Frame Rate NTSC

[Adam H. Stewart]

I am doing a project where I need to export keys to an AE comp that has a frame rate of 29.97. It appears that I cannot set 3ds 7.5 to adopt that as a frame rate. When I select NTSC in 3ds is it taking 30 frames as it's frame rate or 29.97 ?

Frame rates always confuse the hell out of me.

Thank You

[Morbid Angel]

30 and 29.97 is almost exect thing, so this should work.
things to remember about frame rates are:
NTSC = 30 or 29.97
PAL = 25
FILM = 24

[Adam H. Stewart]

The problem with 30 FPS

A the problem is I am exporting keys for 3D objects from 3ds to AE. The comp the AE guys are working in is 29.97, in AE you can't have a key between frames so all this weirdness happens. They keys are fine in the beginning of the animation but is goes off as you go through the comp. I am going to ask my brother he is the AE guru here and I think he came up with a way to convert keys from one frame rate to the other.

It is shocking that I always assumed NTSC in 3ds was 29.97. It has never been a problem before. To prempt the next question they are going to have - why don't you do it in Maya, I opened Maya and it is exactly the same. NTSC is so screwed up, roll on High Def !!!

Thanks as always for your help.

[cpnichols]

have them bring in your stuff at 30fps drop-frame. That would be 29.97, where you drop a frame every 1000th frame.