John Pale
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Yes, you do need to convert everything to a common format in FCP 1-7. That format is most commonly Pro Res 422 in FCP 7. I don’t know why they were unable to convert them all to the same frame size and rate. You should be able to do that, if you know how to configure Compressor properly or use FCP’s Log and Transfer controls.
If you want to be able to work natively, without transcoding, you should take a look at Adobe Premiere CS 5.5 or FCPX, to see if they fits your needs. Avid can also work with many formats natively, but in my experience it does not yet work well with H264 footage, as the current version of Avid is still 32 bit.
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How is the media drive formatted?
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Not that I can see. However it is possible to change the background color of your bin to make it more readable.
Thats what I have been doing. But damn, its annoying…especially if you use a dark interface, like I do.
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One of the reasons why this is not a good idea, is that you cannot fully represent what you do in ProTools or another DAW within FCP.
A DAW is a sample based editor…FCP is a frame based editor. You may find stuff moved a bit.
A DAW has all sorts of customized fades that are not available in FCP.
A DAW has track based effects and automation not available in FCP.
A DAW has plugins not available in FCP.
A DAW has sends and buses and routing options not available in FCP.So even if you get your edits back in, its still not what exists in your DAW.
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Yes. There is a loss in quality and time (software conversion is very slow).
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If time and file size are most important to you, you might want to look at FCPX, as it works with Canon H264 natively…no transcode needed. You’ll have to learn a whole new way of working and live with it’s quirks and limitations, but depending on the type of editing you do, it could work nicely for you.
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Yeah. that camera does apparently record at a non-standard rate.
Open it in Cinema Tools, then conform it to 29.97.
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[Howard Bernstein] “OK… I’m getting there (I think). Now I can’t figure out how to turn the 29.97 frame rate into 30. I tried setting the duration to 30@29.97, but that didn’t seem to do it.
“Why are you doing this?
30 is a non standard frame rate. It should be left 29.97 unless you have a very good reason to change it.
(If you do need to, you can use Cinema Tools to instantly conform it..but again, you should only do this in rare instances)
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[James Duffy] “If we were to stay with FCP….
We currently use Apple monitors and BlackMagic HD cards. Digibeta and beta sp decks. What upgrades would be needed for this transition to HD?”Currently neither FCP X nor Avid can use Blackmagic hardware. That may change (for both) by the end of the year. Wait for more info.
FCPX, as it is currently constituted, is not well suited for tape based workflow, though you can ingest and and output using Blackmagic Media Express 3.
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Yes. There will be issues and you should have it professionally converted, if possible. If not, use Compressor or the Nattress Plugin, but you should not mix standards in an FCP timeline. FCP is just eliminating frames with no interpolation. If there is any motion it will look bad.