User Guide

66 Chapter 4 Working With 24p and Variable Frame Rate Video
Step 4: Output to 720p60 DVCPRO HD tape
When you output 720p video to tape via FireWire, the proper duplicate frames are
added automatically, resulting in 24p video output at 59.94 fps.
You can also export your movie to a 23.98 fps QuickTime movie or image sequence for
delivery to a video-to-film transfer lab.
Working With 1080pA24 DVCPRO HD Video
The steps below explain the workflow for capturing and outputting 1080pA24
(advanced pulldown) DVCPRO HD footage.
Note: To remove standard 3:2 (2:3:2:3) pulldown from 1080p24 footage, you need to
capture the footage as 1080i60 (29.97 fps) and then use Cinema Tools to remove
the pulldown.
Step 1: Shoot with advanced pulldown (23.98 fps at 29.97 fps)
Choose the 1080i/24PA recording mode on your camera. This creates 29.97 fps 1080i
video that contains 23.98 fps progressive frames using a 2:3:3:2 pulldown pattern.
Step 2: Remove 2:3:3:2 advanced pulldown from 24p video during capture
Choose the DVCPRO HD 1080pA24 Easy Setup, which enables the “Remove Advanced
Pulldown and/or Duplicate Frames During Capture From FireWire Sources” option.
Duplicate video fields are discarded during capture, resulting in a 24p (23.98 fps) media
file on disk after capture.
Note: You can also remove advanced pulldown while ingesting 1080pA24 or 480pA24
footage recorded on P2 cards. For more information, see “Setting Preferences” on
page 100.
If you have already captured your video at 29.97 fps, you can remove duplicate fields
from your media files after capture.
To remove 2:3:3:2 advanced pulldown from your media files after capture:
m Select the 29.97 fps clips in the Browser, then choose Tools > Remove Advanced Pulldown.
Your media files will remain the same size, but they will be set to play back at 23.98 fps.
If no advanced pulldown flags are detected, the media file remains at 29.97 fps.