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rextilleon wrote on 3/10/2003, 5:48 PM
No---you will first need to convert your 24fps footage to standard NTSC frame rate. There are several ways of doing this---I beta tested Magic BUllet Suite(it's an AE plug-in) and it does a nice job--unfortunately it is very expensive and really requires computing power to speed things up. I have heard of a reasonably priced product---I think its called DVfilmaker----people have gernerally said nice things about it and I think it runs about 99 bucks versus the 1000 for MB. I don't know of any other options you might have---I know that FCP is suppose to support 24fps editing when they release 4.0 and I am not sure about AvidExpressDv. Those are the only other NLE's that are in VEgass' league.
SonyEPM wrote on 3/11/2003, 8:29 AM
We finally received our own Panasonic 24pDV camera last Friday. Now we can actually test with the thing (rather than read a bunch of truth intermixed with gibberish on the web), so stay tuned.
xgenei wrote on 3/13/2003, 4:42 PM
Hi!
I need to post here just so I can check up on this thread.
john-beale wrote on 3/13/2003, 4:52 PM
I have one of these cameras, the DVX100. So far I have been using it for event video in 60 fields per sec. mode, and it does a fine job. When zoomed in, I do notice chromatic abberation on the edges of the field, but that's another issue.

So far I have done only very limited experiments with 24p mode, and also 30p mode. Just let me say that if all your experience before is with video cameras, you are in for a surprise here. You MUST change your approach to shooting in 24p, you cannot do smooth pans or camera moves at anywhere near the same speed as you can with NTSC, without the image looking choppy. Same with any fast action on the screen. On the other hand, if you are used to shooting with actual film, then you're all set. I'll look forward to 24p support in Vegas, but the bigger challenge for me, is to learn how to use 24p mode effectively in production.