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If I Log & Capture in Wrong Setting, Need I Redo It Again?
Hi, Gang:
I captured footage from multiple SD camera types in an HD setting by accident. The picture was smaller in playback than normal, which should have been my first clue, but I’m a novice in my “going to make stupid mistakes mode,” so I edited the thing anyway figuring I could readjust the settings when I exported to Quicktime.
That didn’t exactly go as planned.
So my question is: Do I have to recapture from tape in the proper setting and painstakingly re=cut the entire project, or is there a simpler solution?
If I do have to start from scratch, is there ANY easier way to weed out the footage I used from the tapes, like maybe superimpose the correctly captured footage from tape to timeline?
Thank you! (And thank the gods for this website!)
–jeremy
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1 Reply
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First a bunch of ifs…
If your tapes are well labeled,
If you always made sure the Reel field in the capture window matched your tape label,
If the time code on the tapes did not have breaks and had adequate pre-roll,
If you noted the any time code or capture strangeness as it occurred for future reference,Then you will probably be able to use the Media Manager to recapture your edit from tape. Go to Help > Final Cut Pro User Manual and then type Media Manager in the search field, to read up on your options for recapture.
Work on a copy of your project, and back everything up before your start. Media Manager has gotten better in recent releases, but does not have a good reputation. I haven’t used it to recapture an edit for a while, but Media Manager in the past handled nests and speed changes poorly. Perhaps this has improved, but proceed with caution.
Best,
Tom Meegan
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