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appendix a
24fps Workflows
Audio Layback to Video
Although you cannot output 24P video to a
video recorder with Pro Tools, you can “Punch
Down” by adding audio that has been posted to
a 24P video clip in Pro Tools to videotape that
was created on another video system.
Playing in Sync with 24 fps Video Tapes
To play back synchronized to a video transport
playing at 24 fps:
1 In Pro Tools, open the Session Setup window
(Setup > Session).
2 Set the Frame Rate to 24 fps.
3 Slave Pro Tools to the video transport.
– or –
If the MachineControl option is installed, select
the appropriate profile to control the video
transport.
Playing in Sync with 29.97 fps (NTSC)
Video Tapes
To play in sync with a 29.97 fps video created from
a 24 fps source:
1 Slave Pro Tools to the VTR.
2 Choose Setup > Session.
3 From the Frame Rate pop-up menu, select
29.97 FPS.
Pro Tools with the Avid DNA video periph-
eral does not support 24 or 23.976 fps video
output. Though 24 and 23.976 fps video
clips are supported, the actual output of
Pro Tools is limited to NTSC (29.97 fps)
and PAL (25 fps) standards. On playback,
the 24 fps clips are converted in software to
these standards. The conversion can pro-
duce visible artifacts. Therefore, Pro Tools
video playback is intended for monitoring
purposes only, and is not suitable for profes-
sional layback or broadcast, regardless of
the resolution or frame rate of the video clip.
Output from Media Station|PT is profes-
sional quality.
For more information on slaving Pro Tools
to the VTR, see the Synchronization chap-
ters of the
Pro Tools Reference Guide.
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