use that footage in FCE or iMovie to edit 'true 24p'? Trust me i'd love to get Final Cut Studio 2 or Pro but the program alone costs more than the budget for my film.
Nope- even if you could remove the pulldown FCE won't edit at 23.98. Cannot be done without FCP. Sorry.

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