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how to import and export HD in final cut pro
i have been trying to import and export my hd footage from my sony fx1 for a couple of months now and i still cant seem to get it right. i have searched everywhere and nothing has worked. every time that i export it always looks very bad and not how it looks when i plug it into my hd tv. it is always very blurred when it is exported. what are the proper import and export settings that i have to use? also what do i need to change in my sequence settings?
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6 Replies
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Mike,
What are your recording settings? What you are shooting in will determine what your import and sequence settings will be.
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FX1 is a HDV/DV camera
So it can shoot HDV or DV.
Have you shot HDV?If yes you should capture it using a HDV1080i50 or HDV1080i60 easy setup.
This way you don’t loose any quality.Also you have to realize that HDV is heavily compressed codec, which shows in detail.
Even in HD on a HDTV -
i am using the import settings 1080i60..but for some reason it still looks bad in my preview window. the settings on my fx1 are 1080i60 as well. what are the proper sequence settings for what i am shooting in?
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Connect your HDV camera directly to your TV. Play the tape. How does it look?
If still bad you really have chosen the wrong camera. HDV is nog great HD quality. -
HDV is a great is a good acquisition format but due to the fact that it uses mpeg compression it’s not a great codec for post-production. There are different ways to handle it. You can bring it in 1080i 60 then create an Apple Pro-res sequence and render out the material as pro-res which may take a little time depending on the length of the material. You can also capture 1080i 60, edit and then export your material directly to a quicktime file using the pro-res codec or You can also do an easy setup and capture directly to pro-res. I personally think number three is the most efficient method.
Chad Tingle
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[mike butir] “..but for some reason it still looks bad in my preview window.”
Viewing ANY footage on your computer monitor will never look as good as it does when it’s viewed on a HDTV… that’s why professional editors use an external TV monitor which is fed by an AJA or Blackmagic card (or the equivalent).
Gary
This is me – this is what I do – https://web.mac.com/garymmw
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