Removing and Inserting Pulldown on the Desktop

Although 24p projects allow you to remove 2:3 or 3:2 pulldown from film-based sources on 60i tapes during the capture process, you can also capture the 60i sources as is, and then remove pulldown on the Desktop.

Desktop-based removal and insertion is also useful if your clips originate from the filesystem and were imported rather than captured from tape. Image import and export does not support automatic pulldown removal.

To remove pulldown on the desktop:

In the Main menu, click Format.
In the Format menu, click Remove Pulldown.
The pulldown options appear to the right of the menu panel.

(a) Timecode Mode box (b) Start TC Mode box

From the Timecode Mode box, select an option.

Select:	To:
Keep TC Mode	Keep the 29.97 fps timecode of the clip from which you want to remove pulldown.
Change TC Mode	Change the 29.97 fps timecode to 23.97 fps timecode.

If you selected Change TC Mode, select an option from the Start TC Mode box.

Select:	To:
Same Start Time	Use the 29.97 fps start timecode of the clip as the 23.97 fps start timecode of the result clip without converting it.
Same Start Frame	Convert the 29.97 fps start timecode of the clip to 23.97 fps and then use the result timecode as the start timecode for the result clip.

On the desktop reels, expand the clip from which you want to remove 2:3 pulldown: hold the cursor over the clip and press C.
Look closely at the clip. Three smooth frames are followed by two jittery frames. Find a frame that lies immediately to the left of two jitter frames.

NoteBy default, desktop reels are set to play left-to-right. If your desktop preferences are set to play reels right-to-left, click a frame that lies immediately to the right of the two jitter frames.
To remove the pulldown, click the upper-left corner of that frame.
Select a destination reel for the processed result.
The new clip with only the original 24 film frames is processed and appears on the destination reel.
Continue removing 2:3 pulldown from other clips or click the grey area in the menu area below the reels to deactivate the Film Compress command.

To insert pulldown on the desktop:

In the Format menu, click Film Expand.
Pulldown options appear to the right of the Format menu.

(a) Timecode Mode box (b) Start TC Mode box (c) Destination Timecode box

From the Timecode Mode box, select an option.

Select:	To:
Keep TC Mode	Keep the 23.97 fps timecode of the clip from which you want to insert pulldown.
Change TC Mode	Change the 23.97 fps timecode to 29.97 fps timecode.

If you selected Change TC Mode, select an option from the Start Mode box.

Select:	To:
Same Start Time	Use the 23.97 fps start timecode of the clip as the 29.97 fps start timecode of the result clip without converting it.
Same Start Frame	Convert the 23.97 fps start timecode of the clip to 29.97 fps and then use the result timecode as the start timecode for the result clip.

From the Destination Timecode box, select the desired timecode for your destination clip.

Select:	To output with:
Auto	29.97 fps drop-frame or non-drop-frame timecode
30 fps	30 fps timecode
29.97 fps DF	29.97 fps drop-frame timecode
29.97 fps NDF	29.97 fps non-drop-frame timecode

Click the upper-left corner of the clip in which you want to insert pulldown.

Select a destination frame for the processed result.

Select:	To:
The first frame	Insert 2:3 pulldown. The result clip has the following sequence: AA, BB, BC, CD, DD.
The second frame	Insert 3:2 pulldown. The result clip has the following sequence: AA, AB, BC, CC, DD.

Select a destination reel for the processed result.
Continue inserting 2:3 pulldown into other clips or click the grey area in the menu area below the reels to deactivate the Film Expand command.