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John Doran · September 26th, 2011, 02:04 PM

footage was shot on a JVC gy-hm100 in mp4, "told jesse james i need it shot .mov!!
he didnt, how can i convert to .mov
thanks
john

Rick L. Allen · September 26th, 2011, 02:09 PM

Try MPEG Streamclip - it's free. BTW .mp4 is a kind of .mov.

John Doran · September 26th, 2011, 02:20 PM

trying it now, is that the only way FCP will take mp4?
thanks

John Doran · September 26th, 2011, 02:24 PM

no good to jerky

R Geoff Baker · September 26th, 2011, 03:21 PM

Convert it to ProRes. mov describes the container, but you need a codec easier to edit than avchd (mp4) so go with ProRes.

Cheers,
GB

John Doran · September 26th, 2011, 03:49 PM

hi geoff
cheers what pro res? in PAL land here, there are a few

best
john.

R Geoff Baker · September 26th, 2011, 04:06 PM

If I read your question as 'which of the ProRes options should I use' the answer is I guess which ever one your hard drive can stand, but in truth you can't 'improve' from your source, so the ProRes 422 LT should be fine.

PAL or NTSC makes no difference here -- they are all the same codec, it is only the framerate that changes.

Cheers,
GB

John Doran · September 27th, 2011, 01:37 AM

ok geoff
will try that thanks
john

September 26th, 2011, 02:04 PM	#1
John Doran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast, northern ireland. Posts: 212	mp4 to .mov footage was shot on a JVC gy-hm100 in mp4, "told jesse james i need it shot .mov!! he didnt, how can i convert to .mov thanks john

September 26th, 2011, 02:09 PM	#2
Rick L. Allen Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 536	Re: mp4 to .mov Try MPEG Streamclip - it's free. BTW .mp4 is a kind of .mov. __________________ "The good thing about science is that it's true whether you believe it or not." Neil deGrasse Tyson https://www.nautilusproductions.com/

September 26th, 2011, 02:20 PM	#3
John Doran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast, northern ireland. Posts: 212	Re: mp4 to .mov trying it now, is that the only way FCP will take mp4? thanks

September 26th, 2011, 02:24 PM	#4
John Doran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast, northern ireland. Posts: 212	Re: mp4 to .mov no good to jerky

September 26th, 2011, 03:21 PM	#5
R Geoff Baker Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 471	Re: mp4 to .mov Convert it to ProRes. mov describes the container, but you need a codec easier to edit than avchd (mp4) so go with ProRes. Cheers, GB

September 26th, 2011, 03:49 PM	#6
John Doran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast, northern ireland. Posts: 212	Re: mp4 to .mov hi geoff cheers what pro res? in PAL land here, there are a few best john.

September 26th, 2011, 04:06 PM	#7
R Geoff Baker Major Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 471	Re: mp4 to .mov If I read your question as 'which of the ProRes options should I use' the answer is I guess which ever one your hard drive can stand, but in truth you can't 'improve' from your source, so the ProRes 422 LT should be fine. PAL or NTSC makes no difference here -- they are all the same codec, it is only the framerate that changes. Cheers, GB

September 27th, 2011, 01:37 AM	#8
John Doran Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: belfast, northern ireland. Posts: 212	Re: mp4 to .mov ok geoff will try that thanks john