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MTS to FCP
I want to edit mts footage on Final Cut Pro so I converted the files using iSkysoft into dv files. However, when I dragged the converted files into the FCP timeline, they still needed to be rendered. Is there a way to convert them so they won’t need to be rendered when they’re dragged to the timeline?
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I suggest you search the COW. The topic of best ways to convert mts to edit friendly FCP codecs has been well covered here.
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There are hundreds of converter apps out there Daniel, but MPEG Streamclip is usually preferred around these parts. Be sure that you Export to Quicktime (not to “DV”) and set the Compressor to “Apple DV” (PAL or NTSC as appropriate for your source/region) and set Audio /Sound to Uncompressed Stereo 48kHz.
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Using iSkysoft, I chose “HD QuickTime Movie (*.mov) as the format in the HD drop down menu. For output, I chose a desktop folder. When the file was done, I went to “import” on FCP and opened the file, but I still had to render it when I dragged it on the timeline.
Also, where do I set the compressor to “Apple DV,” is that on the converter itself or on FCP?
I also looked in the forums and downloaded both Movieconverter and Moyea, which both require rendering in order to see play the clip on the FCP timeline.
Thanks for your help.
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Daniel
Ok, I think we need to take a few steps back on this one, and you need to be a bit more clear about what it is you are realy trying to do here.
Just above you state: “Using iSkysoft, I chose “HD QuickTime Movie”
But in your first post you state: “I converted the files using iSkysoft into dv files”
So I guess what we’d need to know for a start is whether you are really trying to convert your files to an “HD Quicktime Movie” or to “dv” or to what? What camera is this footage coming from, and what is your intended delivery format? And what format did you convert it to? Select a converted clip in FCP and press Cmd-9 to display the clip’s format properties … jot them down and then post back with that list.You note that when you drag your converted clips into the sequence that they need rendering, which tells us your sequence settings do not match the clip format … But at this stage we still don’t know either your clip format or your sequence settings? So what are those sequence settings then? With your timeline window active in FCP, press Cmd-zero to display the sequence settings… again, jot them down and then post back with that list.
Regarding iSkysoft, Movieconverter and Moyea … there really are hundreds of run of the mill “convert your movie to watch on an iPod” type of apps out there that have sprung up over the last few years, but I specifically recommend MPEG Streamclip because it is in a different class altogether, a (free) tool designed specifically for video proefessionals. If you want to download and use MPEG Streamclip you will find many folks here who are familiar with it and can help you use it properly if needs be. If you want to use iSkysoft et al, not so much.
Post back with those details
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Vid Rate: 23.98fps
Frame Size: 720×480
Compressor: DV – PAL
Date Rate: 6.9 MB/sec
Pixel Aspect:PAL – CCIR 601I downloaded MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 from squared5.com and I tried to drag one of the mts files onto it and writing appeared that said I had to download an updated version of it.
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Some obvious problems here. PAL DV is 720 x 576, 25 fps. So you have the wrong frame rate and pixel size for a PAL DV file.
As Andy says, we need to go back to basics. What is the frame rate and pixel aspect of the mts files. Once we know that we need to know what the final output of the edit is for (eg, broadcast TV, DVD, web etc.)
With that info we can advise you on what to create with MPEG Streamclip and the correct sequence setting to choose from your Easy Setups. While we are there, it wouldn’t hurt to know what version of FCP you have.
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The videographer told me he used: PH mode: 1920 x 1080 with a 24p frame rate.
I’m using FCP 4 with the intent to export the edited footage to a DVD.
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This is a month old dead thread boys and better left that way … and before going off on a tangent its probably worth making note of the info in the OP’s last message: I’m using FCP 4 …
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Well I’m using FCP 6. I recently purchased and starting using a Sony HXR-NX5U. I got the camera about 3 days before I left for a shoot in Haiti. I did not realize, as ‘time; was of the essence, that I needed to Log and Transfer the files into FCP 6. So I mistakenly only saved the ‘.mts’ files.
Of course these file will play with no problem in VLC. But I need to convert these files to the highest level to work and edit in FCP 6.
I shot the footage at 1080/24p/FH mode.
I have seen posts on how you guys like ‘MPEG Streamclip’, but I cannot get MPEG STreamclip to recognize the .mts files.
Can someone please advise me on this?
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