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I always recommend DVDxDV Pro. Inexpensive, and it allows you to rip non-copy protected DVDs into whatever codec you’d like, which makes it an excellent choice to generate footage in the same codec as your timeline.

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Well, the easy answer is to get it right onset to make post easier. Post is not an afterthought.

However in this scenario, I’m hoping that because you had a dual system, you have scratch audio recorded onto the camera. If so, you can use Pluraleyes – it uses the scratch audio as a guide to match up the “high res” audio on the good mic.

Otherwise, this is going to be a manual process. Sucks that 5 minutes onset can cause hours in post, eh?

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Have you made sure that you have the OUT point set at the end of time timeline (at the end of the last clip) and that you are exporting the sequence – not a clip?

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What audio apps?

Do the apps specifically support using the card? (Is this a Kona 3 or Kona 3G)?

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Gah! Yeah. Haven’t used it or discussed it in quite a while(outside of my daily scope) but in the past I’ve heard nothing but good things.

Good Luck Steve!

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Hi Again, Ben-

So, you’ve made sure the clips match the timeline sequence, correct?

The Timeline bar is grey or blue, right? Nor Orange…or Red?

What flavor of ProRes…? ProRes 422? 422 HQ?

What drives are you playing off of, and how are they connected to the machine?

How many tracks do you ave playing at once? Do you have any filters or effects on the tracks?

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TIFF is fine. Hold up pretty well in post.

Ensure the resolutions is not above 4K, FCP can freak out with files that big.

One place that trips a bunch of people up is pixel orientation. FCP assumes graphics file are in square pixels. It adjusts the image to compensate for the difference in pixel aspect ratio between the image and the sequence.

Read these!

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=36836
https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=70%26section=7%26tasks=true (scroll down a little bit)

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Depends on Codec – are you going for MPEG2 or H.264?

MPEG2 – easier to encode, to retain picture quality you got with a higher bitrate, less content can fit on a disk. Ballpark 2 hours of total material on a single 25GB disc.

h.264 – harder to encode, you can get better quality at lower bitrates, thus allowing more data on a disk. Ballpark 3.5-4hrs of total material on a 25GB disc.

VC1 – I’m not even sure this is supported by Avid DVD.

You can’t mix codecs on a disc.

Your total (video) bitrate cannot exceed 48Mbits/sec, with 40Mbits of that max for video.

That being said, I rarely see h.264 exceed 20Mbits/s, and MPEG2 rarely above 25mbits/s – you just don’t get much more for the extra bits.

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No, AMA does not recognize a DVD file structure (nor the raw format of the MPEG) as acceptable.

If this is a personal burned DVD, and not copyrighted, then your best bet is to rip the disc or play out of a DVD into the Avid. Since it has no protection on it, you should be fine.

BTW, since when are screeners not copyrighted? I’m sure if I were to rip or use my academy screeners, I’d be in a world of hurt if I was caught.

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I think the trick you’re looking for is low(er) bitrate AVCHD on a DVD5. I’ve done it a bunch. It works, as the data rate for the AVCHD file is low enough that it can be read. That’s the key, as well as only using short form stuff (30 minutes or less, typically)

I’m not sure it it works on a PS3, but I’ve used it on BD players with good success.

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/burn_br_mac_superdrive_stone.html

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