HDV & Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 at DVinfo.net

John Richard · August 11th, 2006, 04:49 PM

I have never used FCP. I am trying to convert a director and editor on a 10 min short that I am the cinematographer on to shoot in HDV rather than DV25. (with our H1)
We have a 1 week total turnaround and the final project will be digitally projected on a large theater screen venue.

The editor has not cut HDV before - I just want to assure him that HDV 29.97 NTSC is handled well by FCP HD 4.5. The editor will be using a Mac 17 inch powerbook (lap top) G4 1.5 GHz and 512 MB of memory to edit.

Opinions?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Jim Hanks · August 12th, 2006, 07:06 PM

I tried to do the same thing (HDV in FCP 4.5) and could not make it work. 4.5 will not recognize the camera. I was using the XLH1.
I eventually had the footage captured on a Kona system and converted into DVCProHD . That will work in 4.5.
I'm not sure if it is all working right with FCP5.1

JH

Dave Perry · August 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Final Cut Pr HD (4.5) was techinally and "HD" NLE only by the fact that it used one HD codec, DVCProHD. It was really not a full blown HD NLE. FCP 5 is. Actually iMovie and Final Cut Express were more HD ready than FCP originally was.

HDV 29.97 NTSC is NOT handled at all in FCP HD (4.5). You'll have to get Final Cut Pro 5 or above.

Boyd Ostroff · August 12th, 2006, 08:55 PM

Yep, Dave is right. You'll want to upgrade to version 5.x. Apple is offering a very reasonable deal IMO, for $200 you can "crossgrade" FCP 4.5 to the full version of FC Studio 5. More info here: http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/

John Richard · August 13th, 2006, 08:20 AM

Thanks much to you all.

Looks like we will be stuck with DV25 then as I have no control over what will be used to edit.

Appreciate all your knowledgeable help - I use Canopus Edius as my NLE and it handles the H1's HDV and multiple frame rates.

August 11th, 2006, 04:49 PM	#1
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 604	HDV & Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 I have never used FCP. I am trying to convert a director and editor on a 10 min short that I am the cinematographer on to shoot in HDV rather than DV25. (with our H1) We have a 1 week total turnaround and the final project will be digitally projected on a large theater screen venue. The editor has not cut HDV before - I just want to assure him that HDV 29.97 NTSC is handled well by FCP HD 4.5. The editor will be using a Mac 17 inch powerbook (lap top) G4 1.5 GHz and 512 MB of memory to edit. Opinions? Thanks in advance for the help.

August 12th, 2006, 07:45 PM	#3
Dave Perry Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 796	Final Cut Pr HD (4.5) was techinally and "HD" NLE only by the fact that it used one HD codec, DVCProHD. It was really not a full blown HD NLE. FCP 5 is. Actually iMovie and Final Cut Express were more HD ready than FCP originally was. HDV 29.97 NTSC is NOT handled at all in FCP HD (4.5). You'll have to get Final Cut Pro 5 or above. __________________ Dave Perry Cinematographer LLC Director of Photography • Editor • Digital Film Production • 540.915.2752 • daveperry.net

August 12th, 2006, 07:06 PM	#2
Jim Hanks New Boot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: L.A. Ca. Posts: 8	I tried to do the same thing (HDV in FCP 4.5) and could not make it work. 4.5 will not recognize the camera. I was using the XLH1. I eventually had the footage captured on a Kona system and converted into DVCProHD . That will work in 4.5. I'm not sure if it is all working right with FCP5.1 JH

August 12th, 2006, 08:55 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Yep, Dave is right. You'll want to upgrade to version 5.x. Apple is offering a very reasonable deal IMO, for $200 you can "crossgrade" FCP 4.5 to the full version of FC Studio 5. More info here: http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/

August 13th, 2006, 08:20 AM	#5
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 604	Thanks much to you all. Looks like we will be stuck with DV25 then as I have no control over what will be used to edit. Appreciate all your knowledgeable help - I use Canopus Edius as my NLE and it handles the H1's HDV and multiple frame rates.