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media 100 files to FCP
I know this has been addressed before. I’ve switched from media 100 to fcp. I have about 40 hours of footage ‘archived’ in hard drives, captured through media 100. Is there any way short of making quicktime movies and using the fcp codec to access these files in fcp? That solution is not really feasible.
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What codec did you use to capture them?
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I captured them in media 100.
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If you have the media100 codec installed on your machine FCP should be able to open the files up no problem. You should be able to work with them, you’ll probablly just have to do a bunch of rendering on the timeline.
-Simmie
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Well, that would certainly be great, I hadn’t even tried it, because I’ve been told I shouldn’t have media 100 and fcp on the same computer. I’ve cloned the harddrive and fcp onto another drive, so I’ll see if I can open the files with fcp. Fingers crossed!
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Make sure you only install the M100 codec – not the actual editing software. The codec installer is up on their website if you need it.
-Simmie
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2 G5 – Kona LH
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[Simmie] “The codec installer is up on their website if you need it.”
It doesn’t work with intel machines, though.
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As contrary as this sounds, I would suggest you recapture your tapes. The sooner you get rid of your M100 media files the better. If you don’t have the original tapes, then convert the files as others have suggested.
There is a realtime solution: You hook up a DV deck to the M100 breakout box and capture live into FCP via FW.
Do NOT attempt to this until you understand how FCP works with material captured from an uncontrollable device. (Of course, if you need better than DV rez, you’ll need another input device.)You’re going to love FCP and you’re going to absolutely hate it. Try not to keep pining after mature and elegant features in M100 that are silly in FCP or missing from FCP. You just have to forget M100 and learn your new system.
bogiesan
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I’ve already gotten used to FCP, I like it a lot. I do miss a few things from media 100, but, c’est la vie. Recapturing the original footage isn’t really an option, and I really didn’t want to spend the real time. I was hoping I could just access the footage as needed from the media 100 files. And wondering why you say “The sooner you get rid of your M100 media files the better.” That sounds ominous!
Lynne
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I started a thread on the m100 forum the other day on this very topic. Turns out, it’s not as simple as just exporting out a quicktime with a different codec – the field order and color space have to be adjusted for. Floh suggests an interesting solution using after effects…
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/4/860980
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