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Comments (3) for "Add HDV Footage to a DVCPRO HD
Project with FCP Media Manager"
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Sony's version of HDV footage does not import into Final Cut Pro. I have the new Sony HVR DR 60 hard disk recorder made for the new Sony V1U. The Sony hard disk recorder makes an M2T file when recording in the 1080i mode. This format does not import directly into Final Cut Pro. You cannot evem import it to the timeline to make a conversion using the FCP media manager. It takes 3 or 4 times real time to do the conversion and takes up twice the storage space because you have to make an additional mov file to import into FCP. You are better off shooting on tape and doing real time tape capture. Forget about thinking of saving any time using Sony hard disk recorder for this application. Before you go off spewing the benifits or HDV you need to look at the real world problems with the format as it exists today. The Sony mt2 file format is not recognized by Final Cut Pro. It is faster shooting to tape and probably more reliable. Some recorders do make a compatible mov file but not the HVR DR 60, Buyer beware...
Posted by Jeff Vasquez on Friday, June 22, 2007 @ 01:47 PM
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Instead of the Media Manager you throw the m2t-files onto an app called MPEGStreamClip (free from www.squared5.com) which converts your data nicely into DVCProHD files. Hope this helps.
Posted by Peter on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 @ 12:08 PM
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Need some help if possible...........well here's the deal....I'm editing footage for a music video, I had started adding transitions/effects in......then about the fourth one my video playback started to shift or stop, but the song is still playing. But before I had started adding effects and transitions it was working fine.....I'm kind of stumped......what settings do I need to set it to for viewable pleasure ? (so I can continue this project) (it's been on hold for now until problem is resolved).....I have a G5 / FCP 5.1 / footage was shot in HD 1920 X 1080i60 with a Panasonic 200P camera. IT was then burned on a DVD as a P2 file. I'm using an external drive for footage. I have no external monitor. PLEASE HELP..................How do I set it up correctly in FCP5.1 from the beginning??? or could I adjust the settings some way, so that its viewable on the play back screen, without having to start all over........
Posted by Steven Parra on Friday, May 9, 2008 @ 06:00 PM
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