What versions should I DOWNgrade to?

Question

So I see that Apple decided, with the new version of OS X and iTunes that I installed, that note files can't be simply copied to the iPod anymore, the way they used to. Instead, you have to have an internet connection on your Mac and go through the Mail program.
I'm kind of a Luddite. I don't let the internet touch my personal computer at all. My only net connection is through public computers and a USB thumbdrive. And since I loathe cell phones and refuse to own one, I need note files on my iPod for all sorts of handy reference.
The only solution I can see is to go back to an older version of iTunes and perhaps the iPod driver. Can anyone (who KNOWS what they're talking about) please tell me what versions of that software I should download?

Answer 1

OK, here's why you shouldn't edit at 24 (=23.98).
You can change the 30fps footage to 29.97 by simply conforming the frame rate of the clip, as others have pointed out--in other words, slowing it down by .1%. Each frame will remain exactly as it was recorded, it will just be played for 1/29.97 of a second instead of 1/30.
As others have pointed out, this will require you to slow down any synched audio by .1% as well. But there will be no quality hit to your footage. Yes, it will have to be compressed to ProRes, but that's it.
However, if you use Compressor to change the frame rate to 23.98, it can't simply drop one out of every five frames, and it can't just play each frame for 1/23.98 of a second, because that will be noticeable. It will have to invent frames that don't currently exist, and this will involve a significant quality hit. Things may look soft; the motion may look funky.
I guess what I'm saying is that, let's be honest, doing a film transfer from 30p is not going to look good. Doing a film transfer from video is already a big quality hit, and changing the frame rate is going to make that worse. If you really wanted to keep 35mm as a viable option, you should have shot film or at least an HD format that allows for 24p.
That's not to say you don't have lots of distribution options. But you shouldn't compromise the quality of your 30p master, which could be used for TV or DVD distribution, in favor of a potential 35mm transfer that (a) probably won't happen and (b) will not look good if it does.