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Understanding the Pulldown Phase
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8. Click the Source Tape Display button.
A dialog box opens.
9. Click Yes to open the Select Tape dialog box.
10. Double-click the name of the tape in the dialog box, or click New and enter the name of the
tape.
11. Click OK.
12. Use the Channel Selection buttons to select the tracks you want to log.
13. Type the start timecode in the Mark IN text box.
14. (Option) Enter a clip name and comment in the corresponding text boxes.
15. Type the end timecode in the Mark OUT text box.
For NTSC film-to-tape transfer or footage downconverted from 1080p/24, you must log the
correct pulldown phase. See “Setting the Pulldown Phase” on page 149 and “Entering
Pulldown Information” on page 151.
16. Click the Log Clip button.
The clip name highlights in the bin. The system automatically names and numbers the clip,
you can rename the clip.
17. (Option) Type a new name in the highlighted area to rename the clip.
You can accept the clip name and proceed with the logging process and change the clip
names in the bin at a later time.
18. Repeat these steps until you have logged all your clips.
Understanding the Pulldown Phase
If you log or capture 24-fps sources (film-to-tape transfers, media downconverted from 1080p/24
footage, or both), you can set the pulldown-to-timecode relationship for a transferred tape in the
Film and 24p Settings dialog box.
For information about the pulldown process, see “Transfer of 24-fps Film to NTSC Video” on
page 1503.