Re: Making a video transfer from 16mm A&B rolls

hey alfred

I know this is frustrating especially because both FCP and Compressor are supposed to do this.

the only way, and I am only thinking out loud here, that you should get this 4th frame repetition is if something is off speed or something is broken

are you running FCP 6.0? or 6.0.3? try upgrading if you havent already

did you trash your preferences?

what happens if you bring the files into compressor directly, and convert them from HDV to DVCPROHD, ProRes, or even Uncompressed but dont change the frame rate, so at least you are dealing with full frame material and not long gop HDV.

I can tell that you seem to be very thorough about all this stuff but, just cuz we are all human, double check everything.

The only other thing i can suggest is to repost your queston rephrased so its get noticed. something like "29.97 to 23.98 doenst pull down correctly"

also, notice that , at the top of the forum, Ron and Walter have started to put together an FAQ. If you open the discussion thread you will find a lot of contributed links. maybe one of those links can help.

good luck, and let us know what happens

"I like video because its so fast!"

Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc.