Capture in FCP 7 and Edit in FCP 6?

[Jerry Hofmann]

Sure can… just create a new project file in 6 and import the captured files to it.

Jerry

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[Andrea Stewart]

Thanks Jerry.

The system I’ll be capturing on doesn’t have FCP 6. Do I need to have the facility with the FCP 6 system create the project file, then open that project file in FCP 7 when I want to log and capture?

I guess the real question is once the media is captured is it JUST media that can be imported into any other edit? As long as its in a readable codec?

Andrea Stewart
Producer/Editor/Director – Owner
Germane Creative LLC

[Tom Wolsky]

What Jerry said. Yes.

All the best,

Tom

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Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Jerry Hofmann]

Not at all…

Just use the FCP 7 system to capture with. It will have a project file associated with it, but you won’t use it. You’ll just take the media files captured on that system to the FCP 6 system, and import them in a newly created project file. The captured QT movies are not actually part of a project file, they are imported into them as reference clips. All you need to do is capture, take the captured media to the FCP 6 system, and import the files in an FCP 6 project file.

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer, Producer, Writer, Director Editor, Gun for Hire and other things. I ski.

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[Andrea Stewart]

Thought so. Just the answer I wanted to hear. Thank you.

Andrea Stewart
Producer/Editor/Director – Owner
Germane Creative LLC