Best way to import NXCAM .mpg to FCP

[Shane Ross]

[Gergo Szabo] ” What is the best way to import it to FCP?”

Log and Transfer. Make sure that you are updated to FCP 7.0.3…there are issues with importing footage from that camera when audio is recorded LPCIM. Or, you can use ClipWrap2…convert the footage to ProRes 422, or ProRes LT.

[Gergo Szabo] ” I have converted all the clips with MPEG StreamClip to DV-PAL .mov , is there a better way?”

WOW? Really? You converted all of your HD footage into the worse SD codec available? Ewww.

Yes, use Log and Transfer. You need to backup the FULL card structure in order to do that. If you didn’t, then use ClipWrap2.

I have a tutorial on this: Tapeless Workflow for FCP 7 Tutorial

Shane

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[Gergo Szabo]

Well actually this is a kind of interesting problem. The the files are:

Type: MPEG-2 video elementary stream
Usage:SD DVD
Video Encoder
Format: M2V
Width: 720
Height: 576
Pixel aspect ratio: PAL CCIR 601
Crop: None
Padding: None
Frame rate: 25

We will use it in SD and as I see the original footage is SD too. That’s why I converted it to DV-PAL mov.

I know Log and Transfer we use It on the EX1R camera, but this is the first time when we used NXCAM. The EX1R records in SD to .avi

[Shane Ross]

Ah….I didn’t know it did SD too.

Shane

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[Gergo Szabo]

I have found the answer:

The update of the FCP 7.0.3 inculdes the support for the NXCAM SD Mpeg files.

Oh great why I didn’t updated it. :S

[Shane Ross]

[Gergo Szabo] “The update of the FCP 7.0.3 inculdes the support for the NXCAM SD Mpeg files.”

Ooooooooohhhhh. I didn’t know you shot SD. That info might have helped.

Shane

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