• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Raw Files to Pro-RES Edit Conversion

  Posted by Mark Trifunovic on December 5, 2011 at 10:22 pm

  Hi,

  I am new to shooting on the Canon SLR series. I started editing a film in FCP straight from the Canon RAW files, because I did not realise that it is better to convert into Apple Pro-Res. My edit has become really slow and cumbersome as a result.

  I have since converted all my footage into Apple Pro-Res LT and have it stored on a separate hard drive to that of the original footage (I replicated the original file structure of the first hard drive, in case that helps…)

  Since I have already edited the film, I am trying to avoid having to recut the entire film with the converted footage.

  I am wondering if there is a way I can use the existing edit – in and out points, fades, transitions, etc. – but apply it to the new converted footage, without having to go through each individual clip again.

  Thanks in advance for your help. I am also a relative newcomer to FCP – I’d really appreciate it if you could explain as simply as possible how best to proceed.

  Thanks again,

  Mark

  Steve Eisen replied 14 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Mark Trifunovic

  December 6, 2011 at 6:55 am

  This is a Final Cut Pro query.
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  Steve Eisen

  December 6, 2011 at 1:41 pm

  [Mark Trifunovic] “I am wondering if there is a way I can use the existing edit – in and out points, fades, transitions, etc. – but apply it to the new converted footage, without having to go through each individual clip again.”

  Learn from your mistakes. You will have to re-edit.

  Here is a tapeless workflow for FCP:
  https://library.creativecow.net/ross_shane/tapeless-workflow_fcp-7/1

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

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