[Edward Askew]

I don’t know if it’s any help, but generally speaking…
I just had AVC issues myself with FCP 6.02 and found when I used FCP 7 on a friend’s computer it was a lot less of a headache. I’m no authority on the matter, but I would like to think they got some of the AVC problems fixed. My initial transcoding was a nightmare. I personally, am upgrading as soon as I can.

Well I completely agree with logging everything. I was in a rush to get my client quicktimes of all his footage so my main concern was getting the it into my system.

I did find that Final Cut 7 handles the AVC files SO much better, no more weird transcodes and (thank goodness) Media Start and Media End information on the timecode. I think the major problem I was dealing with was that FCP 6.0.2 doesn’t seem to deal well with the AVC codec. The fact that I wasn’t getting timecode was the biggest stresser.

…and yes, I used REEL information. I’m not an assembly line editor, but things need to get done fast with the work I encounter (maybe its a midwest thing). I organize my footage after capture when necessary and utilize the “rename file to match clip”

I do however, need to know more about automated file logging in the “Log and Transfer” mode so thanks for the push.

[Edward Askew]

Well I completely agree with logging everything. I was in a rush to get my client quicktimes of all his footage so my main concern was getting the it into my system.

I did find that Final Cut 7 handles the AVC files SO much better, no more weird transcodes and (thank goodness) Media Start and Media End information on the timecode. I think the major problem I was dealing with was that FCP 6.0.2 doesn’t seem to deal well with the AVC codec. The fact that I wasn’t getting timecode was the biggest stresser.

…and yes, I used REEL information. I’m not an assembly line editor, but things need to get done fast with the work I encounter (maybe its a midwest thing). I organize my footage after capture when necessary and utilize the “rename file to match clip”

I do however, need to know more about automated file logging in the “Log and Transfer” mode so thanks for the push.

Well I completely agree with logging everything. I was in a rush to get my client quicktimes of all his footage so my main concern was getting the it into my system.

I did find that Final Cut 7 handles the AVC files SO much better, no more weird transcodes and (thank goodness) Media Start and Media End information on the timecode. I think the major problem I was dealing with was that FCP 6.0.2 doesn’t seem to deal well with the AVC codec. The fact that I wasn’t getting timecode was the biggest stresser.

…and yes, I used REEL information. I’m not an assembly line editor, but things need to get done fast with the work I encounter (maybe its a midwest thing). I organize my footage after capture when necessary and utilize the “rename file to match clip”

I do however, need to know more about automated file logging in the “Log and Transfer” mode so thanks for the push.

[Edward Askew]

Thanks. I was able to log and transfer all but 3 clips. Either I wasn’t doing something right, or the log and transfer didn’t really want to ID the AVC files as anything but “clip 1, clip 2, and so on into the hundreds.” Perhaps I’m lazy but I didn’t want to make descriptions for over 300 files.

I’m running an AVC conversion on Toast 10 with my other computer (old dual G5) and I think it will resolve my issues. In toast it can analyze the AVC files and indicates that a majority of the clips are indeed 1280 x 720. It also reads the .MTS files of the AVC structure and I think a proper identification system will be in place.

The other thing with this project is that it was all shot with a 35mm lens adapter, which flips the resulting image upside down upon- so I’m rendering all my captured clips with a 180 rotation flip. I don’t suppose there’s any easy way out of that.

BUT ANYWAYS…

Thanks for your prompt replies!

[Edward Askew]

I believe it was shot on a Panasonic AG-HMC series (i don’t know what and the camera man is out of town). He’s a PC guy so he formatted the hard drive on the PC for Mac using a program and I have the raw data or whatever.

[Edward Askew]

I believe it was shot on a Panasonic AG-HMC series (i don’t know what and the camera man is out of town). He’s a PC guy so he formatted the hard drive on the PC for Mac using a program and I have the raw data or whatever.