Re: DVCPRO50 workflow, 24p, 30i, DVD

I share your pain, I used to try and make AVID (Newscutter) edit 24p but AVID would only ingest my footage at 30i which messes the video up upon exporting to a QT ref file.


Here is what I would do now that you already shot it at 24p.

Edit on a AVID 30i time line,

Export from AVID as a QT ref file and import that file into Vegas 8 Pro and make the Vegas timeline 24p and once the QT file is imported into Vegas you change the clip properties (not the Vegas PROJECT timline) to 24p (progressive of course).

That way, your AVID timeline is transformed onto a Vegas Pro 8 24p timeline and then using Vegas encode the timeline to MPEG2 using the progressive widescreen (I assume that is what you shot it at ?).


When burned onto the DVD the DVD player will display the video as 24p.

Patrick