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550d Videos and Final Cut Pro

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  • 18-12-2011 2:43am
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    gaza4
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    hey guys recently got a Canon 550d mainly for video but a few photos aswell. when i import the .mov files to final cut and place them on the timeline i need to render the video which is fairly time consuming. i've bein hearing about converting the files to a different codec before using them in FCP but i cant find a solid answer as to what codec and what software to use to carry out the conversion. anyone got any experience with this???


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    m83
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    From a little while back.


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    thanks for that info m83, i downloaded mpeg streamclip but i couldnt find the codec you suggested. heres a list of the options o have...

    screenshot1.jpg


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    m83
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    In that case use the first one on your list: uncompressed 422 8-bit.


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    no joy with that, still have to render the video when its on the timeline!!!


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    m83
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    Eh? This is normal.


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    m83 wrote: »
    Eh? This is normal.

    spending 10 mins rendering a 30 second clip before i can even begin editing doesnt seem normal to me...


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    m83
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    gaza4 wrote: »
    spending 10 mins rendering a 30 second clip before i can even begin editing doesnt seem normal to me...

    Hmm, you failed to mention that in your OP. It's not normal.

    What are your computer specs? You need to provide a lot more information if you want to fix this.


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    m83 wrote: »
    Hmm, you failed to mention that in your OP. It's not normal.

    What are your computer specs? You need to provide a lot more information if you want to fix this.

    ah my fault for not phrasing it better. everywhere i've looked for a solution the problem is the long rendering times caused by the h264 codec and it resolved with the ProRes codec i dont have.

    my system is
    OS 10.5.8
    2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    2Gb 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
    Final Cut Pro 5.1

    i dont think its a system problem because i can easily work with files from my Sony PD150 DvCam...


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    m83
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    You could try using the AIC codec for now. I believe the ProRes codecs come with FCP7. Certainly consider an upgrade. Same with your RAM, it's extremely cheap these days and only a 10 minute job to install.


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    m83 wrote: »
    You could try using the AIC codec for now. I believe the ProRes codecs come with FCP7. Certainly consider an upgrade. Same with your RAM, it's extremely cheap these days and only a 10 minute job to install.

    thanks for all your help man, i guess i'll just have to persevere with long renders for now. think i'm gonna hold off on upgrading, starting college in september so i'll probley pick up a nice macbook round about then, but what spec would you recommend i upgrade to???


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    gaza4
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭gaza4


    i gave up on this for the christmas and cracked it last night. my sequence settings were the problem. i feel a bit stupid for not even considering the sequence settings!!! ah well noob mistake, live and learn etc...

    heres a quick video i made with my solution for anyone who might stumble by this thread looking for an answer...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAQEPUg86Qc&feature=g-upl&context=G257dd34AUAAAAAAAAAA


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