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Huh? FCP can’t conform a sequence for uprez?
This feels like a newbie question, but I have this very large long form training program which I captured at Off-line RT rez to save disk space.
Now that the sequence is approved, I figured I would use media manager to consolidate the sequence and redigitize only what was used in the sequence at full resolution. (Can you tell I switched from Avid?)
But, from what I am seeing in the media manager dialog box, what FCP is set to do is transcode existing footage to another codec.
Now, if FCP can take Off-line RT Photo JPEG compressed footage and turn it into 10-bit SMPTE uncompressed 4:2:2 without redigitizing, I would be mighty impressed.
Instead, it seems the workflow apple had in mind, according to the manual (yes, I RTFM) is to down-convert to Off-line RT for powerbook users to edit elsewhere.
Surely I must be missing something, ya? How the heck do I take a sequence and tell FCP to redigitize the edited footage at full res?
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You select the Sequence and tell Media Manager to create a new project using only the materials in that Sequence. FCP will create a new Project and then you re-digitize the media at the new resolution. That’s a very simplified version and you may want to review that section of the manual one more time for a more detailed explanation.
It may or may not be easy depending on how the Media Manager is feeling today.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
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In Media Manager use the (inappropriately named) Create Offline function from the first popup. For the format popup select the hirez format you want to recapture into.
All the best,
Tom
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Ya, the create offline thing had me. Also, when I tried before, using recompress, the clips still showed Photo JPEG in the compressor column in the browser window. I guess this is ignored when you batch capture the clips and specify the new codec in the batch capture dialog box.
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[Scott] “I guess this is ignored when you batch capture the clips and specify the new codec in the batch capture dialog box.”
You cannot assume ANYTHING with Media Manager, perhaps the must dissed non-feature of FCP. I strongly urge you to experiment on non-critical footage. Make another project using copies of of your lorez, add a couple of dissolves or supers. Render. Initiate Media Manager and see if what you get is what you want.
By pushing the wrong buttons, there is nothing that can destroy your work faster than Media Manager.
bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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Hi,
The clip format shows the old capture format until the clip is actually recaptured.
Despite all odds, and despite the naysayers, I have up rezed many shows and a feature film using the MM in FCP without any problem. Well, I guess I originally had a few problems, but now that I have learned all the tricks everything is fine.
All the necessary tricks, like making clips independant and copying to a dummy sequence, are explained in a good, archived tutorial at lafcpug.org
Adam
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