ScottShaw

Thanks to everyone who added to this discussion, I'm hoping others will be helped by the wealth of information you guys put here.

I'm off to do some testing for myself!!

I'm looking into doing a few shorts with this camera and hoping to utilize 24p for the "Film Look". I'm running a G5 dual 2g with 500g of media space and FCP. Other than pouring over the minute details of what rate and 3:2 pulldowns and such, is there a simple 1,2,3 guide to shooting at 24p, editing in FCP, compressing to MPEG2, and using DVD Studio Pro to go to DVD?

Can I use my DVCAM deck to digitze the 24p footy via FireWire(It's a DSR 1500a)?

Is it as easy as going into the easy set-ups and choosing Cinema Tools 24p to DV, or are there other considerations for going to DVD?

BTW, very cool forum, I'm glad I stumbled onto it!!... thanks in advance for any help and / or suggestions.

--Scott