• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Settings for exporting GoPro footage, sequence is PAL SD DV50

  Posted by Niklas Wikman on June 25, 2013 at 2:39 pm

  Master sequence and footage is PAL 625 SD with DV50 codec (HPX500)

  I also have some GoPro footage, that I wish to use in the sequence.
  The GoPro being progressive, I understand I might get issues with movements, etc.

  But, what codec is best to use when exporting with MPEG Streamclip?
  Also, the footage from the GoPro seems to be 1920×1080 (QT7 movie inspector). Should I in the MPEG-streamclip crop the film, or is that best done in FCP?

  Any tips are (as always) greatly appreciated!

  Ryan Holmes replied 13 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Ryan Holmes

  June 25, 2013 at 3:23 pm

  FCP7 plays the best with ProRes. The GoPro shoots a h.264 .mov file, and FCP chokes pretty quickly on h.264. I would transcode to ProRes, and do my resizing in FCP. I don’t like making visual determinations such as resizing during the transcoding process. Better to leave yourself the resolution to pan/scan your footage in FCP.

  Just my $.02

  Ryan Holmes
  http://www.ryanholmes.me
  @CutColorPost

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