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John Sheatsley
July 9, 2013 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

It absolutely works with the t4i and sd cards…in fact, I’m transferring footage as we speak. Check my previous posts with my camera.plist settings. You may need to download the latest version of the E-1 plugin first.

John
John Sheatsley
May 9, 2013 at 11:59 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Hey Liz,

Yes, when shooting on a DSLR, it is possible to bring your footage into FCP without logging and transferring. However, there are some things to note. FCP’s native format is AppleProRes, which means that files saved to this CODEC do not require any rendering in FCP in order to play them back. DSLR’s don’t typically use this CODEC, so if you were to import the footage directly into FCP without using the Log & Transfer function, every clip you bring in will need to be rendered as you edit…which is a serious pain in the butt.

In addition to FCP’s built in Log & Transfer function, you may also convert your DSLR files to AppleProRes using 3rd party software like MPEG Streamclip, which I believe is a free download. Personally, I prefer to use Log & Transfer for importing because I like to add the metadata to each clip. Plus L&T automatically imports the converted footage into my project, saving me an extra step of having to locate the converted footage and import it.

I hope this helps.

John
John Sheatsley
May 6, 2013 at 7:16 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Excellent! I’m glad it worked for you! Happy logging and transferring!
John Sheatsley
May 6, 2013 at 3:17 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Let’s try this…you might be able to download my plist file here:

5951_cameras.plist.zip
John Sheatsley
May 6, 2013 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Yeah…that’s weird. They were in there when I created the post, but for some reason, they get removed once it’s posted. Can you send me your email address so I can just send the file to you directly?
John Sheatsley
May 6, 2013 at 3:56 am in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Here is my updated cameras.plist file. This file worked for me using FCP 7.03 and Mountain Lion 10.8.3.

<–Copy Below—>

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC “-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN” “https://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd”>

6D

Canon EOS 6D

1D C

Canon EOS-1D C

60D

Canon EOS 60D

1D

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

5D

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

7D

Canon EOS 7D

1D X

Canon EOS-1D X

5DMarkIII

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

T2i

Canon EOS REBEL T2i

T3i

Canon EOS REBEL T3i

T4i

Canon EOS REBEL T4i

<–Copy Above–>
John Sheatsley
March 13, 2013 at 3:54 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Correction to my previous post…here’s the link to grab the E-1 Plugin:

John Sheatsley
March 13, 2013 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Has anyone used log and transfer in FCP7 with a Canon t4i? How did you do it?

Hey guys,

I finally got it to work! First, you have to download the latest version of the E-1 plugin from Canon here:
https://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_1d_mark_iii#DriversAndSoftware

Choose your operating system, download and install (make sure FCP isn’t open) Once you’ve installed the plug-in, navigate to the cameras.plist file (it’s in the same location as before). Here’s what my plist looks like:

Save the file, open FCP, and you should be good to go.

John