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FCPX 10.4.9 is out!
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[Jeremy Garchow] “What codec is that?”
That’s how Switch IDs it. It’s some version of XAVC, which is based on H.264. One of the various flavors that Sony cameras enable.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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In my case, I’m working with supplied files. I never work directly from camera cards. The bottom line is that something broke between the last update and this one. Fortunately, it’s on Apple’s radar, so if it’s fixable, I’m sure we’ll see an update down the road.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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[Oliver Peters] ” It’s some version of XAVC, which is based on H.264. One of the various flavors that Sony cameras enable.
“I think that’s just normal XAVC-I, and it’s not LongGOP, like XAVC-L
XAVC-I is ‘h264’ or AVC (Advanced Video Coding), but I-Frame, 10bit, 4:2:2, etc.
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Beats me. I can send you a clip offlist to play with if you like.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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Indeed! That would be very cool.
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For what it’s worth…the FX9 is not on the list of supported cameras.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204203#notes
– Gerry Fraiberg
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[Gerry Fraiberg] “For what it’s worth…the FX9 is not on the list of supported cameras.”
Thanks for posting, but I’m not exactly sure what that list is supposed to show. Technically support isn’t for a specific camera model, but rather a codec, frame size, frame rate, or a card structure (when importing directly from a card) – or a file structure (RED, P2, etc.). For example, the list excludes ARRI LF models, yet ProRes files from LF cameras appear to be fine.
The FX9 is a fairly new Sony camera and its omission from this list might simply mean Apple’s list is not up to date. You can record a number of different codecs with that camera. If, in fact, Apple deprecated an additional codec in this update, then they should simply admit it.
Plus FX9 clips were supported prior to this release. And now it records to ProRes RAW via Atomos. So does Apple’s position also mean they aren’t supporting ProRes RAW files coming from that camera? Seems odd.
Nevertheless good info, especially when someone is deciding whether to use FCPX or a different NLE ☺
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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Digging a bit deeper into this FX9 issue with Jeremy’s help…
The clip in question can be exported back to the same codec using both Sony Catalyst Browse and/or Adobe Media Encoder. This exported clip will then open in QT Player and import and play fine in FCPX.
Comparing the original to its copy in Catalyst, the difference between them seems to be two things. First, the original has a ton of camera metadata that’s stripped out of the export. Second, the original has in-camera stabilization metadata, which is also stripped out. My gut feeling is that this stabilization (or other) metadata is somehow in conflict and not the camera or the codec per se.
It obviously worked before (with this metadata) and works now using the same codec (without the metadata), if you wash it through another app. Hopefully this turns out to be a bug that can be fixed or updated.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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Aside from the somewhat limited issues with RED files on some Nvidia Macs and the FX9 camera issue, how is everyone finding this update to work out for them?
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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FWIW – poke through the forum at FCP.co (https://www.fcp.co/forum). There seem to be quite a few little bugs being discovered. Most seem to be limited to small, specific workflows and no real deal-breakers for most users. In any case it may just be my impression, but there seem to be more of these than with past updates.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters – oliverpeters.com
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