FCP 5.1 -- capture HDV 24p?
 

i was considering upgrading to the v1, but i have fcp 5.1 and it's my understanding that i won't be able to capture 24p footage unless i upgrade to fcp 6??
if that is the case, does anyone know of other cameras which would fit into my current workflow? xha1, or hvx?

thanks in advance.

I'm pretty sure that's not the case. From what I understand, there's no difference in capturing 24p HDV in FCP 5.1 and FCP 6. Perhaps somebody with a little more experience capturing 24p or 24f should weigh in, but I'm pretty sure FCP 5.1 can do it.

24p in FCP 4.5 HD
 

I use final cut pro 4.5 HD and it captures 24p. So I'm sure it works for all FCP's. Need to change the settings in FCP's AUDIO/VIDEO settings then go to CAPTURE PRESETS and select DV NTSC 48KHz Advanced (2:3:3:2) Pulldown. Also make sure you set your canon xha1 to film in 24 fps in (2:3:3:2) mode in menu settings before you shoot any footage. I believe the color code for this 24fps is orange.

Hope this helps.

Well I have FCP 6, but I'm pretty sure for FCP 5 you just need to go to the Final Cut Menu, go to Easy Setup, and change it to HDV and 24fps.