Need to submit a H.264 Quicktime MOV at 23.98...

Hello,
New to the forum and have an urgent question.
A short film of mine was recently accepted into a short film festival. I need to upload a H.264, 23.98 progressive frames/sec. Quicktime file. The issue is with the frame rate. I'm using FCP 7 and the project's original frame rate is 60 interlaced frames/sec. There is no option to export the film at 23.98. The closest is 24 (while obviously choosing to deinterlace the footage). Is there any difference between the two frame rates (23.98 and 24) after an export? Do you think the film festival will have an issue with 24 over 23.98?
I appreciate any help with this situation!
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Sinistron

Hey Russ, I'm pretty sure this only works IF the original material was shot at 23.98 fps and transferred intact. Any edits will change the cadence of the pulldown and I'm not sure compressor will handle that. Also, I'm pretty sure you need to change the frame rate in the quicktime video settings in the encoder panel to 23.98 and set the duration in the frame controls panel to 100^% of original.
You can just change the frame rate and make it progressive no matter what the source frame rate by
changing the frame rate to 23.98 in the encoder panel: video settings
enabling frame controls in the frame controls panel
and in the frame controls panel
changing output fields to progressive
change deinterlace to "best"
under retiming control
set duration to 100% of source.
Just did this with a 40 minute documentary which requires a 24 fps digital cinema package with a variety of sources (some film, some video) and compressor did a great job. The facility doing the dcp will do the conform from 23.98 to 24 (although as you know, cinematools does a great job of it).

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