Native editing of EX files in FCP

Mike Chandler · July 10th, 2009, 01:39 PM

You can also just go to the files and drag them in.

Ron Wilk · July 10th, 2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Moreau

You need to use the FCP "Import" or the "Import Folder" file/menu or the control/right click menu in the browser. Then navigate to the .MP4 files for individual imports or the folder containing the .MP4 files.

Thank you for your suggestion but I tried that and when I inserted the file into the timeline and hit play, I received an error message similar to the one you might get if a clip required rendering, although, the usual colored (un-rendered) bar was absent. This response caused me to suspect that Calibrated Q was not working properly.

Keith Moreau · July 10th, 2009, 04:24 PM

There are quite a few variables to troubleshoot.

The Calibrated plugin is a quicktime plugin, and if it's installed it's in /Library/Quicktime/CalibratedMP4EXQ.component (and there's another one as well, I think 2 calibrated components are installed there.)

If those components are there (you could try restarting your computer if they are)

If you use Quicktime Player to try to play the .MP4 file (the demo version truncates any clip to 30 seconds) what happens? If it plays in QT then just try playing the clip in FCP's viewer, rather from a sequence. If that plays fine then it could be that your sequence isn't set up the same as your clip.

Hope this helps.

July 10th, 2009, 01:39 PM	#46
Mike Chandler Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Moab, UT Posts: 264	You can also just go to the files and drag them in. __________________ www.packcreekproductions.com EX3, Mac Pro, FCP

July 10th, 2009, 04:24 PM	#48
Keith Moreau Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane, California Posts: 530	There are quite a few variables to troubleshoot. The Calibrated plugin is a quicktime plugin, and if it's installed it's in /Library/Quicktime/CalibratedMP4EXQ.component (and there's another one as well, I think 2 calibrated components are installed there.) If those components are there (you could try restarting your computer if they are) If you use Quicktime Player to try to play the .MP4 file (the demo version truncates any clip to 30 seconds) what happens? If it plays in QT then just try playing the clip in FCP's viewer, rather from a sequence. If that plays fine then it could be that your sequence isn't set up the same as your clip. Hope this helps.