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Originally Posted by Jim Kinsey
then in the log and transefer window of FCP I navatgate to the folder I created then unwrap.
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Your workflow sounds like everyone else's, yes.
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I have heard good things about Raylight.... maybe you could elaborate for me on this? Something to do with not having to unwrap the MFX files and editing the original files native?
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Raylight is, IMO, absolutely essential for FCP users wanting to use P2. It does many things for you. The first of which is, all that time you spend in the log & transfer window just disappears. Raylight creates quicktime reference files instantly, so you can just plug in your external drive and edit instantly. No importing, no logging and transferring, just immediate editing.
Second thing is, FCP's import window occasionally just refuses to import perfectly valid clips. Raylight always imports them. So you'll save yourself some frustration there.
Third, Raylight uses the metadata, and in fact can use it rather intelligently. It can sort your clips based on the metadata into individual project folders, doing some manner of media management for you automatically.
Fourth, you get access to the User Clip name function, so you can name your clips with custom names in-camera, and Raylight preserves them. So when it comes time to edit, you don't face a bunch of 0003RU.MXF files, you instead get "Marriott Commercial Take 1.mov"-style names.
Fifth, Raylight lets you author virtual P2 cards and export them back out to cards, if you have need of doing so.
Run, don't walk, to get it. It's the best P2/FCP workflow enhancement tool on the market.