SF asked me to make an announcement here, that DVFilm is offering a solution for editing Panansonic AG-DVX100 24P material on Vegas Video 3.
More information can be found here: DVFilm Maker for DVX100
Maker is not a plug-in for VV3 but a stand-alone application that works well with many video editors but was also recently tested for compatibility with VV3.
The process is as follows: you shoot with the DVX100 in Advanced 24P mode with the "thin" horizontal line setting for best resolution. The footage is captured with VV3 and rendered as a DV-AVI movie. Then it is opened with DVFilm Maker which detects and strips out the extra frames added by the camera. A true 24P Quicktime is generated, without recompression or loss of quality. It can then be imported into VV3 for editing in a 24.000 or 23.976 fps timeline.
For recording back to tape, DVFilm Maker is used again to convert back to NTSC from your edited Quicktime. VV3 will also convert 24P to NTSC, but with DVFilm Maker there are some built-in filters to de-flicker the image (for best vewing results on an interlaced monitor) and add optional grain and red layer enhancement for simulated film appearance.
There are more details on the processing steps here:www.dvfilm.com/maker/24P.htm
More information can be found here: DVFilm Maker for DVX100
Maker is not a plug-in for VV3 but a stand-alone application that works well with many video editors but was also recently tested for compatibility with VV3.
The process is as follows: you shoot with the DVX100 in Advanced 24P mode with the "thin" horizontal line setting for best resolution. The footage is captured with VV3 and rendered as a DV-AVI movie. Then it is opened with DVFilm Maker which detects and strips out the extra frames added by the camera. A true 24P Quicktime is generated, without recompression or loss of quality. It can then be imported into VV3 for editing in a 24.000 or 23.976 fps timeline.
For recording back to tape, DVFilm Maker is used again to convert back to NTSC from your edited Quicktime. VV3 will also convert 24P to NTSC, but with DVFilm Maker there are some built-in filters to de-flicker the image (for best vewing results on an interlaced monitor) and add optional grain and red layer enhancement for simulated film appearance.
There are more details on the processing steps here:www.dvfilm.com/maker/24P.htm