[Walter Soyka]

Tricky…. but here are some thoughts.

EDL Import *can* reconnect instead of recapture. File -> Import -> EDL…, then under “Import For” choose “Reconnect.”

To get the files out of FCP in DV, try this:

Edit all your selects into one sequence. Drag them all from that sequence into one bin. Highlight the bin in the browser and choose Batch Export. Choose a DV preset, and make sure to check “Use Item In to Out.” Let ‘er rip, and you’ll end up with a folder full of DV exports of the clips you selected.

Now you can take the sequence you just made and make an EDL for import on the PC (or better still, use Automatic Duck). Reconnect the EDL on the PC to the media you just made, and edit away.

Reverse the process to get back to FCP. Write an EDL on the PC from your edited sequence, and import it for reconnect with FCP, or again, use the Duck to preserve more of your edit information.

Regards,
Walter Soyka

[Walter Soyka]

[mellaie wulf] “The windows machine however does not like the Quicktime ‘file wrapper’)”

[mellaie wulf] “the windows machine, running XP will not even recognise the files created in compressor) “

Is QuickTime actually installed on the Windows machine that will have to play these files? What version? What settings are you using on your production machine to compress the video?

You might consider getting one of the new WMV export components from Popwire or Flip4Mac and using that on your Mac to compress the video for the Windows machine.

Regards,
Walter Soyka