• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  No RT settings in Multiclip??

  Posted by Alex Arndt on August 9, 2010 at 10:47 am

  Hi, I’m using an iMac8,1, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz processor, 2 GB Memory with FCP 7.0.2. I shot a live music performance with some VERY low end cameras…just a Sony Cybershot in movie mode: 1280×720, 29.97 frame rate, and a Canon in movie mode: 640×480 (VGA), 30 frame rate, and an iphone 640×480, 17 frame rate.
  I’ve converted my files in Compressor. I’ve tried a few different Codecs listed in my Easy Setup such as Apple ProRes 422 (regular, LT, and Proxy) and the Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC). I make the sizes all VGA and make my frame rates all 30. When I put them in my multiclip viewer, there are no RT settings in my sequence, so I can’t do any editing… when I press play and try to switch to a different angle, it just stops and doesn’t make the edit. I’ve also tried doing the multiclip with different pairs of just two angles, with no luck.

  Can anyone help? (By the way, this is my first week video editing)… next time I’ll try to use 2 of the same cameras!!!

  Alex Arndt replied 15 years, 12 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Michael Sacci

  August 9, 2010 at 6:10 pm

  That is because VGA 640×480 is a square pixel format and is not a RT resolution. Everything should be 720×480 (0.9 aspect ration for 4:3, or 1.2 for 16:9)

  The aspect ration is another problem if you have 16:9 and 4:3.

  NOTE, everything clip will need to be the same version of ProRes also. Then you match the sequence to the clip settings exactly.
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  Alex Arndt

  August 9, 2010 at 7:56 pm

  Thanks so much Michael!!!!

  Brilliant. 🙂 I changed them all to 720×480 and used letterbox while retaining the aspect ratio so I didn’t distort the clips. Now multiclip is working properly with RT in effect!

  I really appreciate your guidance. ~Alex

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