1280x720p 60fps clip not fully supported in X3

[nosnoop]

When I found that X2 totally cannot handle my 720p clips, I upgraded to X3, and was happy to see that all my 1280x720p 60fps clips can be imported without a hint of complaints from X3.

However, as I started working with those clips, something does not work quite right.
The main issue is that I could not get smooth slow motion out of those clips. 60fps clips when played at half speed should give you very smooth slow motion at 30fps. Instead, it stutters badly.

On further investigation of a straight render 60fps video output from VS with no changes made, I found where the problem was.
VideoStudio coverted the 1280x720p 60fps clips to 30fps when importing the file. So every other frame from the 60fps clip is dropped, and previous frame duplicated.
What a bummer.

Interestingly, it does NOT do this with 1080p 60fps file. You can get very smooth half speed playback at 30fps, even though you cannot create a 1080p 60fps output file.

[Sigh] Do I have to wait for X4 for proper 720p 60fps support?

[mcspeedy380]

I also find this very annoying.
Is there some way (maybe 3rd party software) of simply converting a 60fps (50fps) clip into a 30fps (25fps) clip.
Surely if you've got say, 600 frames, they could just be played at the slower rate and take 20 seconds instead of ten?

[immerjan]

Oh yes, please! If someone reads this: Let 60p clips be imported at 60p and also be exported in the same frame rate!! I am looking desperately for an update to X3.

Thanks

[Black Lab]

[Sigh] Do I have to wait for X4 for proper 720p 60fps support?

We can only hope.