Converting HDV into ProRes422 in FCP2 question- need help please!!! at DVinfo.net

Stephen David Smith · June 8th, 2008, 04:22 PM

I am trying to bring in my HDV footage into final cut studio2 as pro res 422 footage. I want to do some compositing and heard the 10 bit pro res codec is better than the 8 bit HDV... After watching a Lynda.com tutorial...it said to go up to easy setup and choose Apple ProRes 422 from the drop down menu. I do the same and there is no pro res 422 choice! There is just a apple intermediate codec option.

I have the student version of Final Cut...so maybe that is the issue. I was wondering maybe there was a plug-in I needed to load or something of that effect. Can anybody help me out?

Are there any work arounds if it is a student edition issue?

Robert Lane · June 8th, 2008, 09:05 PM

There is zero difference between the "retail" and "educational" versions, just pricing and the upgrade path. It could be your system is not capable of using ProRes and it was not installed. What Mac did you install FCS2 on?

Benjamin Hill · June 8th, 2008, 09:55 PM

Latest version of FCS2? You need at least 6.0.2 to convert HDV-to-ProRes via FireWire capture.

Aric Mannion · June 9th, 2008, 09:18 AM

I think you also need an AJA or Blackmagic card or something... not really your problem, but just incase you didn't know.

Benjamin Hill · June 9th, 2008, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aric Mannion

I think you also need an AJA or Blackmagic card or something... not really your problem, but just incase you didn't know.

Nope, all you need for this is a firewire capture device. With 6.0.2 you can transcode HDV-to-ProRes 422 by firewire.

Stephen David Smith · June 13th, 2008, 05:48 AM

I have a Mac pro G5, dual processor with 4 gigs of ram...its about 3 years old. Was thinking about buying the AJA io or some type of card if it was necessary. I have a radion 800xt graphics card...

David W. Jones · June 13th, 2008, 05:51 AM

You need an Intel Mac.

June 8th, 2008, 04:22 PM	#1
Stephen David Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Flint/Davison MI Posts: 37	Converting HDV into ProRes422 in FCP2 question- need help please!!! I am trying to bring in my HDV footage into final cut studio2 as pro res 422 footage. I want to do some compositing and heard the 10 bit pro res codec is better than the 8 bit HDV... After watching a Lynda.com tutorial...it said to go up to easy setup and choose Apple ProRes 422 from the drop down menu. I do the same and there is no pro res 422 choice! There is just a apple intermediate codec option. I have the student version of Final Cut...so maybe that is the issue. I was wondering maybe there was a plug-in I needed to load or something of that effect. Can anybody help me out? Are there any work arounds if it is a student edition issue?

June 8th, 2008, 09:55 PM	#3
Benjamin Hill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 670	Latest version of FCS2? You need at least 6.0.2 to convert HDV-to-ProRes via FireWire capture. __________________ youtube.com/benhillmedia linkedin.com/in/benhillmedia

June 13th, 2008, 05:48 AM	#6
Stephen David Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Flint/Davison MI Posts: 37	I have a Mac pro G5, dual processor with 4 gigs of ram...its about 3 years old. Was thinking about buying the AJA io or some type of card if it was necessary. I have a radion 800xt graphics card... __________________ Stephen Smith

June 8th, 2008, 09:05 PM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,826 Images: 15	There is zero difference between the "retail" and "educational" versions, just pricing and the upgrade path. It could be your system is not capable of using ProRes and it was not installed. What Mac did you install FCS2 on?

June 9th, 2008, 09:18 AM	#4
Aric Mannion Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 616	I think you also need an AJA or Blackmagic card or something... not really your problem, but just incase you didn't know.

June 13th, 2008, 05:51 AM	#7
David W. Jones Trustee Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,383	You need an Intel Mac.