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Workflow Issue: PPro CS6 to FCP7
Hi Everyone —
I’ve got a project that I’m rough cutting and then will be handing off to another editor for fine cut, and he is more comfortable cutting in FCP7.
I initially was planning on cutting in FCP7 as well (Mac Pro 4,1, 8 core, etc), but the raw material I was given was XDCAM and NXCAM, with no ProRes versions. Given that it was around 75 hours of footage and time was a major consideration, I decided to go ahead and start my logging and selects in PPro (I didn’t know what the other editor would be cutting in at that point, but guessed FCP7) and export an XML for FCP7 if need be.
The problem, of course, is that any of the XDCAM and NXCAM .mp4 footage that I’ve been working with/adding markers to/making selects sequences with won’t be recognized by FCP7, and all of said markers/selects seqs won’t travel into FCP7.
At the very least, I’m planning on copying all of my selects clips to individual bins and export each selects clip (with handles) to ProRes. Is there anything else I can do to preserve my markers, selects sequences, and other organizational work that I’ve done for import into FCP7? I’m guessing not, but am game for any suggestions the herd-mind might have.
Thanks!
John
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3 Replies
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The other editor needs to buck up and use Premiere. They are very similar and there’s not excuse for them not doing it. Trying to get the native/raw footage converted to work with FCP, and link to the sequence you made, will be a LOT more effort than the person just learning PPro.
I’m more comfortable with FCP too…but this latest job I’m using Avid (for a variety of reasons). So I bucked up and went Avid. I’ve used Premiere on many jobs too.
They need to use Premiere. If time is an issue, don’t battle with converting and linking…just have them learn the darn thing.
Shane
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[Shane Ross] “The other editor needs to buck up and use Premiere. They are very similar and there’s not excuse for them not doing it. Trying to get the native/raw footage converted to work with FCP, and link to the sequence you made, will be a LOT more effort than the person just learning PPro.
I’m more comfortable with FCP too…but this latest job I’m using Avid (for a variety of reasons). So I bucked up and went Avid. I’ve used Premiere on many jobs too.
They need to use Premiere. If time is an issue, don’t battle with converting and linking…just have them learn the darn thing.
Shane
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“I agree with Shane, unless the other editor has the right to refuse, in which case, you have a lot of work in front of you. I found that, with a couple of hours of tutorials, my transition to PPro from FCP7 was extremely easy. I run into a few things now and then, but can go back and forth between them without much effort at all. If you can convince him to do so, I would go that route.
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I agree with both of you that the next guy should learn PPro (which coming from FCP7 isn’t a major undertaking), but I can’t force him to do anything — we’re both hired guns. Guess there’s not any way to export the markers and other metadata to Pro Res files — it wouldn’t be a huge PITA to export all of the individual interview selects as ProRes files, but I’d like to be able to have the markers either travel or act as clip names, but it doesn’t look to be possible from my scan of the manual. Oh well, thanks for the help.
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