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avid to fcp and relink
This old chestnut again…. I read through some of the archive posts on this but couldn’t quite see something that answered my specific problem…… so your indulgence please (I’m also a novice at media management in fcp as I usually only work at on-line resolution).
I have an avid timeline – and a box of tapes. I’d like to digitise the tapes (21 hours) and then link the media to the Avid edit. Is this possible? I understand automatic duck will convert the avid timeline to fcp – but will I then be able to link the converted fcp timeline to my newly digitised rushes?
Many thanks for any advice,
Ken.
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[ken Pugh] “I have an avid timeline – and a box of tapes. I’d like to digitise the tapes (21 hours) and then link the media to the Avid edit. Is this possible? I understand automatic duck will convert the avid timeline to fcp – but will I then be able to link the converted fcp timeline to my newly digitised rushes? “
I’m not sure if that will work. I use the Automatic Duck for this and it’s pretty bullet proof. Open the AVID timeline in FCP and then re-capture the footage. If you had the original footage from the AVID edit, you could relink to that original footage in FCP.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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If I use the original footage (dv) will the conversion keep the quality? I want to avoid having to re-conform after the edit is finished, as we have an all dv work flow. Also does it make a copy of the footage (25 hours of dv) or just re-write the file headers?
Thanks,
Ken.
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