That works the way the article says as far as getting the footage into FCP and editing it on the timeline. There's a disclaimer at the end of the article that says "... it doesn't automatically address your output needs..." Be careful that you don't spend a lot of time editing something and then find out you can't output it at the same quality you input it.
You'll probably have to output using "quicktime conversion" or compressor, but it's still a good tip for saving the time of rendering the entire clip just so you can edit. -- Bill C. http://ems.blip.tv --- In [email protected], Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Damien, > > re: getting a sequence to match your clip's properties in FCP5 to > avoid rendering > > It's a secret...! I looked around and dug it up. It was a tip I saw > from Christine Steele, who is an FCP genius. You click on the clip > you want, CTRL+Click on it to get the contextual menu and select > "Make Multiclip Sequence", then hit OK. Then delete the (unwanted) > folder that's created in the browser, rename the new sequence and > open it. Badabing, you have a sequence that matches your clip, with > no rendering. > > Haven't tried it as have FCP4 not 5. Can only dream. Could make my > life a lot easier but can't tell whether it will work with funky > stills camera framerates and audio. > > Her page and instructions are here: > http://tinyurl.com/y53yz8 > > It's a cool feature. But shhh - don't tell anyone. Apple obviously > don't want anyone to know. They're weird like that. > > Rupert > > FatGirlinOhio videoblog (by a thinnish man in London) > http://www.fatgirlinohio.org > http://feeds.feedburner.com/fatgirlinohio > > On 23 Jan 2007, at 02:56, damiensomerset wrote: > > Rupert, > > I'd really like to know this FCP trick if anybody knows how to do it. > I can't seem to figure it out. (G5 FCP 5.1) > > Damien > > --- In [email protected], Rupert <rupert@> wrote: > > > > Hi Caleb, > > > > For what it's worth, I have been importing Canon 640x 480 AVIs into > > iMovie very quickly, with almost no loss of quality. You have to use > > the "iSight" Project setting, though, not the "MPEG4". > > > > I hear that there's a secret option in the latest version of FCP to > > sample a clip's exact settings and create a sequence preset, but > > since I haven't tried it, I can't tell whether it'll do 15fps. > > . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
