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Convert h264 to ??
Hi, I’m relatively experienced editor. However all my work has been editing HDV footage. I’m just about to take on a really big new project editing footage shot on a canon 5D, which I’m unfamiliar with. I want go get the right workflow sorted from the begging so I don’t have any problems later into the project. I’m edging on a Mac Pro and in FCPX. What if any, codec should I transcode the footage into to edit it in FCPX? Storage isn’t really an issue, but by the same token I don’t have unlimited storage capacity.
If I do need to convert my transcode the footage, what program/settings should I use?
Many thanks for your help.
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ProRes422 using “RGBto5D Batch” or the free RGBto5D is my recommendation. They are available in the App store. The Batch version is a paid version but it lets you batch the files instead of doing one a time.
Warren Eig
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Ok thanks can anyone hazard a guess at how long it will take to transcode say, 1 hour of footage. On a Mac Pro 4,1 quad core.
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if you are cutting in FCPX, you can set it to transcode the footage for you in the background,
so you can start working straight away.
when the transcode is done, it replaces the H64 you are working with automatically.
nick
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Ok can I ask why pro res 422 is the way to go? Of I was willing to compromise a LITTLE on the quality side, is there any other format that won’t be so storage hungry?
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yeah, ProResLT looks ok.
you cant get quite as much out of it in a grade,
and on a big screen you could see compression,
but it is used for some forms of broadcast: news etc.depending on your delivery specs, you can also drop the frame size down, too.
but that might come back to bite you if anyone decides ini the future they want a full HD version.nick
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