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importing mpeg 4 into FCP” difficulty with playback”
Hi I searched through all the posts here first and couldnt find any info so here goes…
(hope i am not doubling up or asking a stupid questioin).I have holiday footage shot on a stills and movie camera (Yes one of the cheap little combo units and not ideal for FCP).
When I bring it into FCP it plays fine through the viewer window. Once I put it in the time line and view through the canvas window it plays back stuttery, like it is missing frames or something.FCP says that the file type is:
Vid Rate: 29.97 fps
Compressor: MPEG-4 Video
Data Rate: 259.4 K/sec
Aud Rate: 32 – bit Floating Point
Pixel Aspect: Square
Field Dominence: NoneI have tried converting the file before importing it into FCP. I converted it to DV Pal. (which is the format I currently edit in)
I still get the same result except this time it stutters in the viewer widow and the canvas window.I realise that there is probably nothing I can do, but does anyone have a miracle cure for me so that I can get this footage edited???
I should also mention that i am new to FCP and therefore prone to sudden and frequent bouts of stupidity in regards to doing things incorrectly…Please help.
thanks in advance.
anthony…
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2 Replies
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Try posting in FCP Basics forum.
Try playing it without the audio, FCP likes 48KHZ audio in .aif.
Play it out of the camera through the video jacks and record onto a dv deck.
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thanks,
sorry about posting in the wrong forum.
Out of interest, I figured it ot. The camera was bought in japan and therefore it was an ntsc verses pal issue with the different frame rate. Nothing to do with being an mpeg 4. I will know next time.
cheers,
anthony.
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