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Ingested AVCHD footage at wrong/low resolution!
Hey everyone, first time poster so I hope I’m in the right category.
I recently discovered after picture locking an 83 minute documentary that since day 1 we were ingesting the AVCHD using log and transfer but FCP settings were set up to down res the footage to 480xsomething and then anamorphically stretch it to fit the viewing window.
Everything looked fine during the year long editing process in the FCP view window but after outputting to DVD we realized something was wrong.
The footage should have been ingested into FCP at 1920×1080 prores24P(the way it was shot).
Is there a step by step tutorial available that shows how to replace the clips on the timeline with the raw footage in high quality BUT keeping the edits/timeline/etc. intact?!
Thanks in advance!
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YUP!
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Shane
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Hey thanks, that worked very well… a few clips and sound effects didn’t come along but almost everything else did!
One other question though I hope you can help with…
In the FCP viewing window, the original clips had subtitles that were set up in a specific spot on each clip and each clip filled the FCP preview window.
After converting everything over to high resolution(1920×1080(HQ) ProRes422 24P) the clips no longer fill the FCP view window. The new window is much larger than the original and the subtitles seem like they’re in the same place relative to the window but the video itself is squished into the middle instead of filling the area. Any idea why this would happen? Thanks. -
Click on those clips, right click, and choose REMOVE ATTRIBUTES>Basic Motion. That should make them fill the screen. But if you have done any push ins or moves on clips, those will need to be redone.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
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Hey Shane, you’ve been a great help!
Removing Basic Motion and Distort fixed it… I don’t know how/why these were even applied as someone else was monkeying around with those settings in the first place.
One final question for you… on our video tracks we have titles, subtitles, animation, even video from other sources(old DV and a different format consumer level HD cam).
Is there an easy way to apply these changes to the parts we want without including subtitles/titles/etc.? Removing Basic Motion on the subtitles pops them into the middle of the picture for example, to reapply the motion to each subtitle would take 3 days full time!
Thanks again!
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We solved my last question through trial and error, there’s probably an easier method but although a bit tedious it wasn’t too time consuming to highlight everything then unhighlight what we wanted to leave it’s attributes intact.
Shane(or anyone), to ensure our settings were correct when we created the high quality version will you confirm we populated all the fields correctly?
There are 2 areas of concern, but being the first time using AVCHD it’d be great if you check all our settings and let us know what you think.
Areas of concern are…
In Audio Video Settings, Capture Preset:
Is DVCPRO HD – 1080pA24 below correct for ProRes 422(HQ) or should it be HDV Apple ProRes 422(HQ), or something else??
And in the Sequence:
We used 1920×1080 HDTV 1080i(16:9)… why HDTV and not one of the other HD settings. Why is it saying only 1080i when the camera is supposed to produce 1080p?Our FCP settings are as follows:
Audio Video Settings:
Sequence Preset: Apple ProRes 422(HQ) 1920×1080 24p 48 kHz
Capture Preset: DVCPRO HD – 1080pA24
Device Control: Non-Controllable Device
Video Playback: Digital Cinema Desktop Preview – Main
Audio Playback: DefaultLog & Transfer Preferences:
AVCHD – Apple PreRes 422(HQ)Media Manager:
Apple ProRes 422 1920×1080 24p 48 kHzSequence:
1920×1080 HDTV 1080i (16:9)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square ….Anamorphic 16:9 is NOT checked.
Field Dominance: None
Editing Timebase: 29.97
Compressor: Apple ProRes 422(HQ)***Our main footage was shot in AVCHD 24 frames per second in the highest quality on a Panasonic AG-HMC40.
Thanks again 🙂
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