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30 hours to render! right files?
Hi Guys
Ok, to start, I have a MAC OS X 10.4.11/ Final Cut Pro 5/ new 1TB external hard-drive/ from UK
So, I am new to FCP and not very tech savvy. Please be gentle with me….
Basically, I have some video files I would like to edit on FCP. They are MPEG files on my computer (I don’t have access to the camera anymore). I realise that you can’t edit MPEGS on FCP so I converted them to MP4s on iSquint.
I then imported them into FCP. However, on the timeline the audio and video needs rendering (I thought this was unusual as I haven’t added any affects whatsoever). So I started rendering them, (after quite a lot of trouble, having had to copy the clips and drop them in a new project), but it says the rendering will take 30 hours, all for about 15minutes of clips!!!!
Obviously this is ridiculous and I’ve done something wrong along the way. Now I don’t know what to do! I’ve tried matching the compressor rates of the sequence and my clips (H. 264) but to no avail. Do I have to decompress them? I wouldn’t know where to start….
Please help- and talk to me like I’m a small child!!
thanks Nick
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5 Replies
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[Nicholas Spiers] “I realise that you can’t edit MPEGS on FCP so I converted them to MP4s on iSquint. “
Nope, you can’t edit MP4s either, that’s a delivery codec for Web and phones, etc., not an editing codec.
So, you need to download Mpeg Streamclip, it’s free, and does a great job of converting to any editable Quicktime codec. In your case, you would want to convert to DV50 or to ProRes.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Thanks so much David. I didn’t realise! I’ve downloaded MPEG streamclip and it says I need to upgrade in order to do anything with MPEG2 files. Any suggestions?
thanks again
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Humm? That’s a new one on me. What is it suggesting you upgrade to?
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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Is it asking for a Streamclip update, or Apples MPEG 2 Playback Component?… my guess is the latter.
HTH
Gary
This is me – this is what I do – https://web.mac.com/garymmw
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You’re using a old version of FCP and an old version of QT I’m sure. The newer mpegstreamclip probably can’t properly function in a 4 year old os and app and Qt environment.
Why not open your clips in Qt, then export them as ntscDv or dvcpro50, or prores if that’s even available.
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