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Big Mistake while editing Canon 5 D
I should have consulted these forums before beginning. I think I’ve got myself in a bit of a jam here.
I did a rough edit and synched sound between 2 Canon 5D cameras and external sound all using the files straight off of the camera in the h.264 format in final cut. I’ve got about 10 hours of footage between the 2 cameras.
Needless to say, I’m running into issues with scrubbing speed and rendering transitions in editing.
Is there any way to convert the original files and then somehow link the converted files back to the sequence and then change the settings of the sequence to the converted format so I don’t have to go and do all of that work again?
I’m trying to do a batch export right now in final cut pro, but I’ve been exporting for 30 minutes now and I’m still at 0%. I haven’t even been given a estimated time yet.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.
Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan -
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Hi Andrew,
I think that keeping the name of the media you should be able to re-connect with the transcoed files.
I would recommend you MPGStreamclip for the conversion. It have also batch export.
Rafael -
MPEG Streamclip will do the trick. I like using Compressor, and have made a great preset. I agree on keeping the names the same. It will really simplify the reconnection.
It shouldn’t take long and the only thing you have to do afterwards is change the Sequence Settings to match the new format.
Hope it works,
Bjarki -
I tried a quick sample on a couple of the clips and the audio was out of synch when reconnecting to the converted files. It seems that the timecode gets put off slightly when converting.
What a mess. I guess I’ll just have to bear with the slow scrubbing time for the time being, then export a quicktime movie, then do the final touch ups with that.
Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan -
Hi Andrew,
I’ve never worked with canon footage, but I’f I’m not wrong, it have no TC.
Contrast this info because I’m not 100% sure.
In these conditions re-link files properly gets much complicated.
Cheers,
rafael -
Yeah, there’s no real TC on those files, they should all start on 00:00:00:00. Are the converted files themselves in sync?
B.
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Are you converting to the correct framerate?
Marc Bostrom
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Yeah…see, thats a big issue. Canon’s H.264 codec is 30fps straight. Any format you convert to will be 29.97…so the timecode will be different.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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can’t you just change the render codec of the sequence
to be prores? That should solve it without all the extra work….I’m pretty sure. -
An update for you guys.
After a failed test, I tried again.
I ended up using mpeg streamclip to export all of the files to XD CAM 720 30p. I then reconnected the original files to the newly formatted ones. I made a new sequence with the XD CAM 720 30p compressor settings and it worked out; most of the time.
There were a few hiccups in there. Some of the clips were out of sych, but most were ok. All in all I’m happy to be editing in real time.
I suppose the original test I did was with one of the problematic files.
In any case, next time, I’ll convert first. It takes ages but it’s worth it.
Andrew Gregg
Director
LiveABC Taiwan -
you didn’t try changing the compressor for the sequence?
that alone may solve it….
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