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Convert clip to 59.94 fps
10 Oct 2020 18:54 #110429
by davecar52
Convert clip to 59.94 fps was created by davecar52
I am very new to FCPX, sorry. When I have a clip in fcpx at 29.97 fps, I can not find a way to convert it to 59.94 fps. The Clip Information box (upper right) does not show MODIFY in the lower right corner. I have tried many things by searching the web but nothing seems to work. I want to interpolate a new clip to help smooth some pans in 4k.
I'm on a 2017 iMac pro with FCPX 10.4.10.
I would aslo be open to a outside program for converting before importing to fcpx. Or a plugin?
Please give me some suggestions.
Thanks very much,
Dave
I'm on a 2017 iMac pro with FCPX 10.4.10.
I would aslo be open to a outside program for converting before importing to fcpx. Or a plugin?
Please give me some suggestions.
Thanks very much,
Dave
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12 Oct 2020 11:28 #110440
by joema
- File>New Project>Use Custom Settings, manually enter 59.94 fps
- Import clip and add to project or copy/paste clips from current 29.97 timeline
- In new project select clip or clips
- In Video Inspector (CMD+4), scroll to bottom, under Rate Conform>Frame Sampling, pick Optical Flow.
- If not using background rendering, render timeline to cache by selecting clips with CMD+A and render with CTRL+R.
Above procedure will maintain the same clip duration and same rates of subject motion, panning, yet will use optical flow techniques to interpolate a new frame in between each original 29.97 frame.
Optical flow methods have a significant CPU cost and render time. It can sometimes produce bending or warping artifacts so you must closely examine the footage.
Replied by joema on topic Convert clip to 59.94 fps
davecar52 wrote: I am very new to FCPX, sorry. When I have a clip in fcpx at 29.97 fps, I can not find a way to convert it to 59.94 fps. The Clip Information box (upper right) does not show MODIFY in the lower right corner....I want to interpolate a new clip to help smooth some pans in 4k...
- File>New Project>Use Custom Settings, manually enter 59.94 fps
- Import clip and add to project or copy/paste clips from current 29.97 timeline
- In new project select clip or clips
- In Video Inspector (CMD+4), scroll to bottom, under Rate Conform>Frame Sampling, pick Optical Flow.
- If not using background rendering, render timeline to cache by selecting clips with CMD+A and render with CTRL+R.
Above procedure will maintain the same clip duration and same rates of subject motion, panning, yet will use optical flow techniques to interpolate a new frame in between each original 29.97 frame.
Optical flow methods have a significant CPU cost and render time. It can sometimes produce bending or warping artifacts so you must closely examine the footage.
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