• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  combined footage in one timeline takes forever to convert

  Posted by Eric Weissman on October 17, 2010 at 12:59 pm

  hi.. I have to combine and old SD quicktime version of a video i did with some HDV clips in one timeline for a presentation.

  trying to convert this into H264 take forever, ( close to 27 hours ( and it is only 1 hour long))

  any suggestions on making A. the combination of footage work
  b. exporting to quicktime
  c. exporting to idvd?

  mac os 10.6, MBPro i7, 4 gig ram, 500g 7200rpm drive, working with daisy chained d2Quadras

  thanks
  any help is appreciated
  e

  Eric Weissman replied 15 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Steve Eisen

  October 17, 2010 at 3:58 pm

  Convert your HDV and SD footage into an FCP editable codec. Hint, ProRes.

  Use Compressor or MPEG streamclip to convert your footage.

  Just curious, why are you converting to h.264?

  Steve Eisen
  Eisen Video Productions
  Vice President
  Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
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  Eric Weissman

  October 17, 2010 at 4:32 pm

  thanks for the info….
  i was converting it to h264 jusy so i could gety a crisp small version to share with a colleague
  not to sure about best formats for conversion
  the nature of my thesis research is about the homeless so i often have to use different cams of diff sizes depending on the circumstance… fieldwork and studio stuff differs all the time …sometimes i use my xh1as sometimes a jvc hdg7u and sometimes i am inserting clips from 10 years ago shot a trdv950 sd…
  so i guess i will have to use mpeg stream clip as suggested to convert each to a protres(not sure which pro res setting to use)…

  as far as concerting.. i need to make 3 products
  1 is a dvd burnable version to send to colleagues
  one is a fill res qtime i can play off my mbpro in the classroom etc,,
  and lastly a web ready version for streaming

  i am not a total beginner, but the leap to HDV (hd) is exposing the chinks in my armour!!! if you have more ideas i greatly appreciate it!
  thanks again
  e

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