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Noam Osband
May 29, 2015 at 6:36 pm in reply to: How should I think about importing 3TB’s worth of AVCHD footage into FCP X for a long term project?

Also….and this might be the decisive factor for me….I haven’t found a way to import in FCP X and have separate folders for each clip. They’re all named right now “Clip 1, clip 2″….but since im importing 40 cards right, it’s all messy in the event where they are stored. I’d love a different folder for each card in case i need to make changes or move things. Because of that, I might just import in FCP 7, have my Pro Res files in different folders, and then bring them all in FCP X.
Noam Osband
May 29, 2015 at 4:25 pm in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

Cool. I want a 23.98 timeline anyways so that’s good.

Last question: given this weirdness, should I import everything as a proxy and edit that way rather than native? I just assume Pro Res Proxy in editing will look like Pro Res optimized when I export whereas perhaps there will be weird differences if I make a complete 80 minute H264 timeline and then convert it all to optimized Pro Res at the end?
Noam Osband
May 28, 2015 at 7:21 pm in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

Guys, this post has been a life saver. Thanks so much for the help.

Question: is there any practical difference between going through Cinema Tools or changing the dominance as you suggest in FCP X? Will one look better than the other?
Noam Osband
May 27, 2015 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

Doug, so I checked out the files and, indeed, they were not progressive. I changed all the movie files to progressive and I put some on a 23.98 FPS timeline and some on a 29.98 timeline. The 29.98 seems smoother to me. Right?

Here are two different examples. I exported files and uploaded them here. Thoughts? I’d love for the 24fps to look smoother if possible.

23.98 dancing footage: 8870_23.98dancing.mov.zip
29.97 dancing footage: 8869_23.98dancing.mov.zip

23.98 street footage: 8868_23.98test.mov.zip
29.97 street footage: 8867_29.97test.mov.zip
Noam Osband
May 27, 2015 at 3:25 pm in reply to: How should I think about importing 3TB’s worth of AVCHD footage into FCP X for a long term project?

William,

I hear what you’re saying. My one hesitation is that I worry that if I use the H264 clips and do lots of keyfaming and/or color correction, when I then later import as optimized Pro Res that my changes will all look wonky. Thoughts? That was my original intention of going the Pro Res Proxy route, as I figured when I optimized things will still work the same.

Thanks for these thoughts guys!
Noam Osband
May 27, 2015 at 3:18 pm in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

Doug, so the 29.97 footage is definitely less choppy at times when I play it. What’s also weird is that whether putting it in a 29.97 or 23.98 timeline, FCP X imports it. I wonder if it deals with this? https://www.provideocoalition.com/psf8217s_missing_workflow_em_part_1_benign_psf_versus_malignant_psf

I’m going to be home soon and want to check the field dominance of these clips as discussed here: https://www.provideocoalition.com/psfs_missing_workflow_part_10_fcp_x

It’s so frustrating I just didn’t shoot in 24P to begin with. Lesson learned.

I just hope I can do this all internally in X as opposed to needing to mess with the clips outside of FCP.

Thanks for the help!
Noam Osband
May 22, 2015 at 4:29 pm in reply to: I’m buying a Thunderbolt 2 dock. Advice?

I’m just wondering if there are any functional differences between any of them.
Noam Osband
May 22, 2015 at 12:07 am in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

Oh, this is better than I hoped.

So….I can safely just create 29.97 fps timelines and let FCP X do the rest for me? imagine I’ll get tons of render files I’ll want to periodically clear out while editing (and then let the computer re-render) for things I try out but don’t use. Given the fact it’s actually 24p with pulldown, this also means it’ll be OK to use proxy files, later convert them to optimized files when the project is complete, and not have to worry about weird timeline things happening?

(Most importantly, thanks Doug!)
Noam Osband
May 21, 2015 at 7:28 pm in reply to: How should I think about importing 3TB’s worth of AVCHD footage into FCP X for a long term project?

You think i should convert it via another program like MPEG Streamclip rather than letting FCP X do it by making my timeline 24 fps?
Noam Osband
May 21, 2015 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Converting 60i to 24p: Twixtor or FCP X’s process?

It’s footage from the Canon XA-10 shot in the PF24 setting which means it’s captured in 60i. When FCP converts it, the resultantly Pro Res file is 29.97. Some of my footage has people at work planting trees which was my logic in going with that route.

That said, what process might you suggest?

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