AVCDH 1080/50p how to import to FCPX?

[Tom Wolsky]

Use ClipWrap to rewrap to QuickTime or to transcode to ProRes or ProRes LT.

All the best,

Tom

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[Liesbeth Jongkind]

I think this problem has been fixed in the meantime by the FCP X update
Because I have a panasonic HC-X900 and when I attach it with the USB cable to my mac,
and tell FCP X to import from camera,
it shows my camera as NO NAME ont the camera import window
and it recognises my 1080/50p clips
and it imports them
the finder says the imported clips are 1920 x 1080 / 50 fps

my question:
this is the easiest way to import my clips, but is it also the best, quality-wise?
Does FCPX do something to the clips while importing them that causes quality loss?
Should I convert the clip before I import it in FCP X?

Thanks,

Liesbeth

[Kelly Scott]

1080 60p (50P for Europe) mts footage is often not be recognised by Mac, you should make the AVCHD file editable by converting.