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Timecode problem when sending from FCP to Color
I am using FCP 7 and Color 1.5. I just got a 12 minute movie that has to be color corrected by Monday. It is extremely last minute and I wish I got more time to work on it. The problem is that when I send the sequence, which is all on one timeline, to Color the in and out points of some shots get messed up. It was shot on a Canon camera, I do not have the specific details on the model. I know the timeline has some ‘merged’ shots and that is likely causing an issue. I am trying to convert the problematic files to ProRes 422 HQ and then resending them to Color but I get a ‘general error’ that prevents me from creating a new file for some shots. I also tried to do Media Manage using the advice of another forum and I get the error that Media Manager was unable to reconnect a bunch of files.
Should I convert these problem files to something different, like H.264? I do not want to lose any quality, and that’s why I wanted ProRes, but will another compression option be similar? Thank you very much for your help.
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6 Replies
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What is the sequence setting, and what are the properties of the source clips?
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann
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https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.
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The sequence settings are HDTV 1080i(16:9) square pixels, 23.98 fps Compressor Apple ProRes 422 HQ. Some of the source clips are HDV compression, some are ProRes 422 HQ and it seems they are all 23.98fps.
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I usually convert HDV to ProRes, and haven’t seen this before… maybe that’s the problem?
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann
Current DVD:
https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.
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It’s odd, because the ones giving me trouble seem to mostly already be ProRes, but many of these are ‘merged’ which is a term I’m not familiar with.
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Merged clips are clips whose picture is merged with second unit audio recordings… merging them into audio/video clips. Wouldn’t think this is part of the problem, but ya never know… Might try duplicating the sequence, then sending just the video to Color. Upon Return , just copy and paste the entire audio track to the sent from color sequence.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski. My Blog: https://blogs.creativecow.net/Jerry-Hofmann
Current DVD:
https://store.creativecow.net/p/81/jerry_hofmanns_final_cut_system_setup8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17″ MBP, Matrox MXO2 with MAX – Cinema Displays I have a 22″ that I paid 4k for still working. G4 with Kona SD card, and SCSI card.
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Thank you for your help. What ended up working best for me was to use Compressor to convert the entire film to ProRes 422 HQ. I realized that the entire film was off by at least a frame when I brought it into Color originally. After conversion to ProRes I was able to color correct with no issues.
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