How to transcode Canon 5D mark II H.264 video into something editable?

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Followed the OP suggestions and it works like a charm. No need to do any rendering of effects on my machine. Thanks!!!

After much experimenting, I've settled on the following workflow:<br /><br />1. download clips from camera<br />2. transcode clips in Adobe Media Encoder with the following settings<br /> Format: MPEG2<br /> Summary - <br /> video: NTSC, 1920x1080, 29.97 (or 23.967), Progressive, Quality 5.0<br /> audio: 384 kbps, 48 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo, MPEG<br /> encode: VBR, 2-pass, Min 25.00, Target 39.00, Max 39.92 Mbps<br /><br />3. 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I'm a mac man, so I hope someone here can help have just bought the new Canon compact SX1 IS here in Australia which also shoots Full HD H264 30fps. It is NTSC/PAL switchable but still plays at 30fps! I agree with Malcolm, am I missing something here? Doesn't PAL MEAN it has to be at 25 fps?

I note that several people above talk about software being available for Pal 30 fps -25fps down conversion.

If that is so you are doing a lot better than I am in finding it! Just to reiterate, I need a mac program that will convert smooth,full HD H.264 PAL footage from 30fps to 25fps so I can cut it in Final Cut pro.
By the way I've managed to put it into the final cut timeline as full HD, but when I try to change the H264 compressor setting from 30fps to 25fps it won't let me. Help, or a point in the right direction, will be greatly appreciated

Interesting topic - I too will have a go at Sebastien's work around for HD when I get a moment (thanks for that).

Quick question can anyone give me their project settings for CS4 for SD editing? I had a look and I didn't see anything exactly right - ie 640x480, 30 fps - or can you create custom settings of your own?

Another thing ;) - probably a silly question (sorry I have been away from editing for some time) but are we now not really shooting in PAL or NTSC any more? In other words that is only an output option? Hope that makes sense,

Cheers,

Malcolm

Sebastien - great info, thank you very much. I'm going to try this.

Stanley,

I'm not so sure about the Canon h.264 codec being different than 'regular' Quicktime. From what I understand the 5d video plays perfectly with Quicktime right out of the camera.

Sebastien, Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting.

Mark, this supports your point as well:

> Your typical computer setup even now chokes on 15mbps h.264 already. And now we have 40mbps h.264?

I know someone said it, but I didn't get it: the Canon H.264 is a different codec than the regular Quicktime, even though it is wrapped as a Quicktime file?

Hi.
If that can be of any help, I describe in great details my workflow with the Canon 5D Mark II and Adobe Premiere CS4, using proxies and offline editing. After this video:
http://www.vimeo.com/2641870

Mark Slack, I did. As opposed to Full HD the 4:3 footage runs smoothly in Premiere and is completely editable. It's a pity it doesn't have native PAL resolution. If it did, I couldn't be happier.