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Dissolves causing jump in video
I must back up here and say that, though I have FCPX at work, I am working now on a project at home on FCP 7.
I am mixing quicktime files and mp4 files. The .mov is my “base” track, and the mp4s are my cut-ins.
However. . .the picture jumps during the transitions. I thought this might just be in playback, but when I exported the whole file out as a quicktime file, the jumps had become major GLITCHES in the video.
Is it true what I am hearing that FCP 7 does not like mp4 files? (The codec on the mp4s are H.264 AAC, whereas the quicktime files are H.264 Linear PCM)
Do I have to convert these mp4 files to something else? Or do I have to take the whole project to work and use FCP X?
Thanks,
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Yes. FCP7 does not like mp4.
Also, what’s the frame rate of your timeline and incoming clips? FCP7 wasn’t very good at mixing frame rates, either.
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Thanks, Jeremy. I was afraid that was the problem; can these mp4 clips be converted to .mov files in MPEG Streamclip? Or is just closing the barn door after the horse got out?
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It is a good idea to trans-code your footage for FCP7 as H.264 will give you a lot of hangups in my experience. Even better if you ditch the whole thing and work in FCPX, you will have less headaches in the long run
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Thank you both. As a test, I ran a few files through Streamclip, converting them all to Quicktime ProRes 422; put them it into FCP 7, and it “seemed” to work. But, yeah, I’ll be working after hours alot on that office iMac (FCP X) just so I can sleep nights. Thank you again, good to be back here with helpful and learned mentors ~ Keep safe!
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