Iphone Video into FCP - basic workflow

All just thought I'd post a few comments on iPhone 3GS video.

The codec that the iphone uses is H264 and can be dropped directly into FCP. You will have to rotate it by -90 degrees though if you shot in landscape. The aspect ratio will also need to be corrected especially if you are in an anamorphic timeline. It also needs a render. I also think the framerate is stuck at 30 FPS

How do you get the video into FCP??

Two methods I've tried

1) Download via USB & iPhoto
This will get the original file from the iPhone. You have to go into iPhoto and download as you would a photo from a digital camera. Do not go browsing through iTunes - you won't find it!



H264 480x640 filesize 4.9MB

2)Email your edit computer
This sounds like a good idea, but your phone will shrink the image and the resulting file will be a lot smaller resolution wise.

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H264 360x480 filesize 1.1MB

I was pretty impressed by the quality for a phone, no doubt somebody will shoot a whole feature film on one, very soon. :)

Peter

BTW my cat alice was fast asleep as usual!!

Don't need to convert, it drops right into the timeline audio included, portrait though.
You do need to render :)

Peter

i'm having strange issues editing my iphone video in final cut. the files play in my viewer, though sometimes upside down (and when paused, appear right side up?). and then when i drag these clips to the timeline, they won't play without being rendered, and not a quick render either. like 3 minutes for a 30 second clip. this makes it very hard to edit. any suggestions?

thanks,
jack

Interesting, for me, rotating in QTP loses the aspect ratio even with the preserve button ticked.

That is one very handsome and and very pooped kitty, Peter!

Arnie

Post production is not an afterthought!
http://www.arniepix.com/

Yow, this looks promising:

ProTrack

Not "compatible"... yet.