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missing ProRes 422 codec for export of Nikon .avi video
Hello, folks,
I’m working on a workflow to re-format .avi video files from my Nikon D300s for use in FCP. I’ve followed two tutorials (one through Compressor and another through MPEG Streamclip), and both approaches recommended using the ProRes 422 codec, but when I open the pull-down menu in either program, that codec does not appear as an option.
I am using version 5.1.4 of FCP (academic) and version 2.3.1 of Compressor, but my Streamclip software is new; so it doesn’t seem like it should be an issue with dated software. Can anyone help my find my codec? I really appreciate the help. Also, if anyone would like to suggest a different approach to using video from the Nikon d300s, I’d love to hear it.Thanks very much,
Chris Gallawayother pertinent info: I’m using mac OS X 10.5.8
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FCP 5.1.4 does not have the ProRes codec. that came with FCP 6 and 7. The best you can do is DVCPRO HD for a light good codec. Otherwise you need to use the Uncompressed HD options, and those require a serious RAID.
Shane
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Chris,
I think there is a way better and faster than Prores.
MPGStreamclip have an option to re-wrap AVI as QT and QT as AVI.
This doesn’t imply rendering.
Try that and you will be editing your original footage without any transcoding nor degradation.
Open your AVI file and “SAVE AS….QT”.
rafael -
Thanks Shane and Rafael,
I was afraid that would be the problem, Shane (dated FCP). I suppose Streamclip is piggybacking off of FCP’s supported codecs, and that’s why ProRes does not appear in there either. Oh well, maybe it’s time to pony up and get new FCP software.
I appreciate the help, guys,Chris
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Thank you for the help, Rafael. I tried this approach, but the video still requires rendering when I drop it into my FCP timeline. Perhaps I have not calibrated the timeline settings correctly to receive it, but I’ll keep fiddling with things and see if I can work it out.
I really appreciate the help,Chris
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Tried the DVC Pro codec, and it appears to do the trick. Thanks much,
Chris
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[Chris Gallaway] “Thank you for the help, Rafael. I tried this approach, but the video still requires rendering when I drop it into my FCP timeline. Perhaps I have not calibrated the timeline settings correctl”
Time Base?
You can conform in CinemaTools.
rafael -
I just found this post, as I am looking very closely at the Nikon 300s, primarily as an HD video solution for underwater. I am concerned about editing. So, a few questions:
Is Cinema Tools part of FCP 7? I have 6.x (FCS 2) at the moment. I had already looked at the Squared5 site, so I see that Streamclip is apparently the product to use for converting the Nikon’s AVI files. Will I need Cinema Tools as part of the workflow to ultimately edit in FCP 6.x? Is Streamclip the software to use (I have not downloaded it yet, as I do not have any AVI file yet) for AVI to QT conversion? Reading this and other posts, is Compressor part of the workflow?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Buck Miller
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