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  • HD from FCP to AVID Xpress Pro HD

    Posted by Ben Mccoy on March 23, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    I work with Avid Xpress Pro HD. Unfortunately a client of mine has hired someone to shoot operation center video to use in his spot. His company is local but the operation center is out of state. The person shooting the video uses FCP. I have been all over forums trying to find out how he can export the video in a format that I can use. What I’ve found is that he needs to export a QT movie with the DNxHD or DVCProHD codec. He says he can’t do those codecs. He sent me a Data DVD with several different QT codecs – on the ones I can open the audio is fine but the video is just blank white. Does anybody know how to export HD footage from FCP as a file that will work with Avid Xpress Pro HD?

    Michael Hancock replied 17 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Steve Eisen

    March 23, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    What camera and format did he shoot with? HDV or XDCAM HD? Have him send you the original tape/disc and rent a deck.

    Steve Eisen
    Eisen Video Productions
    Board of Directors
    Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

  • Ben Mccoy

    March 23, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    He shoots with a Sony PMW-EX3 and he shoots to memory card. I’ve already suggested tape, and I have a DVCPro100 deck already, but he said he doesn’t have the tape option on his camera and doesn’t have a deck to export to either. He’s a webmaster for an internet site and doesn’t work with broadcast video. The only solution we’ve come up with is for him to burn a DVD and then for me to capture the video from the DVD, but I’m worried about losing generations.
    Is there any QT or other file type that will work for HD video on both FCP and AVID XpressPro HD?

  • Michael Hancock

    March 24, 2009 at 2:12 am

    Tell him to go here and download the Avid codecs:

    Avid Codecs at Bottom of Page.

    Tell him to export quicktimes to the DV100 codec. It’s Avid’s DVCProHD codec, basically. There’s no reason he can’t export a Quicktime to an Avid codec since the codecs are readily available.

    Michael

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