Final Cut Pro HD: Do not capture DV100 footage with mixed frame rates

Capturing DV100 clips with different frame rates results in a captured clip that Final Cut Pro HD interprets as having the frame rate of the footage on the tape when the capture began. For example, you may have a tape with camera-generated bars and tone at 720p60 followed by footage shot at 720p24. Even though the majority of the footage is 720p24, the clip will be recognized as 720p60. This will happen even if the first few frames of the tape are different from the rest.

Instead, be sure to capture DV100 clips with only one frame rate. You can capture other parts of the tape separately and render them into your sequence if necessary.

Note: This information does not apply to variable frame rate footage taken with a VFR-capable camera. In these cases, you can use a hardware or software frame rate converter to convert the media to other formats.