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.mov going out of sync
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FCP7 does not edit h264 clips straight from a DSLR very well.
If you are saying you don’t have the original card structure, you will have to use Compressor to transcode the clips to ProRes.
Jeremy
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Ok. So instead of pulling the clips directly from the sd card, i need to use log and transfer?
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If you still have the SD card, yes you can log and transfer from it.
You need to download and install the fcp 7 log and transfer plugin free from canon.
It is a Canon camera, correct?
If its an avchd DSLR, no plugin needed.
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Apols if this ? is dumb: if the files on the card are already .mov, y is there such an issue with exporting them out of the timeline in the same format and y such a lengthy process for importing?
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Hi Tony,
Not a dumb question as all, it’s really confusing. The reason its such a lengthy process is because video was kind of an afterthought for DSLR makers, and the files it creates when you record video are heavily compressed (with the H.264 codec). Final cut pro hates editing with compressed files, which is why you have to convert them to another format (most people prefer ProRes 422).
The tricky bit is that both H.264 and ProRes422 use a .MOV container, so they may look similar, but are really completely different.
Hope this makes sense
S Bedford, Western Australia
FCP 7.0.3, Mac OSX 10.6.6
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That’s beaut, mate! Makes perfect sense. Aside from the plugin, should i simply send everything through Compressor and will i be able to avoid this mov sync issue if i do?
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[Tony Fields] “Apols if this ? is dumb: if the files on the card are already .mov, y is there such an issue with exporting them out of the timeline in the same format and y such a lengthy process for importing?”
Exporting them back to h264 won’t be any different.
At some point, you need to convert to ProRes for the edit, otherwise you’ll have weird experiences like you’ve already discovered.
You can use the “recompress” feature of the media manager if you don’t want to log and transfer.
Other NLE’s make better use of native h264 footage, unfortunately, fcp7 does not.
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Will something like MPEG Streamclip suffice for converting? If not, what would be your suggestion?
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MPEG streamclip works, sure.
Compressor.
Episode.
Grinder.
Almost any transcoding software will work, just be sure to match your frame size and frame rate of the footage.
Log and transfer is really the easiest way.
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Cool.
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