Solved: Conform XF100 60P->24P in Final Cut Pro at DVinfo.net

Steve Maller · December 8th, 2011, 10:51 AM

I ran into a problem today and wanted to share the solution I discovered. Not a huge deal, but I thought I'd stick it in here so that maybe somebody would save themselves a bit of thrashing.

Background: I like the capability to shoot video (on my XF100 and my DSLRs) at 60P, then "conform" it down to 24P for smooth slow motion with a minimum of fuss. Conforming simply changes the frame rate in the file itself without re-compressing or re-encoding the video.

Problem: I import my XF100 video to Final Cut Pro using Log and Transfer using the "Native" setting, which creates a .MOV file that's essentially a wrapper around the native MXF file. This works great for editing, and the native .MOV files are smaller and convert faster than ProRes. However, when I went to Cinema Tools and tried to conform these files, I couldn't do so. The "Conform" button was greyed out.

Solution: I re-imported these files as ProRes files, and then I was able to conform them in Cinema Tools. Whew.

Nigel Barker · December 9th, 2011, 02:36 AM

Steve, I hit exactly the same issue & found the same solution a few days ago. I am sorry that I wasn't such a good net citizen as you as I didn't post about my experience as at the time I just assumed that everyone would know this & that it was just me being dumb:-)

Steve Maller · December 9th, 2011, 10:16 AM

Our collective stupidity unites us here. :D

December 8th, 2011, 10:51 AM	#1
Steve Maller Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burlingame, CA USA Posts: 285	Solved: Conform XF100 60P->24P in Final Cut Pro I ran into a problem today and wanted to share the solution I discovered. Not a huge deal, but I thought I'd stick it in here so that maybe somebody would save themselves a bit of thrashing. Background: I like the capability to shoot video (on my XF100 and my DSLRs) at 60P, then "conform" it down to 24P for smooth slow motion with a minimum of fuss. Conforming simply changes the frame rate in the file itself without re-compressing or re-encoding the video. Problem: I import my XF100 video to Final Cut Pro using Log and Transfer using the "Native" setting, which creates a .MOV file that's essentially a wrapper around the native MXF file. This works great for editing, and the native .MOV files are smaller and convert faster than ProRes. However, when I went to Cinema Tools and tried to conform these files, I couldn't do so. The "Conform" button was greyed out. Solution: I re-imported these files as ProRes files, and then I was able to conform them in Cinema Tools. Whew. __________________ me@facebook: http://facebook.com/stevemallerphotography

December 9th, 2011, 02:36 AM	#2
Nigel Barker Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Posts: 3,531	Re: Solved: Conform XF100 60P->24P in Final Cut Pro Steve, I hit exactly the same issue & found the same solution a few days ago. I am sorry that I wasn't such a good net citizen as you as I didn't post about my experience as at the time I just assumed that everyone would know this & that it was just me being dumb:-)

December 9th, 2011, 10:16 AM	#3
Steve Maller Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burlingame, CA USA Posts: 285	Re: Solved: Conform XF100 60P->24P in Final Cut Pro Our collective stupidity unites us here. :D __________________ me@facebook: http://facebook.com/stevemallerphotography