Panasonic SD9 - 24P Question

Bit Of Byte wrote on 4/10/2008, 9:01 AM

Team,

The specs for the camera state it has true 24P.

Can someone confirm if this is true 24P and not 2:3 pulldown in 60i?

What are the disadvantages of only having this resolution to shoot in (i.e. no 30p/30i or even 60i)?

Bit

Comments

David Jimerson wrote on 4/10/2008, 10:17 AM

The SD9 has 60i.

"True 24p" refers to how a camera shoots, not how it records. If it's reading the CCDs progressively at a rate of 23.976 fps, then it's "true 24p."

That said, if your software can't remove the pulldown, then you can't edit it AS 24p. I don't know if 1) the SD9 records pulldown flags with the video or if 2) Vegas can recognize them.

At worst, editing 24p as 60i is what editors have done with film for decades.