No option for 24fps? =(

Erocental · Post by **Erocental** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:21 am

Hi!

I'm currently editing some NTSC footage which is 24fps. However MS seems to only let me export as 29fps and it looks really stuttery. Is there any way to make MS export at 24 (23.995) fps as I really need it to. Thanks!

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:31 am

I doubt that you are editing NTSC footage at 24 fps. 24 fps is film speed. NTSC DVD standard is 30 fps drop frame or 29.97 fps, PAL is 25 fps.

Erocental · Post by **Erocental** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:33 am

I've checked many times and it's definately 24fps speed. =(

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:42 am

Where did you get it from?

Erocental · Post by **Erocental** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:46 am

I got the footage from a friend of mine. It's not a proper movie type movie as in a cinema release but it's 24fps he even told me himself before I got it =(

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:59 am

Do you know if it is real 24P, or is it 23.976 with pulldown

There are NTSC DV templates for 24p with pulldown...

Regards,
George

Erocental · Post by **Erocental** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:06 am

I'm sure it's 24P. I don't know how to export the finished process as 24fps though as it only gives me the 29.97fps option =(

Bignosetw · Post by **Bignosetw** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:42 pm

If it's true 24P footage, it was probably shot on a Panasonic DVX-100 camcorder, which has two 24P modes: Standard and Advanced. The camera does a pulldown on both modes to allow the footage to play on an NTSC device, but MediaStudio Pro alllows you to maintain the 24P structure within the pulldown, and to output true 24 P (which could be transferred to film frame by frame - which is why the DVX-100 is the darling of the Indie crowd. In fact, I believe the film that won the "Best Cinematography" award at this year's Sundance was filmed not on 35 mm film (as some others) but on a MiniDV Panasonic DVX-100!

Anyway, editing 24 fps in MSP8 (you ARE using version 8, right?) works as follows:

When you open a new project, among the choices for Project Settings, right at the bottom, are two settings for NTSC DV 24P. This specifically supports the 24P (Advanced) shot by the Panasonic DVX-100. Select this option, import your footage and edit.

Then when you have edited your video, you go Create Video File … Select Microsoft AVI, click on Options… under AVI/Compression select DV Type 1 or 2, then under General/Frame rate, change to 24. Type a filename and save. That’s it.

However, I have to ask - where is this going? For the definitive guide on 24P and what format goes where, visit the excellent Adam Wilt page at: http://www.adamwilt.com/24p/

Let me know how it turns out.

Tobie Openshaw
Ulead

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:59 pm

Tobie, you guys would make my day if you added DVCPro/DVCPro50/DVCProHD support to MSP. I've got an HVX200 and miss being able to use MSP8!

grant9954 · Post by **grant9954** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:23 pm

I've just got myself a dvx100b. I also have a panny gs400.
I'm looking at upgrading to MSpro from VS9.
Can I mix 24p and 30p in the same project?
Also, can you do any 24p in VS9?

Thanks

um, sorry if I hijacked this thread