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Hi Lukas -

Why not set FRAPS to record at 30 fps, and set the same in PD's preferences?

I just had FRAPS capture some video playback (1920x1080 .MOV @ 38MBps). Side by side in PD's preview and the produced file, it's hard to spot the difference.

Cheers - Tony


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Frame rate variations will trigger a warning message in PDR11. This is only a warning and of no great consequence for an editor to ignore - the frame segmentation has to be approximate when one considers the varient. The electronic file is segmented into a close approximation to display in the track. It is the selected PRODUCED file which is of greater significance for the editor.

More experienced editors uncheck the warning/confirmation message in Preferences. Video screen capture programs can be erratic over their accuracy, recording at any selected frame rate! I have seen one program where 30 is selected but the program shows 15 while recording!

Dafydd

Quote: Hi Lukas -

Why not set FRAPS to record at 30 fps, and set the same in PD's preferences?

I just had FRAPS capture some video playback (1920x1080 .MOV @ 38MBps). Side by side in PD's preview and the produced file, it's hard to spot the difference.

Cheers - Tony

I'm not quite sure what you mean, because I don't know of a way to set it to exactly 30 fps in PD preferences. If you are talking about where it says NTSC (30 FPS), that is what I use, but I'm guessing it's just a rounded number because NTSC video is 29.97002997 fps. However, if you know a way that I can set it to use exactly 30 fps, than I would HUGELY appreciate it since that would ultimately solve my problem.

In regards to what Dafydd said, I think I will just continue editing like I am, seeing that the video degradation is not actually of huge significance. I just like to get things as perfect as possible in terms of a produced video in relation to a recorded one, so I was seeing if that is even possible.

Lastly, thank you all for replying to my message, I really do appreciate it

EDIT: I also wanted to ask a smaller question, so I will do it now. In PD General Preferences, there is a check box that says "Enable HD Video Processing (shadow file)" and I was wondering what that does specifically.
Thanks,
Lukas

Hi Lukas -

I'll allow more technically astute members to delve into frame rates and the difference between 30fps & 29.97...fps, and how to set your PD preferences. Anything I'd say would only add to the confusion & misinformation about frame rates.

Like many other forum members & PDusers, I have that confirmation unchecked. I know what I'm importing. We've had PD users get false alerts when inserting clips. As stated above, it's the produced file that matters.

If you have Shadow files enabled in Preferences, PD generates low res (720x480 MPEG-2) copies of your imported clips. This decreases the load on your PC during editing. In production, PD uses the original high res clips.

Again, most editors with capable PCs have the shadow files option disabled.

If you have shadow files enabled and your clip is in the timeline, the preview window is showing the low-res version (not the original). Obviously the quality of the image is decreased!

I've only ever used FRAPS to test other members' problems using FRAPS captures in PD, but it consistently records at the frame rate I set.

If your FRAPS settings closely match your production settings, you should get a good finished product.

Cheers - Tony
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Quote: Hi Lukas -

I'll allow more technically astute members to delve into frame rates and the difference between 30fps & 29.97...fps, and how to set your PD preferences. Anything I'd say would only add to the confusion & misinformation about frame rates.

Like many other forum members & PDusers, I have that confirmation unchecked. I know what I'm importing. We've had PD users get false alerts when inserting clips. As stated above, it's the produced file that matters.

If you have Shadow files enabled in Preferences, PD generates low res (720x480 MPEG-2) copies of your imported clips. This decreases the load on your PC during editing. In production, PD uses the original high res clips.

Again, most editors with capable PCs have the shadow files option disabled.

If you have shadow files enabled and your clip is in the timeline, the preview window is showing the low-res version (not the original). Obviously the quality of the image is decreased!

I've only ever used FRAPS to test other members' problems using FRAPS captures in PD, but it consistently records at the frame rate I set.

If your FRAPS settings closely match your production settings, you should get a good finished product.

Cheers - Tony

Thanks a bunch for the feedback. As I said, the video degradation isn't noticeable unless you watch the video in full 1080p so because of this I will just continue to edit with the frame rates matching up as close as possible. Also, thanks for explaining shadow files. I think I'll keep them unchecked seeing as my PC is fairly good.