I Need Help
by Bernard
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Jul 17, 2007 at 9:19:31 pm
We have done a project in Vegas 7. Now, we where told that we need to convert the project so it can open up in Final Cut Pro to be worked on for film. Can someone help me please.
Re: I Need Help by Bernard on Jul 17, 2007 at 10:05:10 pm
Hi Gary, Thats for fast response. I see there are two .aaf to choose from. Do i use the Edit protocol Compliant .aaf file? What is Automatic Duck and where i can get it? Yes they have to clean up audio, video etc. I need all the layers as in vegas. Thanks
Re: I Need Help by DSE/Spot on Jul 18, 2007 at 1:34:09 am
You don't need AAF, nor Duck, particularly if this is an HD file, depending on the final delivery point/format.
You can export to XDCAM, for example, and FCP will open it straight.
You can export to QT and FCP will open it as well, unless it's a long-form QT. Vegas seems to have issues with some codecs and lengthy QT files.
The *easiest* method of doing this IMO, is as Mike K recommends; do a print to tape. I've done it straight from a PC to my MacBook Pro so it's a single pass, never going to tape. This is format dependent.
Another option, but the slowest, is to export a sequential TGA or PNG. I wouldn't do this for long segments.
Do you need to keep the project in an unfinished format so you can swap back and forth between Vegas and FCP? Or have you rough cut in Vegas and want to finish in FCP? It's very challenging to attempt a constant swap/share between Vegas and FCP (or FCP and anything else). You'll do best to export a file from Vegas that is as polished as you want Vegas to take it, and finish in FCP from there, or vice versa.
if it's cuts-only, you could also export a text EDL that FCP should read (been a while since I've done this, and I remember there were a couple of hiccups, but it did work). Dennis Kutchera once had a good article on EDLs, Avid, and FCP, I'm sure it's still around.
Re: I Need Help by Bernard on Jul 18, 2007 at 1:46:13 am
Hi Douglas, The movie is 93min long. The audio is going to be dolby -e surround/video converted to 35mm. If we know that the company are all on mac's and we can't move it to fcp, then we would have used fcp. Thats where we messed up.
Re: I Need Help by DSE/Spot on Jul 18, 2007 at 3:31:58 am
Two primary questions then:
1-What is the source footage of the project?
2-What status is the project currently?
For example, you might export the video as a single file from Vegas, with a reference audio track, and finish the audio mix in FCP, doing the export for Dolby E from there.
If you could provide an idea of what you've done in Vegas, what needs to be done before final output (if anything), etc. The current state of the project in Vegas could have a lot to do with the complexity of the transfer to FCP.
Re: I Need Help by Terry Esslinger on Jul 18, 2007 at 9:23:56 pm
OK guys,
Being totally unfamiliar with FCP but fairly familiar with Vegas - and just an amatuer, what can FCP do that Vegas can't that you would want to take a project from Vegas to FCP before final output?
Re: I Need Help by DSE/Spot on Jul 19, 2007 at 12:38:25 am
Once you've started the editing process, there isn't a lot of sense moving from one to the other. However, at this time FCP has a few advantages, such as 10bit for heavy color grading, and comes in a suite that has some very good compositing tools, titling tools, and some other goodies. As a personal-only editor, IMO it has a lot to be desired. In a multi-user workflow, it has some benefits.
All NLE's today are pretty darn good, and only a fool discounts them against each other. They're tools in the box. Vegas just happens to be my favorite hammer, screwdriver, paintbrush, and power saw. :-)
