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Presets to use when importing Black Magic Cinema Camera Footage?
Hi, this might be a stupid questions but I just want to make sure I’m using the right Video Settings when editing my Black Magic 1920 x 1080 ProRes 422 PAL footage. I have a few 5D shots in the timeline and it seems that my FCP Preset keeps changing back to HDV 1080p 25 which I imagine is my 5D file size.
What would you suggest I change my Sequence and Capture Presets to work with these? 90% of files are Blackmagic.
Thanks a lot for your help
Dave -
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Did you convert the 5D footage to ProRes as well? Or HDV?
Make a new sequence. Drop in the ProRes files you made from the BMD camera. click YES when it asks to change the settings to match the clips. Use that sequence.
Shane
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That’s awesome, thanks Shane. I didn’t convert the 5D to Pro Res. I’m guessing I should delete these from timeline, convert to Pro Res, reimport so they have the same settings as my BMCC?
Cheers for the help.
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The 5D shoots H.264…And FCP doesn’t work with that codec well. You must ALWAYS convert your footage to ProRes if you use FCP 7 or under. It demands FCP editing codecs.
Shane
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Thanks Shane. Will definitely do that.
Thanks as always!
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