24fps HDV (NTSC) to 29.97fps DV (NTSC)

[vodnick]

Dear friends,
I wasn't able to find any topics regarding my specific problem.

I worked on a video coverage of a theater play, using two Canon GL2 shooting at DV 29.97 Widescreen, and one XL2 set to record the whole stage in full HDV and 24fps (Widescreen). All the cameras were set by my colleague, who said it would later be no problem to edit these two together. He also set the cameras to shoot like film no frame interlacing (if you know what I mean).

As an editing software I am using Adobe premiere pro with all the updates to be able to capture HDV ie. Cineform Aspect HD. I have captured all the HDV footage as M2T before giving the camera back to its owner.

I have tried all possible configurations to export a correct timeformat video that I could edit in the same timeline along with the original DV 29.97 NTSC footage. But the sound and video always desynchronizes.

I am sure there is one correct way to do this without using the trial and error process.

I would first like to use the HDV footage to do digital zooming and panning in Adobe and then export this footage as DV NTSC 29.97fps into a new project, where I will edit it with the original DV footage.

Thank you very much for help.

[mpiper]

Here is what you need to do.
1. Be sure you are using Premiere CS3 (which the correct HD editor for Premiere)
2. Create a new project, select HDV 29.97 48K as project setting.
3. Capture both videos. Let the audio for both "conform" before doing anything else. Save the project at this point.
4. Select the 23.976 fps video in the oproject window (not timeline), right-click and select "interpret video." Save the project again.

This should build a 29.97 fps version for you to insert into the timeline. The same actions may wiork in earlier versions of Premiere, but CS3 is specifically updated fro HD editing as a native function. Earlier versions had it as an "add-on."