L.A. Freelancers, Learning FCP X might be a good idea…

[Chris Conlee]

[Darren Roark] “The thing FCPX can do that the others can’t is work with media that is still being imported or copied from another source. You can log footage while it’s still copying. Correct me if I’m wrong, but can any of the others do that? That to me anyway is a big time save”

Yep. Media Composer 7 will transcode in the background while you continue to work in the foreground. As each clip finishes, it comes available in the bin. Flawless so far.

Chris

[Darren Roark]

This is my question: Can MC7 or any other NLE allow you to work with media as it’s being copied from one device to another as though it’s already on your final destination? Transcoding is one thing, but if I plug in a card, and I want it to go to my raid drive for cutting, will it treat the media as though it’s already on the raid?

[Oliver Peters]

I believe MC7’s new background function will allow this, but I haven’t tested it yet.

Oliver

Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[Gary Huff]

[Darren Roark] “As soon as I importe files from a card, I’m able to assign keywords to them as they are copying to the drive in the background. Also, if I drag in files from cards they get assigned the folder name automatically if that is checked on the import settings.”

That’s fair. Most of my file upkeep is done upfront in prep (Premiere doesn’t copy media after all, which can be nice when you have a organization solution that keeps an entire project in a single folder that you can easily move around outside of the app). So the media already resides where it’s going to be at in Premiere, and all I have to do is use Media Browser to import it, then I can start tagging clips.

[Brett Sherman]

[Bill Davis] ”
What happens in LA, NY and Atlanta (used to be Chicago) is all that matters. Didn’t you get the memo?”

Actually just LA matters…apparently.