Importing video format question FCE at DVinfo.net

Mary Angelini · December 5th, 2008, 11:25 AM

I am going to be using video that was shot from a consumer HD hard disk camera and has now been uploaded unto a friend's PC. Before burning onto a DVD to give to me for editing, What format should it be saved in?

This video will be edited into FCE.

Avi? I have only used my camera and a DV tape. Please, any suggestions?

Victor Kellar · December 5th, 2008, 05:30 PM

Are we talking HDV or SD video? Are you planning to burn the clips as data or encode it as a MPEG2?

Depending on your version of FCE it is designed to work with standard def, HDV and (latest version) AVCHD. Standard def should really be in Quicktime files though you can use Flip 4 Mac to do the conversion from AVI later on on your Mac

If you are transferring raw video files to a disc, you are going to burn up a lot of discs. If you can put the files to DV tape and have a cam to import to FCE ...

Encoding the video as an MPEG2 DVD is a weak solution. This will only have to be converted later with some third party software and the results may not be satisfactory

If the HD cam records to the AVCHD format and you have the latest version of FCE, best solution is to just borrow the cam and import direct to FCE

Mary Angelini · December 5th, 2008, 06:54 PM

Thanks for the reply.
The video is no longer on the cam. Is there a way I can put the video on my dv cam, even if it is HDV?

Noah Kadner · December 5th, 2008, 09:24 PM

You could encode to DV-NTSC and then burn to data DVD. That would be fine and FCE will edit it.

Noah

December 5th, 2008, 11:25 AM	#1
Mary Angelini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 141	Importing video format question FCE I am going to be using video that was shot from a consumer HD hard disk camera and has now been uploaded unto a friend's PC. Before burning onto a DVD to give to me for editing, What format should it be saved in? This video will be edited into FCE. Avi? I have only used my camera and a DV tape. Please, any suggestions? __________________ "Perhaps I cannot change the wind, but I can adjust my sails" www.keymomentsonline.com

December 5th, 2008, 06:54 PM	#3
Mary Angelini Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 141	Thanks for the reply. The video is no longer on the cam. Is there a way I can put the video on my dv cam, even if it is HDV? __________________ "Perhaps I cannot change the wind, but I can adjust my sails" www.keymomentsonline.com

December 5th, 2008, 05:30 PM	#2
Victor Kellar Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Ontario Canada Posts: 239	Are we talking HDV or SD video? Are you planning to burn the clips as data or encode it as a MPEG2? Depending on your version of FCE it is designed to work with standard def, HDV and (latest version) AVCHD. Standard def should really be in Quicktime files though you can use Flip 4 Mac to do the conversion from AVI later on on your Mac If you are transferring raw video files to a disc, you are going to burn up a lot of discs. If you can put the files to DV tape and have a cam to import to FCE ... Encoding the video as an MPEG2 DVD is a weak solution. This will only have to be converted later with some third party software and the results may not be satisfactory If the HD cam records to the AVCHD format and you have the latest version of FCE, best solution is to just borrow the cam and import direct to FCE

December 5th, 2008, 09:24 PM	#4
Noah Kadner Better than Halle Berry Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 435	You could encode to DV-NTSC and then burn to data DVD. That would be fine and FCE will edit it. Noah