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EDITING 960 x 540 [SONY HDR-SR10]
Trying to edit video that I shot with a SONY HDR-SR10. I imported the clips through Imovie at a large format [960 x540] as opposed to HD [1920 x1080i] and then tried to edit them in FCP. I have FCP 5.1.4 and can’t I find a sequence setting that does not require rendering the clips on the timeline before I edit – How can I make this work? Please help!
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[Divya Mehra] ” I imported the clips through Imovie at a large format [960 x540] as opposed to HD [1920 x1080i] “
Why???
[Divya Mehra] “I have FCP 5.1.4 and can’t I find a sequence setting that does not require rendering the clips on the timeline before I edit – How can I make this work?”
There is no sequence setting for that. So, you would need to open a new sequence, and before putting any clips on the timeline, open Sequence>>Settings and change the Aspect Ratio to “Custom” and then type in the proper numbers.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Trying to save space and the work is for the web – that’s why I have the clips saved at a lower setting. I have already tried what you suggested (changing sequence settings to custom) – the result being that the clips still need to be rendered on the timeline.
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Well, as you’ve found out, trying to save space can prove to be one step forward and three steps back. You’d probably have been finished by now if you hadn’t tried to save space. Right?
In the future try to keep in mind that time is your most important variable. You charge by the hour, week, or day. Meanwhile, gigabytes and terabytes are very cheap these days, so don’t base your entire workflow around them unless you absolutely have to.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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In the future I recommend that you capture with FCP not iMovie, you will have less problems with sequence settings.
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