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Robert Selfe
August 19, 2019 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Will I lose resolution or camera information

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
My understanding of codec’s, bit rates, resolution etc.etc, is that once you film it, it’s not going to get any better.!!!! ( If I’m wrong can anyone suggest a workflow for upresing Hi8 640 x 480 to at least 720p.)
So the only difference is in workflow, if I work in ProRes 422 is it only because it is easier on the processing power of my mac..?? especially if Color Grading, effects etc. ?? What are the detriment of not transcoding and just editing the H264 mp4 files.??.
Considering that I film in 4K, and output to youtube at 1080p, as I like the opportunity to crop in when editing. How noticeable would any image loss be.??
Robert Selfe
August 16, 2019 at 2:41 pm in reply to: How are import resolution and export resolution related.

Will I lose resolution or camera information by importing Mp4 – 4K, re-cordered on a Sony A7iii into FCP X, ProRes 422, Rec 709. And then exporting the file as Master File (default) ProRes 422 4K.

What I am trying to do is clean up my camera files to trim unwanted footage or split long segments into multiple shorter segments. I am not doing any correctional all, just bringing the footage into FCP X trimming and exporting file by file.
Thanks for any help

Robert
Robert Selfe
January 8, 2016 at 10:09 pm in reply to: Why can’t I select range when importing into FCPX?

I could not import a range into FCPX due to moving the original clips onto a separate hard disk which made them a .mov file. I could import the entire clip but not a portion of the clip. What I discovered was if you copied the camera card onto your hard drive ( in my case the Canon EOS_DIGITAL ) you would then have a folder structure EOS_DIGITAL/DCIM/MISC. Delete the MISC folder first; then inside the DCIM folder there are 2 folders 100CANON and EOSMISC. Inside the 100CANON folder are your original clips, both still and movie. Create a NEW FOLDER on your hard drive and move your still shots ( photos ) into your new folder, rename it however you wish. Create another NEW FOLDER on your hard drive and move your .MOV files into that, again rename it however you wish. DO NOT change/rename the location of the EOSMISC folder ( this has a .CTG file inside which I assume is a DB file )
OK, you now have a a new camera card folder; EOS_CANON/DCIM/100CANON/EOSMISC. Keep this as your MASTER. Make a new copy of this folder. You can rename the EOS_CANON to whatever ( I use NEW CARD ) next rename the 100CANON also as you wish ( I use footage ) DO NOT CHANGE the DCIM folder.
You can now move any .MOV files into the footage folder and you will be able to import selected portions of each clip ( range selection ) in the import window of FCPX.
So far I have been able to apply this from both Canon & Sony footage as well as iPhone and old Hi8 files as long as they are in the .MOV file format. This was done using a Canon Card and I have also used a Sony Card, although this is done with a different file structure. This also works with MP4 using Sony XACVS file format. I only discovered this yesterday so I haven’t really tested if there is any degradation in the clips but from just viewing they seem to be no loss. Hope this helps other with the same problem . Robert
Robert Selfe
March 17, 2015 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Codec’s & formats a witches brew

OK, thanks for your time Jeff, much appreciated. Robert
Robert Selfe
March 17, 2015 at 11:23 am in reply to: Codec’s & formats a witches brew

Thanks Jeff, that worked in stoping the upscaling. But,…. I’m using Hawaiki Auto Split (fxFactory). In Premiere when I select a clip to add a split frame, the frame matches the sequence setting; ie.1/3 of 1920×1080. In FCPX doing the same thing the split frame is placed proportional to 720×576. ????