Does anyone edit 30F using Final Cut? at DVinfo.net

Hugh Walton · February 16th, 2007, 08:18 AM

I have been searching and posting everywhere to find out if there is someone who definitively knows how to edit 30F footage in Final Cut. I have a Canon XH-A1 and am using Final Cut 5.1.2 to edit.

Please help,
Hugh

Jim Fields · February 16th, 2007, 12:30 PM

I shoot 720P 30 with my JVC, and edit it 720P 30. So yes I do, Whats your question?

Also keep in mind I dont do anything for broadcast, this is just for DVD, I do alot of weddings, and just prefer 30 fps

Chuck Fadely · February 16th, 2007, 05:06 PM

As you found (& state) in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ight=final+30F
it works great on a 1080i60 timeline. What's the question?

Jim Fields · February 16th, 2007, 05:51 PM

What are you guys doing? recording in 720P 30 and importing it into a 1080i60 project timeline?

Poor mans upres?

Chuck Fadely · February 16th, 2007, 07:55 PM

The Canon XHA1 records 30F on a 1080i stream. You don't have to do anything special. I don't know how it works, but I guess it records the same thing on both upper and lower fields? In any case, it's beautiful -- just use HDV 1080i60 easy setup with sony firewire interface and capture. It just works.

Hugh Walton · February 17th, 2007, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Fadely

The Canon XHA1 records 30F on a 1080i stream. You don't have to do anything special. I don't know how it works, but I guess it records the same thing on both upper and lower fields? In any case, it's beautiful -- just use HDV 1080i60 easy setup with sony firewire interface and capture. It just works.

I have been trying to see if there are others, besides the two of us, on the forum editing 30F in Final Cut. I guess I was hoping some 30F guru would see the thread and post some amazing Final Cut configuration that we had not already tried. You have obviously found the correct work around and I will stop poking around. If it ain't broken don't fix it.

Thanks for your quick response and sharing your method.

Hugh

Chuck Fadely · February 18th, 2007, 07:57 PM

All's good. It's one of the few things about final cut and video that are Mac-like -- it just works! I was just stepping frame-by-frame through a downsized Quicktime .mov of some fast action I had shot recently at 30F. It's very nice. No wee ghosties or double vision.

February 16th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#1
Hugh Walton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 77	Does anyone edit 30F using Final Cut? I have been searching and posting everywhere to find out if there is someone who definitively knows how to edit 30F footage in Final Cut. I have a Canon XH-A1 and am using Final Cut 5.1.2 to edit. Please help, Hugh

February 16th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#2
Jim Fields Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 247	I shoot 720P 30 with my JVC, and edit it 720P 30. So yes I do, Whats your question? Also keep in mind I dont do anything for broadcast, this is just for DVD, I do alot of weddings, and just prefer 30 fps

February 16th, 2007, 05:06 PM	#3
Chuck Fadely Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 306	As you found (& state) in this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...ight=final+30F it works great on a 1080i60 timeline. What's the question?

February 16th, 2007, 05:51 PM	#4
Jim Fields Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 247	What are you guys doing? recording in 720P 30 and importing it into a 1080i60 project timeline? Poor mans upres?

February 16th, 2007, 07:55 PM	#5
Chuck Fadely Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 306	The Canon XHA1 records 30F on a 1080i stream. You don't have to do anything special. I don't know how it works, but I guess it records the same thing on both upper and lower fields? In any case, it's beautiful -- just use HDV 1080i60 easy setup with sony firewire interface and capture. It just works.

February 18th, 2007, 07:57 PM	#7
Chuck Fadely Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United States Posts: 306	All's good. It's one of the few things about final cut and video that are Mac-like -- it just works! I was just stepping frame-by-frame through a downsized Quicktime .mov of some fast action I had shot recently at 30F. It's very nice. No wee ghosties or double vision.