This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] NDF/DF TC + Sequence Format Questions

Friday, July 25, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] NDF/DF TC + Sequence Format Questions

Thanks Job and Dom for the schoolin'! ;)

Is there any reason to modify a sequence from SD to HD or to a different frame rate? I'm wondering if it has to do with processing during playback, or with mastering to tape?

Cheers,

-B

On Jul 25, 2014, at 10:57 AM, 'Dom Q. Silverio' domqsilverio@gmail.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

DF and NDF is a 30 fps TC concept. 24 and 25 fps formats do not deal with DF/NDF.

720/60p uses 30 based TC.

Dom Q. Silverio

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 1:55 PM, 'Job ter Burg (L2B)' Job_L2@terburg.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

1) Why can I not change a 1080p/23.976 sequence to DF when I _can_ with a 720p/23.976 sequence?
Image: http://imgur.com/7P1ZWTZ

There is no such thing as 24DF timecode, and 1080p/23.976 projects use 24TC.
There is no such thing as TC24 in 720p, so that uses either 30 or 30DF.

2) I know that I can use the Modify dialog window to change a Sequence from SD to HD, and
between HD formats, but not HD to SD.

You can just toggle the project format to a compatible SD or HD format. And within any of them, you can mix&match.

J