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Using FCP 5 captured media on FCP 4.5 system
I don’t have a Mini Dv deck at home for my FCP 4.5 system and the place I go to capture media recently upgraded to FCP 5.
Can I continue to capture media on their FCP5 system and take it home to edit on my FCP4.5 system. I’m assuming that while project files won’t open, i will be able to use/open the media on 4.5 through Quicktime?thanks
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I use FCP 5.0. My co-worker across the hall is still on FCP 4.5. We have exchange captured video clips without any problem so far. We both happen to have our systems set to the same compression and capture the clips at that setting, but I’m not sure if that is a compatability issue more than a “need to render” issue. Give it a try.
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Thanks for the info and reassurance. just some follow-up questions based on what you said.
What type of media are you capturing and exchanging with your co-worker in terms of both of you using the same compression rate for capture? I’m working with MiniDV capturing through firewire so I assume setting the compression rate does not applies to me in capturing media on a FCP 5 system to open/edit on another FCP4.5?
What do you mean that it is more a “Need to render” issue?
thanks
gail“I use FCP 5.0. My co-worker across the hall is still on FCP 4.5. We have exchange captured video clips without any problem so far. We both happen to have our systems set to the same compression and capture the clips at that setting, but I’m not sure if that is a compatability issue more than a “need to render” issue. Give it a try.
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The media that you are sharing will be in the codec that the origional capture was in.
If you change the settings in another FCP time-line, this media will need to be rendered to the new settings.
Looks to me that you have DV media, and both FCP systems are set the same, so no rendering required.Cheers
Alexander
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