Media from PC to Mac / Avid to FCP

[Ben Holmes]

Have a look at Automatic Duck? You want the FCP Importer version.

Ben

Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS & FCP specialists for live OB operations.

Producer/Director “The Supercar Run” now available for international distribution from http://www.electricsky.com

[Marcosh]

Thanks, Ben!

I knew of Automatic Duck but as I had no intention os exporting a sequence/timeline and using the PC as a simple capture station I was hoping to bypass the software. Isn’t there a way fo converting the OMFI files into QTs in AVID?
Will I have a problem sharing the same external HD between PC and Mac though?

Thanks again!
Marcos H.

Quad G5
2GB RAM
OS 10.4.7
FCP 5.0.4
AE 6.5

[Steve Cohen]

Is the drive Mac Fromatted or PC formatted. If it is MAC formatted you can use a program called MAC Drive to make the drive visable and usable on a PC.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.

[Jeremy Garchow]

My first question is why do this? Answer that, then we can hammer out a workflow.

The best way quality wise to is digitize both projects on pc and mac with their respective codecs, then use automatic duck to swap timelines and reconnect, rather than trying to transcode a PC file into a mac quicktime.

Jeremy

[John Pale]

As you know, Avid uses OMF media files and FCP uses QuickTime.
You can export Quicktime files from Avid, but they lose their timecode. There is a way around that using Sebsky Tools

https://www.dharmafilm.com/sebskytools/workflow

Frankly, its a pain in the ass…you are far better off doing what others have suggested using Automatic Duck. If purchasing it isnt in your budget, this might be a job you should walk away from.

[Todd Reid]

I’m assuming that you would be finishing the project on your FCP and not migrating back to the AVID.

I suggest having the company buy you an AJA Kona (or other input solution) and eliminate the PC altogether.
It sounds as if you were only using it as a digitizer anyway. Too much of a hassle to do that.
It would save A LOT of headaches/time if you just upgraded your system to ingest the digibeta.

[Marcosh]

Thanks a lot for all the responses,

Trust me, guys, if I could I’d avoid the PC altogether and have my laptop connected straight to the deck. I know how much of a pain is to change systems midway through edit. I just want t stick to my G5 and use it as much as I can. As I’m doing this as a freelance gig, I can’t impose the AJA purchase on them. That does sound like the best solution though and I may have to consider buying it myself.

First, I’ll try Automatic Duck. Hope that works…

Marcos H.

Quad G5
2GB RAM
OS 10.4.7
FCP 5.0.4
AE 6.5