Adding 24p video to your project is just like adding any other supported media file. You’ll just need to indicate how you want to handle the files.
Select the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog if you want to remove pulldown when you open 24 fps progressive-scan DV video files. When the check box is cleared, 24p video will be read and edited as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i).
If you want to use existing video with 24p video, you can convert your existing footage.
Right-click a DV AVI file in the Project Media window and choose File Format Properties from the shortcut menu to edit file settings from the file format plug-in associated with the media file type. For 24p NTSC DV AVI files with 2-3 pulldown, you can use this dialog to configure removal of pulldown fields. For more information, click here.
The DV format cannot store 24p video directly and uses pulldown to convert 24p video to DV format.
Render your project as you normally would as an AVI file, but choose a rendering template to indicate how to handle pulldown fields:
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You’ll need to choose a rendering template that inserts pulldown fields to create a standard DV file if your project properties are set to 24p or if you selected the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog. Use the NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3-3-2 pulldown) template if you intend to bring the file back into the timeline as source material.
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If you cleared the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box before adding your media and your project properties are not set to 24p, your 24p video is read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i), so you can choose whichever NTSC DV or PAL DV template suits your project requirements.
Render your video as MPEG-2 files using the DVD Architect NTSC video stream template to create 23.976 fps progressive-scan video that DVD Architect will read and burn without recompression.
If you have Vegas+DVD software and a 24p camcorder (such as the Panasonic AG-DVX100), you can create, edit, and deliver your project completely in 24p.
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With the Panasonic AG-DVX100, shoot in 24p Advanced mode. The 2-3-3-2 pulldown method used in Advanced mode is more efficient than the 2-3 pulldown used in the 24p Standard mode.
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Set your project properties:
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From the File menu, choose Properties. The Project Properties dialog is displayed.
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From the Template drop-down list, choose NTSC DV 24p.
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Click OK to close the Project Properties dialog and apply your changes.
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Select the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog.
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Add the video to the timeline.
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Use the NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3-3-2 pulldown) AVI template for prerenders.
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Use the NTSC DV 24p (inserting 2-3 pulldown) AVI template for print-to-tape.
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Use the DVD Architect 24p NTSC video stream MPEG-2 template when rendering for DVD Architect.
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Print your project to tape or burn to DVD using DVD Architect.
Working with 24p Progressive-Scan Video |
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You may hear the term 60i used to refer to 29.970 fps, interlaced NTSC video and 50i for 25 fps, interlaced PAL video. Don’t worry — these are just different names for formats you’re already familiar with. If you’ll be working with progressive-scan video, however, the distinction is important.
With interlaced video, each frame is split into two fields that each represent half of the frame period. For example, in a 720 x 480 DV frame, each field contains 240 vertical lines of resolution. For each second of NTSC video, you have 29.970 frames with 59.94 interlaced fields (60i for simplicity). In progressive-scan video, however, each frame contains a full 480 vertical lines of resolution that represent the entire frame period.
Working with progressive-scan video has several advantages over interlaced video:
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You can create a frame cadence the same as that of film transferred to video.
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24p video can be rendered approximately 2.5 times faster than 60i video.
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24p video uses less space on a DVD, allowing you to add more video or use higher-quality video than you could with 60i video.
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24p can be easily converted to interlaced video when you render by using a rendering template that adds pulldown.
For more in
formation about 24p video and to determine whether your camera supports it, please refer to the documentation that was provided by your hardware manufacturer.
If you are shooting interlaced video that you plan to convert to 24p, your camera’s shutter speed will determine the quality of frame rate conversion in :
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If you’re shooting NTSC or HDV 60i video, set your shutter speed to 1/60 second.
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If you’re shooting PAL or HDV 50i video, set your shutter speed to 1/50 second.
These settings will provide the smoothest-looking motion possible after conversion. Faster frame rates can produce visibly choppy motion.
What do you want to do?
Add 24p video to your project
Convert video to 24p
Render a 24p project as a DV AVI file
Prepare 24p files for use in DVD Architect
Create a project in 24p from start to finish
