Terry Wilson
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YAY! FCP X 10.0.6 appears to now search existing and custom fields as well as file names and the updated XML 1.2 is said to allow import and export of this information.
Here’s hoping external systems like CatDV will start to integrate….
Terry
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As far as I’m aware FCP-X does indeed have metadata fields. In fact it has loads of them and even the option to create your own fields and custom field views.
Click on any clip and click on the ‘Info’ tab on the far right, next the audio and video tabs. At the bottom of this box are options to switch views, create custom views and fields.
My big issue with these fields are that none of these fields appear to be searchable (either globally or individually), so it renders their useful pretty close to zero.
If they were searchable it would be fantastic to be able to export clips from CatDV to FCP-X and map metadata from the CatDV into existing or custom designed fields.
Terry
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I’ve been using HD (HDV & XDCAM) on a lower spec 24″ iMac than yours and it’s been fine, even with mixed format timelines (6.0.4). The only issue is that you’ll have to start rendering much earlier on to get smooth playback once you start adding filters or laying in multiple video tracks. I also concur that if you’ve got the time and inclination it’s better to transcode everything to ProRes to begin with.
On a recent project I also experimented with uprezzing DV footage to ProRes (using compressor) to mix in with native HD (primarily for better results at the color grading stage) and I’ve got to say I was really impressed with what compressor achieved : significantly sharper picture at HD resolution that simply scaling up in FCP….
Terry