Re: io HD noob

[Scott Phillips] "So, if I proceed with 24p footage in a 60p timeline, when the project is completed and I'm authoring a SD DVD, Compressor will analyze what I send over from the timeline and it will pull out the duplicate frames and get it to the frame rate required for a DVD?"

This might get a little but complicated for you if you are new to video, but since your 60p footage is 24p with pulldown, once you make a 29.97 SD DVD, your footage will retain the 3:2 pulldown it will just be interlaced. No reason to remove the pulldown. Make an interlaced 29.97 DVD and you will be fine (24p look will still be retained).


[Scott Phillips] "The FireWire connection between the ioHD and the Mac isn't used for this purpose is it?"

Yes it is. You install the AJA drivers and that will in turn install the necessary parts for FCP. You take the video out of the ioHD and in to your video monitor and use the AJA easy setups to monitor your footage. There's a manual that explains that in further detail if you need it. You need a video monitor, not a computer monitor (unless you are using the HP DreamColor, which is both).

Jeremy