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GH3 and FCP7
I have just placed an order for a GH3… I will be moving out of the Canon DSLR realm and into the micro 4/3 world but my main concern is what to expect in FCP 7 (yes I am still using it… no I don’t want to move to FCX or Premiere for now)
I know this camera has been out for years so I am sorry to bring up an old camera topic, but I’d like to know what I can expect as far as issues in editing? Do i have to transcode still? And it seems I’m reading a lot about audio drift but I can’t figure out what causes it or what to do about it…
Thanks for your time guys
jaredMr Shane- always look forward to your responses… thank ya sir
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[Jared Smith] “Do i have to transcode still?”
Mr. Shane here…
Yes. That camera doesn’t shoot a format FCP edits. I believe that shoots H.264 and AVCHD. And there is no Log and Transfer plugin for it, so you’ll have to convert with Compressor, MPEG STREAMCLIP if you shoot H.264 Quicktime….and EditReady or another software converter if you shoot AVCHD. Convert to ProRes 422.
I haven’t heard of a sync drift issue. Just make sure you shoot 23.98 or 29.97…and not 24fps straight, 30fps straight.
Shane
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Thanks for the response shane. I knew I could count on you. The camera offers a MOV file type and that’s what I was hoping would dump right onto the timeline. Well darn!!!
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Yeah…no. There is not ONE camera out there that shoots a format that can be directly brought into FCP without converting. There are external recorders that offer that option. But cameras themselves, no. They all capture to a compressed format, to enable them to record onto the SD cards, and save space.
Shane
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It is a somewhat old camera, but I looked at the JVC HM 100 for a while because all the press release mentioned being able to drop it straight into Final Cut
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Yeah, THAT one could. But it’s VERY old (8+ years), and only shoots 720p.
Shane
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