Well, I've haven't run into this issue before.  I'm working in a 1080 59.94i DNxHD 145 project and I just got handed QT movie that is 1080 HDV 23.98p.  What is the best way to add pull-up?  The Avid won't do it, correct?  i think Apple's Compressor will, but I'm unsure what settings to use.  I also have Sorenson if that could work.

Thanks for the help.

-Sam

Sorenson won't help.

Do you have After Effects?  That can add 3:2.

Or you could use the method noted

http://www.24p.com/conversion.htm

But note that that is not the same thing as 3:2 and can NOT be taken out after the fact the way that 3:2 can be.

It will also look diifferent up against 3:2 footage.

Jef

Awesome, I do have After Effects.  This is what I did, and from what I can tell it worked.  Does this look correct to everyone?

Import the HDV clip into AE, create a new comp. 

*Footage interpreted as Pixel Aspect Ratio HDV 1.33, seperate fields Off, Use Frame Rate of file 23.976fps. 

*Comp set to 1920x1080, Sq Pixel, 23.976fps.

Add it to the render queue

*Render Settings:  Field Render-Upper Field First, 3:2 Pulldown-WWSSW (on the right it now says "Frame Rate, Sampling Comp @23.976 fps, Use this Frame Rate 29.97)

*Output Module:  Quicktime (1080i/59.94 DNxHD 145 8-bit, Alpha None, Color Levels 709, Millions of Colors, Frame Rate 29.97)

*Avid Import:  Image sized for current format, 709, Odd, Ignore

Pretty much looks good!

It sure would be nice if the Avid Media Composer line had 3:2 Add and Subtract like almost every other professional video application.

Cheers,

Jef