FCP logging 5D MKII footage to prores

[Michael Sacci]

#2) I would never do this, drives are so cheap, just convert to the ProRes you need for final output. It is not like going from Proxy to Uncompressed. IMO

#1) Using Log and Transfer adds TC from the meta data, uses time of day. You are able to set In and Outs to trim media as well as adding logging notes. But using Compressor should not add time to the conversion, it is just not so automated. It is not the folders that is the issue, L&T need the info file that is written along side each movie file.

[Shane Ross]

[Kazumi Hatori] “1) is using compressor the only way to go?”

At this point, yes. In the future, if you want to L&T, keep the full card structure.

[Kazumi Hatori] “and just wondering, L&T with plugin is much faster than compressor on 5D clips? “

Compressor can be faster, if you turn on QMASTER and use all the processors (if you have a multi-processor mac). But the timecode all starts at 00;00;00 for every clip. L&T allows you to make custom names and bring in time of day code, like Michael said.

[Kazumi Hatori] “2) I’m going to transfer the H264 to ProRes Proxy, and how can I manage to transfer the finished edit to ProRes 422 at the end?”

If you kept the full structure and were able to use L&T, this would be possible. But now it isn’t. So bring in as ProRes 422 and edit at that res.

Shane

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[Kazumi Hatori]

oh, and may I also ask if there is significant difference between 422 and 422HQ, which transcoded from 5D’s H264?

And Log and Transfer just don’t allow me to import the quicktime files alone(said “unsupported media or an invalid directory structure”)…
nor others footage of various formats (some mp4s), god!

[Kazumi Hatori]

oh I get it now

quite a shock but I should have done more research on this before that,
thanks anyway!

[Bouke Vahl]

You can keep original timecode, using QTchange:
https://www.videotoolshed.com/product/42/qtchange/2

First set the TC on the original clips, then transcode.
Compressor should keep the TC.

If you have kept the original THM files, QTchange can take the TC info from there. It’s way more accurate than the Log and Transfer does.
(That rounds to whole seconds, while QTchange uses the fractional seconds in the THM.)

If you have not kept the THM, you can use the file creation date.
Should give you the same values as Log and Transfer.

hth,

Bouke

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[Shane Ross]

The H.264 QTs are 8bit, so use ProRes 422. HQ is for 10-bit formats like AVCIntra, RED…

Shane

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[John Fishback]

This is slightly off-topic, but I was under the impression that every version of ProRes is 10 bit. If true, IMHO, that doesn’t change any of the above recommendations.

John

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