Apple ProRes

[Alex Elkins]

Hi Adam,

With FCP you can’t transfer from the EX3 as anything other than its native/re-wrapped format, unless you are playing it through a deck, so recapturing it is unlikely to be an option. I’m not even sure if decks exist for SxS cards??

The long render times are normal due to the way HDV and XDCAM is compressed (see Long GOP). However, and you’ll find plenty of information about this if you search the archives, you can change your compression settings in your timeline to ProRes. This will speed up render times, and you’ll get better quality. To do this, go to Sequence > Settings, then change compressor to Apple ProRes.

All the best,
Alex Elkins

[Adam Grossman]

Thanks, Alex…

I have a feeling you just saved me a lot of blue-bar time!

Best,
Adam

[Alex Elkins]

No problem. It’s always a bit of a learning curve for people when you start working with new formats.

All the best,
Alex Elkins

[Chi-ho Lee]

Turn on Render in Apple ProRes 422, under Sequence Settings>Render Control.

This will leave your footage as XDCam but render to ProRes codec thus giving you shorter render time.

CHL

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Television Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com

[Rafael Amador]

Edit directly in a Proress sequence. Render to XDCAM or HDV make point if you need to deliver in those formats.

[Chi-Ho Lee] “Turn on Render in Apple ProRes 422, under Sequence Settings>Render Control. Thi”
The problem is that these Proress render files are discharged.
In the end you need to re-render everything again
Cheers,
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Chi-ho Lee]

[Rafael Amador] “The problem is that these Proress render files are discharged.
In the end you need to re-render everything again “

In the end? What do you mean in the end? When outputting to tape?

Chi-Ho Lee
Film & Television Editor
Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Trainer
http://www.chiholee.com

[Adam Grossman]

I’m rendering the whole sequence as ProRes right now (1-2 hours on a 3 GHz Quad Intel). My goal is to have shorter render times as I finish the project over the next 2 weeks. Final output will be compressed for web and DVD. Am I on the right track here?

[Alex Elkins]

[Adam Grossman] “Final output will be compressed for web and DVD. Am I on the right track here?”

Yes. Continue as you are and you’ll see the best quality for your particular delivery format.

The points above are relevant if you’re finishing onto HDV tape or XDCAM disc.

Best,
Alex Elkins

[Adam Grossman]

Many thanks!

Adam

[Rafael Amador]

[Chi-Ho Lee] “In the end? What do you mean in the end? When outputting to tape? “
Whatever the way you export the Proress render files are deleted.
If you export to XDCAM (sequence codec), the sequence is rendered to that codec and the renders thrown away.
If you change the sequence codec, of course the renders are as well discharged. Even if the codec that you set is Proress.
I haven’t work with discs but I don’t think will be different.
In the end I think is a waist of time.
Cheers,
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com