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FCP and After Effects Windows: best codec?
I still do a lot of FCP7 editing using Apple ProRes codec on my Mac. Since I recently acquired a very fast PC, I plan on using it for work on After Effects CS6 (soon CC).
I’ll be moving rendered files from FCP7 to AE and vice-versa. I noticed AE on Windows lacks the ProRes codec. I’ve tried rendering in AE using Lossless in both QT and AVI but when importing to FCP there’s a very noticeable color difference…
What’s my best course of action here?
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Final Cut Pro misinterprets the gamma on RGB formats.
Import the clip into FCP. Select the clip, then hit Cmd-9 to open Item Properties. Right-click the gamma value (normally set to Source) and set it to 2.2.
Other options:
Miraizon has a ProRes-compatible codec for Windows. You could try encoding with that.
You could also consider running Premiere Pro on your PC alongside Ae.
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