[Ron Craig]

Sounds great, Bouke. I’ll want to get into both of those. First I’ll have to arrange an opportunity to do that. I’m a producer/editor; not a shooter. So I have to get access to some flash memory cards with video on them. Will do as soon as I can.

Thanks!

Ron

[Ron Craig]

Bouke, I knew you were an impressive guy starting way back in my Media 100 days.

Your skills are most admirable.

And would very much like to take advantage. Thanks for posting. I look forward to your release!

— Ron

[Ron Craig]

I concur. Thanks to those who spend so much time and are so knowledgeable. I sure have learned a lot here. Keep it up, guys! You know who you are. Much appreciated.

[Ron Craig]

It does!

Thanks very much for your help. And, yes, I did receive the decoder.

Cheers!

[Ron Craig]

The strange thing is that the Octocore has a lot more software than the MacBook Pros. For example, it has Streamclip, whereas the MacBooks don’t.

Odd…………..

[Ron Craig]

Both good points, Jerry & Rafael. Thanks for taking the time.

I realized that I left out key pieces of information on my first post: The flash cards are recognized by both the Finder AND by FCP. That is to say, the card mounts on the desktop and I can access the files in Finder. Also, although Log & Transfer “sees” the card, it can’t access the files because, according to an on-screen notice, the file structure on the card is the problem. This happens only on the Octocore; not the two MacBook Pros, where L & T accessed the files just fine.

I have tried with three different flash cards and had the same result with all three. I also copied the entire contents of one card to an external drive and tried to access the files that way but, once again, Log & Transfer on the Octocore said the file structure prevented it from proceeding.

Once again, thanks for your time on this.

[Ron Craig]

Hi again, Joshua.

I just did a search for that utility to convert 8 bit Blackmagic AVIs for use in Final Cut but I couldn’t find it. Can you point me in the right direction? Also…is this a lossless conversion? The quick research I’ve done seems to indicate that it just changes the header, which I assume means a lossless conversion.

Thanks again.

Ron

[Ron Craig]

That’s what I needed to know, Joshua. Thank you!

[Ron Craig]

Thanks for your offer, Margus. I don’t have the files in-hand to test now.

Best,

Ron

[Ron Craig]

Thank you, Gary, for that information. Much appreciated. So that option is checked off the list. Do you happen to know if the Blackmagic AVI would play/edit successfully in FCP2?