Jeff Kirkland
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It’s purely playback. Decoding MP4 takes a lot more processing power than decoding something like ProRes. FCPX will probably start dropping frames once you start doing colour correction or adding effects, etc.
It’s really does depend a lot on your system and personal preference. Hard drives are cheap so file space is pretty much a non-issue. It just comes down to whether you find the playback with dropped frames and the possible need to render more often annoying or not.
Ultimately what annoys me might be a non-issue for you so the best thing to do is start by trying editing with the native media. If you hit a bottleneck, go to the event and tell FCPX to optimise the clips and you’ll be good to go.
As always, the only right workflow in any situation is the one that gets the job done for you.
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The MP4 files will work ok in FCPX but they’re not really an editing friendly format. If I’m in a rush, then I have edited with the original GoPro MP4 files but even on my late 2012 iMac it’s a bit clunky and slow. My advice would be to either use the Cineform Studio app to convert them – or let FCPX optimise the media when you import it – but bottom line: if it works for you, it’s the right way to do it.
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You can alway grab the clips, create a single compound clip from them, then use that for your edit.
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Yes, the Mini Monitor is connected via Thunderbolt out and offers HDMI and SDI monitoring. Read more about them here: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudio/
Cheers
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Can’t recommend a screen other than to say the two year old LG plasma I have has some very detailed control over setting up the picture (ISF certified, and I’d certainly look at buying another one) but I can heartily recommend the Black Magic Ultrastudio Monitor. At $150 it’s a bit of a no-brainer. Works flawlessly with FCPX on my 27″ current model iMac.
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Ok – maybe I had the wrong impression from the various posts I’ve read (I’ve only actually done it one myself) but I though we had examples of vertical formats, odd resolutions, etc.
So it’s an output issue? Just did a quick test and I’m editing on a 3840×1080 timeline so that bit works… but FCPX Share options won’t let me output anything but 1920×1080… don’t have compressor installed on this iMac so I couldn’t test if sending to Compressor would render the full resolution.
…or have completely missed what the OP was trying to do?
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By default, a compound clip takes on the properties of the first clip you add so if you drop in a clip with the right dimensions, you should be set to go. If you need to, create the custom sized clip in motion or AE then import into FCPX.
I probably haven’t explained it all that well but a quick search here or Google should bring up any number of how-to posts.
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You should be able to go to the info pane, choose a view that shows the filed dominance metadata and set it to whatever you want.. Sorry, not in fron of the computer so I can’t remember which metadata view it is. You might also try telling FCPX to deinterlace the footage.
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I’ve always found FCPX’s DVD output to be pretty good but Final Cut’s export is very much baked in – if you need to tweak, it’s time to send it through to Compressor. And of course, you can save your Compressor settings back as an FCPX preset and use that next time.
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It’s probably not 100% what your looking for but I’ve yet to see one of their tutorials that didn’t teach me things I didn’t know that makes my workflow better.
Bottom line is that audio editing isn’t really FCPX’s strong point right now, so even though I’ve done quite a few audio only edits using it, it’s really not the right tool for the job and is always going to be a bit clunky to use.
Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer | Southern Creative Media | Melbourne Australia
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