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FCP 6 and HMC-150
I have been surfing the net looking for info on using the Panasonic HMC-150 with FCP 6. I just would like to confirm a few things and would appreciate the community’s help.
Question #1: Does FCP 6.0.5 edit native AVCHD files from the HMC-150, or is FCP transcoding the AVCHD to ProRes 422 on import through Log and Transfer?
The info I have found on different sites uses wording that makes this unclear to me. Is transfer to ProRes just what happens automatically when moving the files from the card to the computer using Log and Transfer so FCP can edit the AVCHD footage, or is it a choice the editor makes during Log and Transfer process?
Quetion #2: Must you have an Intel Mac to edit AVCHD, or can a G5 do it?
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[Reid VanVoris] “Question #1: Does FCP 6.0.5 edit native AVCHD files from the HMC-150, or is FCP transcoding the AVCHD to ProRes 422 on import through Log and Transfer?”
Transcoding. To either ProRes, ProRes HQ, or Apple Intermediate Codec. The only NLE that “claims” to work with AVCHD native is Vegas, and it still chokes on it.
[Reid VanVoris] “Is transfer to ProRes just what happens automatically when moving the files from the card to the computer using Log and Transfer so FCP can edit the AVCHD footage, or is it a choice the editor makes during Log and Transfer process?”
FCP defaults to that format. But you can change it in the L&T preferences, located in the Sprocket drop down menu.
Shane
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yes, an intel mac is required for AVCHD.
-Bryan
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Thanks, folks. I really appreciate it.
I also found a transfer software provided by Panasonic’s website for transcoding to DVCPro HD on transfer:
https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm#avchd
But, I guess I could start a whole new thread about the quality issues between transcoding 1920×1080 AVCHD to 960×720 DVCPro HD or to ProRess 422 145 or HQ.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks, again.
Reid VanVoris
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That transcoder, BTW, is WINDOWS ONLY, doens’t work on MAC OSX.
You’ll get better quality with ProRes, for sure, but DVCPRO HD has a lower data rate meaning your hard drives won’t fill up quite so fast.
Shane
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Not yet, and you will effectively end up needing 100+ Mbps storage if you consider the fact that the ProRes file will be 4 times the size of the original file + the original file at 24 Mbps.
Hopefully this will be fixed soon. I know it took a while for good native Mpeg 2 editing to be had. H.264 isn’t far off.
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