Re: Converting for FCP by John Pale on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:17:26 pm
[Preston Orrick]"This clip is straight from a Digital Juice DVD. What would be the best setting to convert it to to have it play nice in FCP?
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Generally, you should match it to whatever Easy Setup codec your timeline is. If you need an alpha channel, then you use Animation Codec or ProRes 4444 (FCP 7 only).
Re: Converting for FCP by Preston Orrick on Sep 17, 2009 at 11:08:27 pm
I'm still lost; even if I do convert it, FCP will still require me to re-render if I move it at all. And, what if I want to convert the odd dimensions into smaller dimensions and not preset dimensions?? I wish FCP was more lax on accepting files. I'm not big on the render every 5 seconds thing.
Re: Converting for FCP by Preston Orrick on Sep 18, 2009 at 12:05:27 am
MPEG Streamclip has solved my problem. It converted my 576x324 video to 1280x720 (HDTV 720p) without any noticeable issues. And it's a free program, unbelievable!
Re: Converting for FCP by Kai Cheong on Sep 18, 2009 at 3:53:31 am
Hi Preston,
If you're using stuff from Digital Juice, you should be able to tweak the settings in Juicer to best match your sequence. Juicer is their free software available on their website for download.
I use a lot of DJ, too and it definitely saves a lot of time if I render out [from Juicer] a QT file that matches my FCP settings. This is especially so for background plates. Looking at your settings, I guess the issue was the dimensions. Good to hear it's solved now.
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