1080p 30 to 24

D7K wrote on 2/26/2014, 11:12 AM

So, I have three cameras (2 Nikons, 1 Olympus) and the only fps they share is 30 (similar bit rates), and I want the best work flow for getting 24p output (3rd camera is 24p). I shoot at 1/60 for 30 fps, will MS provide artifact free re-coding to MP2 @ 24 or is there a another format I should re-code to? What kind of problems should I look for in the final result?

Thanks.

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musicvid10 wrote on 2/26/2014, 1:38 PM

Artifact free?
Use a 30p project and Disable Resampling on the 24p footage.
That forces it to drop, rather than blend adjacent frames.

Chienworks wrote on 2/26/2014, 2:47 PM

If they can all shoot 30p, why wouldn't you produce 30p output? That would seem to be the optimal solution.

D7K wrote on 2/26/2014, 3:31 PM

3 rd camera only shoots 24p, sorry I should have made that clear.

Will try the 30p with resample off. Thanks.

c3hammer wrote on 2/26/2014, 3:53 PM

I have gone the other way from 24p on a Nikon D7000 for a few shots to mix in with GoPro and Panasonic G6 footage shot at 60p in a 30p timeline. As long as I "Disable resample" on all the clip properties, MS12 and MS13 do a great job of up sampling the 24p to 30p. In fact, I can't tell in even a single frame in a 20 second clip where it does it's magic. I'm pretty sure the pull down works equally as well. In older versions of VMS I did notice it occasionally though, so YMMV.

Cheers,
Pete

musicvid10 wrote on 2/26/2014, 4:13 PM

Smooth motion looks terrible to me if it is upsampled from 24 to 30 fps with resample on or off.
I'm reminded of the opening of Avatar soft-telecined by a DVD player (ughh).
If there are just short sections of 24p, however, it may not be that noticeable.