60fps 5D workflow

[Saba Mazloum]

Hey guys,

Did a search didn't really find the answer I needed.

So I shot a music video with the 5D mark iii, all in 720p 60fps mode. I know you can conform the files in cinema tools to 60fps. Iv noticed though, you lose mbps after you conform them.

The questions is , should I not conform them and just slow them down in FCP?

 

Thanks !

[Adrian Sierkowski]

Normally I've used 5d to RGB for this.

[Travis Gray]

I've always used Cinematools for conforming, otherwise you have mixed FPS which will be a problem if you bring it over into color or something. Timecode gets all whacky.

 

I have noticed the mbps is different though, but I think that's by virtue of how it records. I typically shoot all 60fps stuff on an FS100 now, and I know it has to record that at a different mbps than standard 24fps.

[Saba Mazloum]

Normally I've used 5d to RGB for this.

So you recon , i should go through 5dtoRGB and convert each file that i want to cut with, and set them i guess to apple proess proxy? then edit it in FCPx and output it at apple proress 422HQ?

[Adrian Sierkowski]

Correct. Using 5d to RBG you set them to 24P ProRes files.

[Saba Mazloum]

Correct. Using 5d to RBG you set them to 24P ProRes files.

You recon i should edit with Proxy files then output them to HQ, that wont decrees the quality of the clips right?

[Adrian Sierkowski]

I don't see a reason why not to go right to ProRes422 and forget proxy. HQ may be overkill; but you should do a test to see what works best for you.