Convert 25p clip to 24p via AE and Dynamic Link

Question

I heard somewhere that AE is great at converting 25p to 24p and vice versa. If I have a clip or clips in my 24p project which filmed at 25p, can I use dynamic link to send them to AE, convert to 24p there, and end up with a perfect 24p project?

Answer 1

depends on your needs...
1. You can use AE to conform a clip via "optical flow" to a new frame rate - that works great for single short clips and you have to supervise the process and tune settings to prevent motion artifacts (the process generates new synthesized frames by morphing) Don't use dynamic Link to embed it in your timeline - just render out a new conformed clip - less problems - more speed...
2. You can use the "Interpred Footage" option in Premiere and set the framerate of the source clips from 25p to 24p this is simple and you just can use the clip in your 24p sequence. The audio will be streched and that can result in a too low pitch. In this case you can use Adobe Audition to do a HQ audio conform with pitch/stretch compensation.
--> !Attention! If you use "Interpred Foogate" and change the frame rate Premiere will loose the adaped timing for multiple audio tracks in the soure file after reloading a project - check audio sync all the time if you use this feature or replace the clip audio with external audio files...