edit Canon 5D footage natively in PP CS6 on Macbook Pro?

[Gary Huff]

I have essentially your same system, so if you’re still hosting the sample clip in Dropbox, I’ll give it a shot too on my 2011 MacBook Pro 2.2GHz. Won’t be able to get to it until this evening, however.

[Danielle Smit]

That would be great – thanks!
Yes, that link posted earlier in the thread is still valid

[Tom Daigon]

Do you have the most current drivers for for you graphics card?

Tom Daigon
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HP Z820 Dual 2687
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[Danielle Smit]

It was one of the first things I checked, but I am actually not a 100% on that:
I always assumed on a mac, the drivers get updated through the software update utility?
But when I had these problems I went to the AMD website. But the Radeon HD is not listed under MAC graphics. And when I go to notebooks – radeon HD – radeon HD 6xxxM series – I can only choose from a windows or linux OS….

[Tom Daigon]

You are probably fine then with the drivers. Boy Danielle, you really have a stumper here. :/

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxPrG3WUyz8
(Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid

[Danielle Smit]

haha yes.. 🙁
Still havent done the uninstall
I also have to try other types of footage with audio.
Thanks for all the help though!

[Danielle Smit]

OK, It has something to do with the format of the clips.
After reading: https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/3/929322

I looked at the format of the clips, the bad clips are: AVCHD 1080i50, 1920 × 1080, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz
The good clips are: H.264, 1920 × 1080, Millions

So is it that my system cannot handle the AVCHD clips natively? If I see that format I should always convert? In FCP I would just always convert to ProRes without looking much at the raw materials, so I would have missed this.

Do you happen to know what causes the same camera to produce two different formats? Anything I can tell the videographer for next time?

[Tom Daigon]

Im looking at the clip you sent me

S_2_3_VID_017
Format H.264 1920 x 1080 Millions
16 bit Interger (Little Indian) Stereo 48K
Movie FPS 25.00
Data size 84.65

It had audio but it was all just noise

Did you send me the correct clip to test?

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxPrG3WUyz8
(Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid

[Danielle Smit]

When I open that clip in quicktime, this is the format it displays in the inspector: AVCHD 1080i50, 1920 × 1080, Millions
16-bit Integer (Little Endian), Stereo (L R), 48.000 kHz
yes that is the same clip, one of the ones not working.
It shows as h.264 for you? weird!

[Tom Daigon]

Yup. Adding even more confusion to the situation 😉

Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxPrG3WUyz8
(Best viewed at 1080P and full screen)
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid