Chris Babbitt
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Sorry I’m such a pest.
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No, sorry Andy, that doesn’t help. I’m really confused now. Are you saying that if I’m working in a DV sequence with rendering set to ProRes, the final rendered file will be DV, not ProRes?
..and why, when you select ProRes as the rendering codec in Sequence settings, does it say HDV and XDCAM only? -
OK, I think I got it, but once again, if you used ProRes for rendering woudn’t the resulting file be much larger than if you rendered with the DV codec? For instance, if I edit a 10 minute long XDCAM sequence and then drop that into a DV-NTSC sequence, render with ProRes and export that to a Self Contained QT file, shouldn’t the file size be much larger than 2 gigs?
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So Andy, does ProRes work in a DV sequence or not?
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Hmmm…
I thought Kevin said that he edited the sequence in a XDCAM timeline, then pasted the whole thing into a DV-NTSC timeline before rendering with ProRes. I tried the same thing and the resulting Self-Contained QT movie was no bigger than if I had rendered in DV. Wouldn’t the file have been much larger if it was rendered in ProRes?
ProRes is supposed to work with HDV or XDCAM only. Does that apply to sequences or just clips?
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I don’t think ProRes works with SD. It probably just defaulted to the DV codec for rendering. Try checking your file size. I tried the same thing and then made a self-contained movie. The file size of the movie confirmed that it was rendered in DV and not ProRes.
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I believe the BPAV folder must be inside another folder.
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Do you have FCP6? Earlier versions do not have the XDCAM codec.
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The clips are already mp4 right out of the camera, but to use in Final Cut , you need to convert the files to Quicktime, and for that, you need the Sony EX transfer software, which is a free download from Sony.
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This is a bit off-topic, but I’ve had a couple of customers bring me JVC cameras (pro and consumer) to capture footage from, and I can never find a way to control the camera from FCP. Does FCP recognize JVC cameras?