Ingesting/Converting footage for mac FCP? at DVinfo.net

Martin Campbell · June 12th, 2011, 06:06 PM

My current workflow that I am using is as follows:

I copy over clips with canon software (not through final cut)
I then run clips through MPEG Streamclip and covert to ProRes LT.

Am I doing the right thing or am I losing quality this way? Have always preferred Streamclip beacuase it is so simple. Would like to know anyone's opinion on this.

Nigel Barker · June 13th, 2011, 02:15 AM

I used to use MPEG Streamclip but now have become a big fan of Log & Transfer within Final Cut. It allows me to create a backup disk image of the card & then I can review the footage clip by clip. I can quickly scrub through each clip marking in & out points so that I only convert what I really need rather than using MPEG Streamclip to mindlessly convert every second of footage that I shot. I need to review the footage anyway & this is the easiest & fastest way to do it.

Martin Campbell · June 13th, 2011, 11:00 AM

do you think there is any quality difference between the FCP method and Streamclip Nigel?

June 12th, 2011, 06:06 PM	#1
Martin Campbell Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London Posts: 104	Ingesting/Converting footage for mac FCP? My current workflow that I am using is as follows: I copy over clips with canon software (not through final cut) I then run clips through MPEG Streamclip and covert to ProRes LT. Am I doing the right thing or am I losing quality this way? Have always preferred Streamclip beacuase it is so simple. Would like to know anyone's opinion on this.

June 13th, 2011, 02:15 AM	#2
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Re: Ingesting/Converting footage for mac FCP? I used to use MPEG Streamclip but now have become a big fan of Log & Transfer within Final Cut. It allows me to create a backup disk image of the card & then I can review the footage clip by clip. I can quickly scrub through each clip marking in & out points so that I only convert what I really need rather than using MPEG Streamclip to mindlessly convert every second of footage that I shot. I need to review the footage anyway & this is the easiest & fastest way to do it.

June 13th, 2011, 11:00 AM	#3
Martin Campbell Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London Posts: 104	Re: Ingesting/Converting footage for mac FCP? do you think there is any quality difference between the FCP method and Streamclip Nigel?