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August 10th, 2009, 08:19 AM | #1 |
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New Final Cut and 5Dmk2 footage
Anyone know about the new Final Cut working directly with the footage or do we still need to convert it to ProRes first?
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August 10th, 2009, 08:58 AM | #2 |
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You must convert.
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August 10th, 2009, 09:02 AM | #3 |
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My bet is that mPeg Streamclip is still faster.
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August 10th, 2009, 02:03 PM | #4 |
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Why do people convert the clips? I've edited the raw files in FCP without any problems. What a I missing here?
Thanks. I made this in FCP without any transcoding. http://vimeo.com/5435379 |
August 10th, 2009, 02:41 PM | #5 |
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You don't have to transcode the files if your Mac is fast and powerful enough. On my Mac Pro which is a year old the clips play fine. When I add transitions it slows down somewhat.
On my MacBook Pro I just got the 17 inch last week you can play the clips but as soon as you add any transitions or effects you have to render for play back. What I do it make all my cuts add transitions and send it to color on the round trip it return the sequence as proress so you can play it on your laptop or desktop. It works the same in FCS 2 and the New FCS version 3 Last edited by Learvis Templeton Jr.; August 10th, 2009 at 02:43 PM. Reason: add more info |
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NeoScene from Cineform will work as well...maybe better that Streamclip...as NeoScene retains the 0-255 range while using FC ..... or even iMovie 09 for that matter.
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August 10th, 2009, 06:06 PM | #7 |
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I read on another forum that when used with final cut server, it automatically creates prores proxy which you can edit directly. Maybe someone using the prores proxy can chime in on whether or not this is a better solution. I would particularly like to know if fc server converts to prores proxy any faster than mpeg streamclip.
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So does MPEG Streamclip.
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Unlike any Windows video editing applications that I know of it is possible to edit the native 5DII files in FCP. However it is much easier to first convert them to ProRes otherwise the editing process takes much longer & is more difficult because of the requirement to render the footage. In my experience it also leads to the odd glitch, twitch or other problem in the final output that is avoided by converting to ProRes.
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Of course, Cineform files play back much more efficiently. When using the re-wrapped files, it's best to use proxies (or RAM renders) to find the edit points, though you can use the originals for color correction. Whatever. Cineform makes the whole process much more enjoyable on the PC.
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Yes, as long as you have the quicktime update from a few months back (I believe it was the 7.6 update that resolved the range issue)
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