Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1931)

This appendix covers the following:
• What Is 24p Video? (p. 1931)
• Telecine, Pull-Down, and Reverse Telecine (p. 1932)
• Film, 24p Video, and Cinema Tools (p. 1942)
• Working with 24p NTSC Video (p. 1942)
• Using an AG-DVX100 NTSC Camcorder with Advanced Pull-Down (p. 1943)
This appendix provides information about working with 24p video.
What Is 24p Video?
The term 24p refers to 24 fps progressive-scan video. For film, this is nothing unusual, but
for video, both progressive scanning and the 24 fps frame rate are still exciting new
territory. Instead of building 24 fps video cameras that would be incompatible with
established NTSC and PAL video equipment, some new camcorders make it possible to
shoot 24p video while maintaining backward compatibility with NTSC or PAL equipment.
Some reasons to shoot 24p footage are:
• To make it easy to transfer your video to film without any frame rate conversions
• To achieve a “film look” on video, even though film was never used
• To use 24p footage as a convenient intermediate format for moving between NTSC
video, PAL video, and film
• To capture at a lower data rate than 25, 29.97, and 59.94 fps formats
Tip: When you shoot video at 24 fps, you need to avoid quick pans and tilts because they
may cause the image to stutter. This is common knowledge for film cinematographers,
but videographers new to 24 fps videography may not always be aware of this fact.
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