Yeah, transcode (that's the proper technical term) to ProRes422. Probably best to keep the same frame size and frame rate. Using ProsRes HQ is a waste of hard drive space, and gains you nothing. Another thing to consider also is what CODEC you are editing in. It's a very good idea to transcode into the same format the rest of your footage is in, or will be in when you're editing.
William From: FrameWorks [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco Poloni Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:52 PM To: Gene Youngblood; Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] mpeg-2 as far as my knowledge of FCP goes, this software does not like compressed files. it works well with apple's codecs, the best of them being AppleProRes422 or AppleProRes422(HQ). "HQ" stands for high quality. it has double the bitrate of the non-hq format, and weighs double in terms of file size. if you convert from mpeg-2 which is a compressed format it is useless to use HQ. to convert from MPEG-2 to AppleProRes422 use apple compressor or the free app MPEG streamclip. apple compressor might already be in your computer as it is part of the apple editing suite comprising FCP. it is pretty forward to use. open the file you want to transcode, choose the output format and the output destination, and run the program. likewise for MPEG streamclip. best, marco On 11 February 2013 22:13, Gene Youngblood <[email protected]> wrote: Frameworkers: I've got an mpeg-2 video file that I want to import into FCP version 6, but FCP doesn't recognize it. What format should I convert it to that FCP will accept? I'm not personally doing this, my assistant is, and she's learning. So us novices will appreciate your advice. _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks -- - marco poloni usedomer strasse 8 d - 13355 berlin gsm +41.78.6322028 skype marcopoloni
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