The big issue on the Canon XA10 is just how real the 30p is. It's stored as 60i data and I'm not sure how accurately it's turned into 30p -- if each frame is completely free of time-shifted fields. I'll have to experiment to find out once my copy of Premiere CS 5.5 shows up.
The XA10's 24p is the real progressive deal: each frame is stored as 24p data with no fields in each frame. Mike Boom At 11:26 AM 8/10/2011, you wrote: >Mike, > >I would stick with the 30 and not worry about the 24p. (keeping it simple) > >Jim > >--- In [email protected], Mike Boom <boom@...> wrote: > > > > Since we just talked formats, let's talk frame rates. I just got a > > Canon XA10 that I'm enjoying very much, but am trying to figure out > > what the best capture format and frame rate is for me. The format is > > easy; it's AVCHD using H.264 compression. I just chose maximum > > resolution (1920x1080) and maximum bit rate (24 Mbps), which > Canon calls MXP. > > > > Frame rate's more difficult because I can't see any difference in > > playback quality between them on my 1080p monitor. The camera (an > > NTSC camera) offers 60i, 24p, and a couple of oddball frame rates > > they call pf24 and pf30. Each of these last two is supposed to be > > progressive, but the frames are "stored in 60i format," whatever that > > means. I assume there's some sort of translation that takes place > > between data in 60i frames, perhaps interleaving two fields there > > into a single frame at 24 or 30 fps. > > > > My question for the group: is there a frame rate that you find better > > to work with and better for sales to other productions? I know 24p is > > supposed to be film-like and is beloved by people aspiring to make > > feature films, but 30p seems to me to provide more frames of > > information per second and likely to work better on computer > > monitors. And I've read that 60i is the usual native format for > > today's 1080p TV sets -- at least here on the NTSC side of the world. > > > > My own productions are usually aimed at display on 1080p NTSC > > monitors, for what it's worth. > > > > Thanks for any advice, > > > > Mike Boom > > www.laughingeel.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
