using Pro Res Proxy in Final Cut Pro 6?

[Ethan Holzman]

I just got my drive full of ProRes (Proxy) files for a short film shot on RED. Since I’m on a G5 running FCP 6.0.6. It’s a little problem.

Despite having a pretty explicit discussion with the guy who prepped the footage, I’ve got to deal with this. His continuing to suggest i upgrade to FCP 7 is testing my sanity. They play ok. I truly believe this mis-understanding was both our faults.

Files play ok, sometimes have to hit play 2X. I have this orange render bar though, dissolves seem to happen on the fly. My hinting that he should do it over isn’t working.

Choices:

1.Scream and Cry until he (Colorist) does it over.
2.Work with the ProRes(Proxy) files, and hope it always works.
3.Media manage all the media, with these two variations.
a. eff you jerk, and your meta-data. Online this MF.
b. Edit in my transcoded files, and then replace the files with his (Colorists) ProRess (proxy) files.

Thoughts, solutions I’m not aware of?

[Mitch Jacobson]

3b sounds like a good option. BTW, wouldn’t your colorist grade the r3d files anyway? So what does it matter what format you cut in? Why not transcode to what ever works for you and reconnect that media to his clips with his metadata?