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PRO RES render problems
I am working with ProRessHQ with 872 x 486 square pixels.
I am working in After Effects first, with many layers but using
some HDV progressive scan.I have an IMac I7 with 12 gigs of RAM. My plan was to output my files as PRORES HQ and
then develop the edit in Final Cut. But if I tried to render even a simple dissolve I got an
error message:Codec not found. You may be using a compression type without the corresponding
hardware card.
What should I know?
I really thought that I could get away without buying a desktop, since I am not a production stuido.
Was I wrong?Thanks,
Beth Warshafsky
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What’s wrong is that “872 x 486 square pixels” isn’t a frame size that FCP works with. FCP is designed to work with broadcast formats…tape and tapeless formats. 720×480, 720×486, 1280×720, 1920×1080…standard formats. What you have is not standard. Yes, ProRes HQ, but in dimensions that are non-standard. This isn’t something FCP works well for. This is something that Adobe Premiere would be better suited for.
Shane
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I’ve run into this and it is a pain.
Shane is right on the problem of course.
What you can do it send it into Compressor and have it just resize – not compress it. Resize, crop whatever you have to do to get it broadcast compliant. Then bring that back into Final Cut and you should be golden. Test this first, but I think that is what I had to do on a project I was working with.
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One of the cool things about CS5 from my perspective is that it adopted a variation of a great FCP feature: namely when you drag media to the time line, FCP asks you if you want to change the sequence settings.
In like manner, if you drag a clip to the ‘new item’ button in Premiere Pro CS5, it will create a sequence based on the aspect ratio and frame rate of the source video.
Best thing is you probably can do this with the trial version.
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