[Tom Wolsky]

Do not use Handbrake. Use MPEG Streamclip.

https://www.fcpbook.com/Video6.html

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

Edit using in and/or out points in the timeline. Use the edit overlays or the keyboard shortcuts. If you have to drag to the timeline make sure you see the downward pointing arrow (not the right pointing arrow) before you release the mouse. That will perform an overwrite.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

Avoid using the insert function. Simply use overwrite and nothing in the sequence should move in relation to the music or to where it’s placed.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

The sequence settings are determined by the media. You match the sequence settings to the media settings. They should be identical in every respect, which is way it is help if you give complete and exact information on your media.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

So what exactly did you convert it to in Streamclip? Simplest way to get exact information is to open the file in the QT player and look at Movie Inspector. What exactly does it say?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

The media from this camera needs to be converted into a format that can be edited in FCP. The frame resolution is only one component. What is the codec and the frame rate? The material needs to be in an editable codec at a standard frame rate, Open the file into the QuickTime player and check the Movie Inspector to get complete and exact information on your source media. You can then use Compressor or MPEG Streamclip to convert it.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

Select the drive on the desktop and in the Finder use File>Get Info.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

What’s the red RGB values? Animation is a high resolution, lossless RGB codec, DVCPRO HD isn’t. It’s a video compression codec designed for live action video recording. Never use anything that’s destiny for video above 235s, and for red probably less than 200. That’ll be plenty red enough when viewed on a video monitor.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

ProRes works well with FCP. There could be other factors besides the video codec. What’s the audio?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Tom Wolsky]

So I take it the drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended.

Also are there any stills in the sequence that are very large and/or and not RGB?

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”