Re: FCP, EDLs, 24f and AVID = one big headache

Paul, many thanks for your help.

So am I correct inferring:

The problem is that the EDL (which opens successfully on the other system) is then telling Avid to batch capture at 24f, which Avid can't do?

So, I should convert the EDLs with Sebsky, and the converted EDLs can then be used by our editor to capture the tapes into a 24p project?

If so, this definitely sounds like the best option - it's pretty much what we were going to do anyway. The only problem is, I just had a look at Sebsky and it comes up with: "Video Standard Error: Sorry, but you can't convert a FCP batch list using 24 fps." Hmm.

Also, I just noticed you referred to '2 hours of material' - a clarification - the way I've cut down the original 40 hours or so of footage is making a new project for each tape, capturing all 60mins, cutting the best bits and placing anywhere from 5min to 45min of each tape's footage in the timeline. So re-capturing all of the footage isn't ideal because it loses the entirety of that work. No doubt an amateur workflow but one I wouldn't like to be punished too much for!

Thanks again Paul. The help doled out to this newbie (in many senses of the word) is life-saving.

Jimmy.