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5D workflow in FCP
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Hi Russ,
I don’t know, but here I’m unable to conform any kind of H264 or GOP MPEG-2.
The Conform button is grayed.
However no problem with the Intraframe MPEG-2 from the nano-Flash.
Cheers,
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Rafael,
Hmmm. I’ll take a look at it again tomorrow and try to get back.
-Russ
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I am PC user and the proud new owner of a Canon 7D. I know that on the Mac side most convert their h.264 to ProRes for editing.
Does anyone have a similar recommendation on the PC for a frame-accurate transcode stream that preserves max quality?
Eternity…don’t miss it for the world.
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Hi Rafael,
I thought I had some info on this at my office, but couldn’t locate it. AFAIK, 5D II clips are formatted as QT H.264 clips, and yes, Cinema Tools is able to change the frame rate. I was under the impression they are interframe encoded and I thought that explained why my MacPro doesn’t play them in FCP all that well (it actually kind of chokes on them). Maybe not, there are flavors of H.264 which are intraframe.
Sorry not to be of help.
-Russ
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Hi Russ,
Some H264 profiles are Intraframe, so this may be the case with the Canon files.
My only experience is with the standard QT H264 and those are GOP based.
cheers,
rafael -
Hey Everyone,
I know there is a 5D forum now, but I said I’d post my results…so here it is:
We ended up shooting and editing with the P2 camera we had…because the first day we were there, MY MACBOOK PRO DIED!!! So I wasn’t confident introducing a workflow using a laptop that wasn’t optimized for that workflow.
BUT, we did shoot with the 5D and did use some of the footage.
The KEY IMHO is to record a clip for clip on your audio device and camera. We were using a zoom recorder…which allows you to customize the name, but it’s too clumsy. So when you import your CF card and SD card you have a matching clip for clip audio and video.
I had setup an output module in Compressor to convert the frame rate to 29.97 and ProRes LT. That seems to work well…it’s funny, cause it feels alot like digitizing footage from tape…the time you have to wait to be able to edit!
We used a cheap monitor for focus…I think you need a nicer one something like the Marshall LCD70XP which I have yet to test, but the promo video looks impressive.
The mounting rig we used was a red rock micro…it wasn’t configured right, and we didn’t have much time to play with it…so I can’t say whether it was good or bad.
The focusing is tough to do on the fly…it’s definitely not an ENG camera…all exposure controls are on the back of the camera..which is a huge departure from having a ring on the lens.
We brought a few lenses and I love the look of that camera. I was really impressed. I think this has some legs…if they can get the workflow cleaner and reduce the need to go to the h264 as an interim…this camera will change the game.
Here’s a short clip…just a quick shot I shouldered in Marrakech.
https://www.jbtwist.com/CC/snake.m4v
Hope that helps…
-Jason
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