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Did The Sequence Settings Change My Clips?
The footage was shot on the cannon 5d and i’m using fcp 7. I used streamclip to convert the files to apple pro res 1440×1080. I set up my fcp audio video settings to be 1440×1080 24p 48khz…
I’m working with various sequences. When I bring master clips into a sequence fcp asks me if I want to match the sequence settings with the master clip – I’ve said yes to this.
However, I seem to have one important sequence with different settings. I must have messed this up. I’ve confirmed that the master clips in this sequence are the same format as all my other master clips.
The difference I see is just pixel ratio is square rather than 1440-1080. When I move clips from this sequence into another sequence, one with what I believe to be the proper settings, the clips are distorted. When I change the settings on my problematic sequence, the clips distort. So the clips in that sequence seem to have been changed by the sequence settings.
Can someone help me use these clips in other sequences, with the proper settings? And/or make this sequence behave like my other sequences?
I hope this explains my problem well enough, thanks for any help
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You converted to the wrong format. Your footage was full raster 1920×1080. And you’ve gone and made it anamorphic. You needed to convert it to 1920×1080 ProRes….
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I solved the problem that brought me to post by control clicking on a clip and removing attributes. That seemed to clear any attachment to a previous sequence and its settings.
However, you’ve brought up an important fact – one that I was hoping would not be a big deal. The way I converted my files using streamclip. I’ve been meaning to run this by someone and would really appreciate your perspective. Sorry if this gets a little involved.
I tried using the apple pro res 422 compression and 1920×1080 16:9 frame size format, un clicked interlaced scaling – but it wasn’t running on my last set up. I was running fcp 6 on my IMAC. I’m now running fcp 7 on the same IMAC.
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHzFrom what I read its very hard to notice the difference between the 1440×1080 and 1920×1080 – unless your messing with lots of effects and filters etc. So I tried the compression of apple pro res 422 but frame size of 1440×1080 4:3, and still unclicked interlace. This was working better so converted some of my files to that setting. I was confused by the fact that 1440×1080 setting from streamclip converter was 4:3 rather than 16:9 – which I thought might be a problem.
The thing is it hasn’t been a problem! The video looks fine. The sequence settings that fcp recommends for my clips is all 1440x1080HD, anamorphic option not checked… So everything looks fine to me.
Two questions. Will my present format give me problems down the line?! Will converting it to 1920×1080 make it look much better?!
I’m looking for ways to do this that make sense on my computer with out making mistakes that will really cause me problems down the line, exporting, or make real sacrifices to the quality.
At the moment I’m kind of still in, learning, testing, mode because this is really quite a big documentary project – and i’m obviously a novice here. So I haven’t converted all my files to anything yet but am working with a limited group of files. Am I totally off base with my conversion to 1440×1080
Thank you very much!
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