Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Once More Into the (Frame Rate) Breach

If you have access to hardware cross-conversion, then option B sounds good
to me.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:54 PM, Terence Curren <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:

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>
>
> You really have two options.
>
> Option A is the sped up PAL approach. This is the "run 24 at 25" and
> adjust the pitch on the audio so no one knows it been sped uo.
>
> Option B is you use a method that maintains the same run length by futzing
> with the frames to create new frames that may look good or not depending
> upon your level of critique and access to a still store to actually see
> what each frame looks like. Teranex will give you option B. And it will
> play smooth for the most part.
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, David Dodson <davidadodson@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I've asked this question here before, but as now I'm getting close to
> rolling, I want to ask again in case opinions have evolved and/or mutated...
> >
> > I'm directing (and cutting) a feature film and an eight-episode TV
> series that are shooting simultaneously on the Alexa. The TV show is an
> expanded version of the movie, but that's not important. What is important
> is that the TV show is for the PAL market. But of course the feature
> theatrical distribution will happen at 24fps, because this is a wide,
> mainstream movie that's going into a whole bunch of theaters.
> >
> > Scenes from the TV show will be in the movie. Scenes from the movie will
> be in the TV show. So there's no way to say, "Oh, well, we'll just shoot
> movie scenes at 24fps and TV scenes in 25 fps!" because, as I said, it's
> one big orgy. So we have to choose a base frame rate and let one side of
> this party adjust to the other.
> >
> > I'm leaning towards shooting everything at 24fps since it's the big
> screen feature image that will undergo the most visual scrutiny in large,
> unforgiving venues. The TV episodes will be most often viewed in SD, some
> HD, but still -- TV screens at home. Does this reasoning hold up? I would
> love people's thoughts on this.
> >
> > And then of course, what about 23.98 vs. 24? Some post will be done in
> Los Angeles. But other post will be in Moscow. So, you know... kill me now.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > David Dodson
> > davidadodson@...
> >
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