Re: 720p60 59.94fps outputting question.

Hi JS,

Thank you for your response. Sorry if I wasn't too clear. It's a 30sec TV Spot, this current project.

Yes, it was shot using the VariCam setup as DVCPRO HD 720p60, and set to a frame rate of 24p (23.98fps). (where the DP was going for that "Film-Look" you mentioned.

When the editor cut the piece, he said that due to the fact that there was so many close-ups, he did not bring it in 720p60 @ 23.98fps, but instead brought it in 720p60 @ 59.94fps. He said it was left that way, due to keep the camera movement & transitions as smooth as possible.

My question, I would say, is the settings to output 720p60 @ 59.94fps to BetacamSP in the usual 8-bit NTSC 29.97 format that the facility is asking the BetacamSP master format.

When I try to conform 59.94fps to a 29.97fps sequence, I notice that playback is not very smooth as the original plays.

So I was wondering what the best means of outputting the finished piece of 720p60 @ 59.94fps to BetacamSP would be. Would the editorial need to be re-ingested to the format of 720p60 @ 23.98fps, or is there a means of doing such after the fact to the finished piece?

I have attempted to use Final Cut Pro's DVCProHD Frame Rate Converter Tool without much luck; as have I made an attempt with Cinema Tools' Conform feature. I would imagine these attempts failed due to the fact that this is a finished piece and the frames that the converter would remove are not able to be identified, and the Conform feature would simply re-order the frames and stretch the piece to be double+ the original length.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,

James G.
Upstate NY, USA

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