FCE4 to FCP7

[Tom Wolsky]

It depends how far into the process you are. If you’ve already edited then I’m stick with AIC. Also depends what you need to do, if there’s a lot of graphics or compositing them it might be worth converting.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Charles Fasano]

Thank you Tom:
I always enjoy your insight and am flattered that you answered my question.
The film is 95% complete All that is left is to polish it with the smooth cam filter, reason for buying fcp7, and to create the dvd, reason for buying DVD Studio Pro.
I have very elementary graphics in the film, using only LiveType that came with the FCE, so I guess I’ll just keep it in AIC 1080i60.
If you’d like to have a look at the trailer, it literally has all the graphics used in the entire film:
https://www.fasanounderwater.com/Fasano_Underwater_Productions/HUOPage.html
Please know that I am a marine biologist first and a film maker 2nd, so please excuse the elementary production.

Also, I will be editing a different movie using footage that I currently have due out this fall. I will be using some footage from this current film in the next film, though not much, about 10% of the next film will have footage from this one. Should I edit the next film in ProRes and how easy is it to do the conversion?

Thanks again…ALOHA!

[Tom Wolsky]

What I’d suggest would be to recapture that 10% of footage that you need in FCP using the ProRes setting. Unless you need to go back to tape, then I’d suggest recapturing using the native HDV codec.

Very pretty video.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Charles Fasano]

Thanks again for your advise Tom.

So I installed FC Studio 3 (I only needed FCP7, DVD Studio, Color and Compressor) and I noticed that FCP7 was listed as an upgrade and not an install as the other components where.
Does this mean FCE upgraded to FCP7? Should I delete (uninstall) FCE from my computer or does FCP7 need it?

Aloha
Charlie

[Tom Wolsky]

FCE is not effected up the FCP upgrade. You don’t need to uninstall it if you don’t want to.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”