Easy Setup AVCHD option

[Rolland Burn]

Well, despite the ‘can’t find device’ warning I get from not being able to choose the correct ‘Use’ in the Easy Setup dialog, I find that I’m able to successfully Log & Transfer from the AVCHD SR11 to my HD. I wonder why the AVCHD options don’t show up though?

[Tom Wolsky]

There are no AVCHD presets because FCP doesn’t actually edit AVCHD. It converts the media to ProRes on ingest.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Rolland Burn]

Thanks Tom, that certainly makes sense!

So that I would have a preset for my setup, I created a custom Capture Preset with the following settings….

Frame Size: 1920×1080
Aspect Ratio: HDTV 1080i (16:9)
Quicktime Video Settings – Digitizer: None
Quicktime Audio Settings – Device: None

Note: The preset Summary warns there is no video or audio devices set.

The Sequencer Preset I am using is: Apple Pro Res 422 1920×1080 60i 48kHz

Would you say this is correct for the Sony HDR-SR11? Again, appreciate the patience!

Thanks

[Steven Foxx]

I have a Sony Handycam that shoots AVCHD and I can’t even figure out how to import the files into the hard drive much less the Final Cut Pro 6 program. Can you tell me what you are doing?