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1080 24PN AVC-Intra Conversion to Something FCP 5 can use.
I’ve got a project that we were going to edit at our shop, but the client has decided to use their own FCP 5 system to edit. We shot the footage AVC-Intra 1080 24PN on an HPX-2700.
What would the simplest workflow be to process the footage into something that could be imported into FCP 5? Do we have bring everything into FCP 6 and re-compress using media manager?
Thanks,
Gabe
Hatfield Post/Production, Inc.
819 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60622
312-226-3200
312-226-3211
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3 Replies
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Gabe
Tell the client that if they want to do the project the correct way, they are going to need FCP 6 to edit.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
Hey Gabe. Run all the files through Compressor and make 1080sf23.98 DVCPro HD movies (if they want HD).
Don’t use media manager, don’t use FCP to transcode. Simply log and transfer the footage to ProRes, then go to your capture scratch and open those raw files in compressor. Setup a preset and away you go. I’d do this in batches of about 30 clips. I find compressor sometimes chokes on big ole batches in the window. You can setup a preset, import 30 clips, start it processing and then make a new job in compressor while you close the one you just sent to batfh monitor, then do it all again. You can also make a droplet in compressor if that’s easier (drag and drop).
And Steve is right, they should be on FCP6 anyway.
Jeremy
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Gabe
Take a look at it this way, the amount of time you spend converting the files to DVCPro HD, far exceeds the cost to upgrade to FCS2.
If the client wants to pay you for your time to convert the files, go for it. It’s their project.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Board of Directors
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
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