User Guide

Chapter 2 Working With DVCPRO HD 39
Recording 720p DVCPRO HD With Alternate Frame Rates
DVCPRO HD always records and plays back 720p video at either 60 fps or 59.94 fps
(for NTSC compatibility), but alternate frame rates can be achieved by duplicating and
flagging certain frames for removal during capture or playback. For example, if you
choose to record 720p with a frame rate of 29.97 fps, the camera actually records at
59.94 fps, but every other frame is a duplicate frame that can be removed during capture.
Final Cut Pro comes with Easy Setups for commonly used alternate frame rates such
as 720p30 and 720p24.
Some camcorders, such as the Panasonic VariCam, allow you to record any frame rate
between 4 and 60 fps. You can even adjust the frame rate during recording. This is
known as variable frame rate recording. For more information, see “Working With
Variable Frame Rate DVCPRO HD Footage” on page 46.
Captured in Final Cut Pro (59.94 fps)
24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Captured in Final Cut Pro (23.98 fps)
Used frames
Deleted frames
DVCPRO HD tape (59.94 fps)
Capturing DVCPRO HD
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 34 37 36 38 39 40 41 43 42 44 45 47 46 48 49 25 50 51 53 52 54 55 57 56 58 59 60 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 34 37 36 38 39 40 41 43 42 44 45 47 46 48 49 25 50 51 53 52 54 55 57 56 58 59 60 1
Captured in Final Cut Pro (29.97 fps)
30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
DVCPRO HD tape (59.94 fps)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 34 37 36 38 39 40 41 43 42 44 45 47 46 48 49 25 50 51 53 52 54 55 57 56 58 59 60
DVCPRO HD tape (59.94 fps)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 34 37 36 38 39 40 41 43 42 44 45 47 46 48 49 25 50 51 53 52 54 55 57 56 58 59 60
720p60
720p30
720p24