Version 5.1 of Final Cut Pro offers an additional Import P2 "Remove
Duplicate/Adv. Pull-down Frames" option that allows you to remove duplicate
frames when transferring footage to your Final Cut Pro scratch disk. (Figure 4.02)
By checking this new option during P2 import, Final Cut Pro will create a
QuickTime file at the native frame rate coinciding with the particular frame rate in
which the Panasonic AG-HVX200 was set to during capture.
Simply put, if you set the AG-HVX200 to capture 720/24P, 720/30P or
1080/24PA, choosing the new "Remove Duplicate/Adv. Pull-down Frames"
option will remove the added frames and yield a genuine 24P (23.98) or 30P clip
- depending on which format mode you captured in.
This will allow you to edit in a native 23.98 or 30P sequence and to output a
genuine 23.98 or 30P deliverable.*
*: 1080/30P is not yet natively supported in Final Cut Pro v5.1.
Figure 4.02: Remove duplicate/adv. pull-down frames P2 Import option
Once you select "Import; Panasonic P2", the Import Panasonic P2 tool window
will appear. (Figure 4.03)
The Import Panasonic P2 tool will by default select the connected FireStore FS-
100 as the source for your P2 media clips.
b) Simply highlight the clips that you want to import and select the "Import"
button.
You can select any or all of the clips for import.