Sony a57 Importing 50p 28M into Final Cut???

[Pavvy]

Ive just got the brilliant Sony a57 mostly for shooting sports such as basketball and football but ive ran into one major setback!!
i use Mac and final cut pro 7,X to edit my footage but for some reason final cut does not recognize the 50p 28m (PS) files!! it recognizes all the other 4 formats (50i 24m,17m, 25p 24m,17m) but not the format i need most for sports and some slow-mo, which is the best resolution at 50p format !!

has anyone experienced this ? any solutions? im going crazy with this now!!

I APPRECIATE ANY HELP!!

[rjk2000]

Pavvy, Everything I've read on the a57 (and similar, like the a77) says FCP doesn't recognize 60p or 50p from the Sony. However, I read Clipwrap is supposed to work, and then you can bring the files into FCP.

[Pavvy]

Pavvy, Everything I've read on the a57 (and similar, like the a77) says FCP doesn't recognize 60p or 50p from the Sony. However, I read Clipwrap is supposed to work, and then you can bring the files into FCP.

thanks so much for respondin.....so it does look like its a general problem and something Sony has to fix ASAP. i even tried it on the new final cut pro x assuming that it wouldve been fixed but its the same problem.

Theres quite a few programs out there like clipwrap but whichever one u use your always bound to lose quality and that sucks!!!

[rjk2000]

Actually, from my limited and feeble understanding, Clipwrap is the best resource. It just takes your files and puts it in a mov wrapper -- basically, turning the files into something FCP can read. It shouldn't reencode everything or cause much (if any) quality loss.

[Pavvy]

thanks for that rjk2000 - ill give it a try and see if theres any kind of difference and keep u posted!!

[AndyAndreas]

Sorry to bring out the question again, but have you solved it?

When I work with a Sony A77 I can import the clips into FCPX and the software recognize the 50p movies with no issue.

Have you noticed the same issue with the Sony Nex 5N/R/6/7?

[Pavvy]

Sorry to bring out the question again, but have you solved it?

When I work with a Sony A77 I can import the clips into FCPX and the software recognize the 50p movies with no issue.

Have you noticed the same issue with the Sony Nex 5N/R/6/7?

ive recently been working with a Nex 7 and its still the same thing as it wont recognize the 50p videos through FCP7 or FCPX!!!

which MAC OS are u working with? ever since ive uploaded to Lion the problem started@!

[AndyAndreas]

This could be an issue because of the AVCHD vers. 2, which is not compatible with FCPX.

I found this article on Photographybay.com (http://www.photographybay.com/2011/09/22/editing-sony-nex-5n-60p-footage-in-final-cut-pro-x/). It explains how to solve the issue.
I really hope Apple will update FCPX soon.

[Pavvy]

great post Andy - ive checked the link and yes it is helpful but using another software to convert videos compressing the quality is not ideal and definitley not fast enough. its a drag if you have to convert your videos before you can edit them.......best way is for it to capture the 60fps videos straight out of the card