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FCP and XDCAM HD workflow problem
I am having a problem with my Final Cut 6.0 and XDCAM HD work flow.
using my XDCAM transfer tool I take my footage off the disc and bring it onto my hard drive. Looking at the .mov files in the Finder info they say they are 1920×1080. However when i go to bring them into my Project setup to be a 1920x1080p30 project (which 1080p30 being what the project was shot at) they are still in the 1440×1080. I try to bring them on to the timeline but am prompted that the footage is not the same and I should change it to 1440×1080, which i do.
I can continue editing and what i have found if I export it as a quicktime movie at my desired frame size(1920×1080) before running it through compressor to get it to my final format I want. However this causes the annoyance of having to sit through a whole other export which ends up wasting time and space on my hard drive.
my question is why is it coming into Final cut at 1440? I know the camera shoots at 1440 for its own reasons but i was under the impression that once i captured it to my computer it would then be a 1920×1080 which is what my finder info is telling me.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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[Iain McIndoe] “my question is why is it coming into Final cut at 1440?”
if you imported via FW, the format in FCP is the same as it is on disk. 1440 is correct for 25mbps XDCam content. [Iain McIndoe] “i was under the impression that once i captured it to my computer it would then be a 1920×1080 which is what my finder info is telling me.
the output should be 1920 x 1080, FCP will handle the format conversion.
gary adcock
Studio37
HD & Film Consultation
Post and Production Workflows
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Thanks for the Quick reply Gary.
Still a little confused though. It makes sense that if i used fire wire that it would be the same size as what is on the camera but my info in finder (I am on a Mac) is telling me that same footage is 1920×1080. Is it confused or am I?
Also will this not create problems if I try to add some sort of graphic element. Stretching a name key on output for example?
–Iain
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To answer your question….
XDCAM HD is 1440×1080. Now, if you are using the new EX1 camera, the HQ setting (35 mbits) is the only true 1920×1080 that XDCAM has to offer according to Sony.
But if you are using any other setting or using the F350 or F330 cameras, the image size is 1440×1080. FCP does translate this so that you can output 1920×1080. What you are seeing is a result of the compression scheme. XDCAM HD is based on HDV which is also 1440×1080.
Others will have different sizes, like DVCProHD is 1280×1080. But when captured into FCP, you capture card will interpolate this as 1920×1080 just like it does with XDCAM HD.
So as long as you are setup correctly using your Easy Setups, everything will be correct on output.
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