Liz Parham
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If I were shooting the whole film on a DSLR camera, it would be convenient to transcode all my original files to proxy to save up space, then when the edit is finished, I would relink my timeline to the original h264 files + then transcode those to HQ within FCPx.
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Thanks for clarifying even further, Bill. Wish there was a way to have FCP transcode…let’s say my drone 4k footage into proxies…then relink back to the originals + transcode only the files used on the timeline to HQ instead of just 422. I still have to transcode all the drone footage externally to ensure everything will be HQ. Unless there’s some sort of workaround…
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Wow, thank you for the incredibly detailed response, Oliver! Creative Cow never ceases to amaze me!
Still trying to wrap my head around FCP’s “optimized” footage. let’s say I wanted FCP to transcode the 4k drone footage into proxy/optimized, edit in an HD timeline + output as “optimized”. Are the “optimized” files at the highest quality, or are they only ProRes 422? Can I optimize at 422 HQ? Or should I just change the export settings of the final timeline and choose HQ/whatever I want?
2. The Ursa Mini QuickTime files should be fine as master files and presumably will have proper file naming and timecode. FCPX will view these files as “optimized” media.
as in, I still check the “optimized” button or uncheck everything + leave as is since FCP will already know it’s optimized. If I edit with FCP’s proxy files + the original media disconnected, when I eventually have to reconnect to the originals for output, is that a simple relinking process?
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yes, thanks bill! still waiting to hear back from Sam, but will keep everyone posted.
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We will be recording as ProRes Quicktime, the camera has a timecode input and I’m pretty sure you can control the clip name by date, but we don’t have the camera yet to test.
transcode nikon outside of FCPX? thanks again!
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We’ve shot some footage with the Nikon D810 but plan to shoot the rest with the ursa mini 4.6k. I would say 90% will be shot with one camera with additional drone footage that will be 4k.
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Hi Oliver,
We will mostly be shooting this doc with one camera, mostly 4k footage, and since we’re a small production company, we’re trying to save some money on drive space. You’re saying to transcode all media to proxy + optimized, but is there a way to only “optimize” the final edit? Do the optimized + proxy files have to exist on the same location? Mostly want the proxy files to exist separately
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great! just emailed you
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great, thanks!
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re: Tim
Sry, my brain thinks editing native is “offline/online” if we have to media manage/transcode the files to HQ in the end. Because MPEG streamclip erases TC, I worry that won’t work in premiere as it didn’t work in FCP on our last film after editing in Proxy with no TC. Already looked into QTchange to add timecode back in, but I was getting error messages in PluralEyes. Once again, all troubles lead to PluralEyes.
We also like to retain the camera audio in all of our clips since we’re mostly editing documentaries and sometimes the camera audio is better than our secondary audio.