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importing FCP5-captured HDV footage into Premiere Pro 1.5.1
hey gang!
i’ll be working on an animation/video using HDV elements. the footage will be captured using Final Cut Pro 5. i, however, am on a PC platform with Premiere Pro 1.5.1, recently upgraded to include the HDV format. my question is, will there be any problems viewing this footage in Premiere? in the past i’ve had cross-platform issues with being able to view/use footage, and i simply want to head-off any problems before i get too far in.
thanks!
alain
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2 Replies
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You will most likely have problems with this workflow. Final Cut Pro 5 can capture in native HDV, or the Apple Intermediate Codec. Neither is compatible with Premiere Pro 1.5.
I honestly can’t think of any reasonable route that you could take to convert the material into something you could use in pPro. The most simple route would be to capture the HDV material on your PC.
Good Luck
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yup, just finished digitizing on FCP5 and brought it home for a PPro test, and no deal. got audio but no picture. had to give it a shot. the only reason for this workflow was circumstantial. thought i could return the camera to the owner and digitize while there and return home with the footage and get back to work. but alas, i’ll have to wait until tuesday to get the camera back to digitize on my system. but it’s imperative i understand how footage in different formats plays across platforms. inasmuch as a quicktime that uses ‘animation’ as its compressor plays on both platforms, i would expect any other quicktime using a codec made for both platforms to also play. but that is not the case. it just gets frustrating/confusing, esp. when another format hits the market. just trying to keep up.
i really appreciate the timeliness of your response. it did help.
alain
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