Importing AVCHD Lite into FCE

[Tom Wolsky]

“But if I add them to the queue, they will not process.”

What exactly happens on your computer?

Try going to the gear popup in the L&T window and setting the audio to plain stereo. Also empty the cache in the same popup.

We don’t know anything about your system. Please give complete details of your computer, camera that shot this media, hard drive, how everything’s connected, are you coming from the camera or from a card reader or something else.

All the best,

Tom

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[Tom Wolsky]

One more thing: what format did you shoot with this camera and what settings are you using in FCE?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Hugh Denholm]

Hi Tom
Thanks for your response and sorry for the incomplete information.
Camera is Panasonic FT1 capturing AVCHD Lite at 1280×720, 50P/17Mbps at 25fps. Results are the same if I capture out of the camera or with the card in a reader.
Computer is a 2.8 8 core Mac Pro (2008) running 10.5.6
FCE is version 4.0.1
FCE site on boot drive. Clips sit on a separate 1 TB data drive installed in the computer.

When I add clips to the queue, the status wheel will turn for about 5 seconds and stop. If I then click on the status wheel it turns to a red exclamation mark and a right click reveals a message saying “no data”.
The preview on the right hand side of L&T works fine.
I have tried changing to plain stereo and clearing the cache, no luck.
Thanks again for any help.
Regards
Hugh

[Tom Wolsky]

What settings are you using in FCE? Are you using HDV AIC 720p25?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Hugh Denholm]

Yes Tom, that seemed the most applicable codec.

Do you know if others are successfully importing AVCHD Lite to FCE?

[Tom Wolsky]

Not that I know of.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Hugh Denholm]

Hi Tom
The only camera settings I could find to quote where “AVCHD Lite at 1280×720, 50P/17Mbps at 25fps” as per previous post. Not sure what you mean about FCE settings.

Maybe FCE does not support AVCHD Lite yet….

[Tom Wolsky]

“Not sure what you mean about FCE settings.”

The setup that you’re using in FCE. This is absolutely fundamental to being able to use the application with any success. What easy setup have you selected? If you have not set the correct one you should trash your preferences and then select AIC 720p25 and see if that works. I suspect it won’t, but good luck.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Hugh Denholm]

Yes Tom, as you previously suggested on this thread, I am using HDV AIC 720p25.

Will just have to wait for an FCE upgrade. Thanks for your help.
Hugh

[Hugh Denholm]

Hi Tom
Just realised that the book I am using to learn FCE is FCE Editing Workshop, by you! Excellent book!