Problems importing from 5Dii to FCPX

[Jeff Greenberg]

Copy the .MOV clips off the card to a structure you like at the finder level – I create a folder per card etc.

Then use the IMPORT feature of FCPX – you have the option to link, copy and work natively and/or transcode. Be aware that the transcode will slow down other functions.

Best,

Jeff G

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[Jeff Kirkland]

I use either Magic Bullet Grinder or MPEG Streamclip to import my DSLR footage from a copy of the CF card, converting them to Prores 422 as I go. Then I import the Prores files into FCPX.

Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia

[Craig Dick]

Those are both seemingly good ways to do so. But I really liked how with 7, I could log each clip straight from the camera. Surely there’s a way I can do this within X simply, without having to import from my DSLR’s in an external program?

[Jeff Kirkland]

Sadly, no. I’ve seen suggestions that Apple may add support for Canon DSLRs in a future version but more likely it’s up to Canon to write the import plugin.

Jeff Kirkland | Southern Creative Media
video * audio * post * production
Melbourne, Australia

[Craig Dick]

Problem, half solved.

Downloaded the same plug in which fixed problems when importing from a canon dslr to fcp7

Am now able to import from camera, but sadly, there’s no option (that I can see) to log the clips as you go.

Am I just overlooking something quite obvious, or does FCPX not have this function?