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INDEXStupid mistake#1: Mixed frame rates issue
8 years, 6 months ago - Thomas Olivier
Hi, I know there a lot about that issue online but there's maybe a bit too much so I'm a little confused...
I've shot a full 12 mins short film in 23.976 fps and like an idiot, on the very last day of shoot I captured everything in 25 fps... I'm doing a classic lossless proxy workflow going back and forth between resolve / premiere / after effects.
What can i do to avoid myself (I'm also colourist) and the editor a big nightmare ?
(My files are cDNG if it changes anything)
Thanks in advance
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8 years, 6 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin
I don't know those bits of software, but a good NLE won't object to mixed framerates on the timeline, and you can then transcode the final assembly to a consistent framerate for the grade.
8 years, 6 months ago - Eric C Y Young
Thankfully you didn't shoot 30fps!
Tell your editor straight away.
Just make sure your NLE timeline/project timebase is set to 23.976, and then conform your 25fps footage to that. The slight speed slowdown won't be noticeable for 99% of people. You may want to pitch up the audio slightly, but again the majority of people won't notice if you don't!
8 years, 6 months ago - Thomas Olivier
Thanks very much guys! I told the editor apparently it's working fine with a mixed frame rate on the same première timeline... yep technology must've evolved since the last time I tried dealing with that issue so... happy days!
Thanks very much for that :)