[Aynsley Baldwin]

Hi Jim,

I know this was a while back but I’m having a similar problem to what you were having back in 2009 with FCP playing dupe frames on h264 clips. Only thing is the clips play fine in QT 7.6.6, QT X and Frame Cycler. I thought I might try my luck at downgrading quicktime anyway. How did you do your downgrade? I attempted it yesterday (from 7.6.6 to 7.4) with Pacifist with abysmal results. I’m on Snow Leopard now so I’m not sure your methods would necessarily even apply but I’m kinda desperate and thought I’d give it a shot.

Thanks!
Aynsley

[Aynsley Baldwin]

I’ve never had this issue before either and have worked with h264 frequently so I think it’s some kind of codec issue that pops up somewhat arbitrarily, perhaps related to the specific workflow used to create the particular media I’m using? Who knows.

I don’t think we’re going to go the route of downgrading QT at the moment, first we’ll try using a different codec to create the media that we’re using. If that doesn’t work, well, I’m sure I”ll be back here to talk about it!

Thanks for your help,
Aynsley

[Aynsley Baldwin]

Yes, I have, and the problem persists. And though H264 is terrible for editing, I see this problem when I open the clip in the Viewer, before it ever touches the timeline.

I also just found this thread on the subject:

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/1033468

Apparently, QT might be the problem. I might have to downgrade to ver 7.5…

[Aynsley Baldwin]

Thanks for all the info, everyone. I think MPEG Streamclip is the way I’ll go this time around, but damn I hate it when things don’t work like they’re supposed to; read Canon’s plug-in in the case. I’m currently away from the system that I was trying to install it on so can’t check the OS. Perhaps that was the problem.

Thanks again,
Aynsley

[Aynsley Baldwin]

I attempted to download and install the Canon plug-in but apparently without success. I’m not seeing the Canon hardware as an option in the preferences drop-down menu of the Log and Transfer window in FCP. Is there something I’m missing? I basically just double-clicked on the installer icon that downloaded in the .dmg file and was told the install was successful. Is there anything I have to do on the FCP end of things? This is running the latest version of FCP 6.0 on a Mac Pro. Not sure of the particulars at the moment…

I know I am unable to use the Canon plug-in with a Power PC but if, hypothetically speaking, a Power PC was all I had available, I could theoretically use compressor to convert the footage as long as timecode wasn’t an issue for me, correct?

Also, I’m wondering about the folder structure that is generated by the 5D. I’ve never attempted to work with 5D footage before and was handed a hard drive with a folder of .mov files on it. As the media is H264, I’m guessing this is all I need and that the 5D does not use a folder structure similar to that of a P2 card?

Thanks!
Aynsley

[Aynsley Baldwin]

Cool, thanks for the link!

[Aynsley Baldwin]

Just found out that Smoke, which the post house is using to online, can read FCP XML files. Supposedly. Only time will tell whether that is actually true…

[Aynsley Baldwin]

…And any help with the “search and select features” in EditiX would be greatly appreciated!

[Aynsley Baldwin]

When will Apple get themselves together and make this a function in FCP? I wonder. In the meantime, perseverance will have to prevail…

I’m curious about one thing:

“I applied my motion to the 400+ clips that needed it, and placed a sequence marker over each one, with the motion info in the comments box.’

Is there a convenient way to do this step or does it require manual entry, also? If the latter, how is this any easier than just putting the info manually but directly into a spreadsheet?

[Aynsley Baldwin]

And while we’re on the topic, here’s a question that has an answer that is probably so obvious I can’t find it definitely stated anywhere: do DV formats carry VITC timecode?