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.dv with FCP
i recently imported a .dv file into FCP and it’s requiring me to render the audio- and the render time is long. i configured my sequence to the same specs as the file, and the audio still needs to be rendered- any ideas? thanks.
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#20 Using iMovie to Capture for FCP edit
Shane’s Stock Answer #20: Using iMovie to Capture for use in FCP.
iMovie handles the media differently from FCP, specifically where audio is concerned. So it is not a recommended workflow. Here’s why…
iMovie captures using DV Stream (.dv) standard which does not use timecode. That is a big disadvantage over the way that FCP captures in that you can’t go back and recapture the material at a later date if you need to revisit a project.
The DV/NTSC specification (the one FCP uses) also calls for seperate tracks for audio and video, even if you capture it as one clip. iMovie’ DV stream format is muxed audio and video, which means that they are tied together (I can’t get into specifics because I ain’t no engineer or programmer). FCP is a bit more demanding and captures the seperate audio/video tracks, either in a single media file or as seperate video and audio files. With FCP you could capture video only or audio only because each is defined by the DV specs. while with iMovie you can’t.
Also, if you drop the iMovie footage into the timeline, your will get the RED render bar forcing you to render the footage in order to see it. You can use either QT Pro or Compressor to convert the .dv footage into DV/NTSC in order for FCP to work with it without needing to render.
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Over on apple.com we had a guy using MPEGStreamclip to do the conversion.
Oh, wait, he went the other way, DV to .dv.Nevermind.
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Thanks Shane- I ended up just rendering it and things worked out alright. I tried to export to .mov with QT but the problem persisted. From now on, I’ll make sure people just import with FCP. Thanks.
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