[Tina-louise Smith]

“the option to export a list of markers, along with timecode, as a .txt file.”

As a documentary editor, I would transcribe interviews in FCP 6 and 7 using markers and then export those as .txt files. Then I would do a detailed paper edit using a Excel. The text document would also allow me to find soundbites faster than listening to someone talking.

I’m a little stunned that I won’t be able to do this with FCP X.

Filmmaker, who gets lost in directing and editing. Works full time as head producer at Cape Town TV, a community TV station and so rarely gets to edit. 🙁

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[Tina-louise Smith]

Sorry to digress, but it’s not entirely digressing.

I have the iMac 2012 21.5″ model. I also have a Canon XF100. Is it safe to connect the XF100 to the iMac via the USB cable that came with the camera to the USB 3 port?

I ask here because I can’t find a direct answer to this question anywhere on the net. I’ve been to the Canon website and to Mac fora, but no threads on this, which also leads me to believe that it probably is fine if no-one is asking about it. But I would rather be safe than sorry.

I have read that USB 3 is backwards compatible and so also suspects this is an indirect answer to my question.

Help!

Thanks
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[Tina-louise Smith]

Hallo Shane!

Thank you so so much! It is a relief to know what I am working with!

Even though it won’t work, I am happy knowing that.

Now I need an alternate plan.

Thanks for your suggestions, too!

Thanks once again!

TLS

[Tina-louise Smith]

Hallo!

I’m so glad I found this thread!

I am researching low end cameras for a documentary film and the Canon XF100 is nicely priced and within my budget.

I haven’t bought the camera yet, but the Canon sales agents have told me my FCP 6.0.6 on my G5 should be able to work with the footage that comes from the camera.

On a dvinfo thread someone else had the same question, but there was no definitive answer. People said the G5 would be really slow in transcoding the footage, but not how slow. My G5 is all I can afford now, especially if I have to buy the camera.

What I did was I went to a camera shop and shot a few minutes on the Canon XF100. Now I have the footage on my external drive and have tried to ingest into FCP.

I have downloaded the MasterInstaller app, but it doesn’t work on the G5.

Does anyone know if the Canon XF100 can be ingested and transcoded into FCP 6.0.6 on a G5?

Thank you
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