System information
Editing Quick Tags
Right-click the Quick Tags area and choose Edit Quick Tags to display the Edit Quick Tags dialog. You can
use this dialog to edit the text of existing Quick Tags or create new Quick Tags.
Configuring 24p pulldown removal
Right-click a DV AVI file in the Project Media window and choose File Format Properties from the shortcut
menu to edit file settings from the file format plug-in associated with the media file type.
For 24p NTSC DV AVI files with 2-3 pulldown, you can use this dialog to configure removal of pulldown
fields.
In most cases, you will not need to edit pulldown removal settings. However, if the settings were not
properly set in the DV header when your video was captured, you can fine-tune pulldown removal without
recapturing your video.
1. Right-click an AVI file in the Project Media window and choose File Format Properties from the
shortcut menu. The AVI/DV Media Properties dialog is displayed.
This command is not available for clips that are not AVI or DV or those that use 2-3-3-2 pulldown.
2. Select the Enable 2-3 pulldown removal check box.
You can clear this check box if you want to override pulldown removal for individual files when
the Allow pulldown removal when opening 24p DV check box is selected on the General tab of
the Preferences dialog.
3. Choose a setting from the Starting frame timecode offset drop-down list to indicate what
timecode numbers represent which frame in the video sequence.
For example, if you have an NTSC DV file with 2-3 pulldown created on a Sony JH3 HDCAM deck,
the default settings for timecode offset use 0 for the Starting frame timecode offset.
If you have changed the timecode offsets on the deck (or if you have material with pulldown from
another source) you will have to experiment with the settings to determine the correct offset.
4. Check for interlacing:
n In the Project Properties dialog, choose a NTSC DV 24p template from the Template drop-
down list. For more information, see "Setting Project Properties" on page 53.
n Choose the Best (Full) setting in the Video Preview window to show full frames. For more
information, see "Using the Video Preview Window" on page 465.
n Step though the clip and look for interlace lines in moving objects or backgrounds.
n If you see interlace lines, repeat from step 3 and choose a different offset value.
n When no interlace lines appear, the offset is set correctly.
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