So, am I editing ProRes or DVCPRO-HD when working with the HVX200?

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filmguy123

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When you select a format in FCP, say DV, DVCPRO-HD, HDV, or XDCAM, are you actually working in the native format that the camera is recording in?

So what does this have to do with Final Cut Pro's lack of MXF support? Currently, I have to use Log & Transfer, and supposedly that transcodes my P2 footage into Apple ProRes 422...?? So does that mean I am not working in the native format anymore, and in order to do so, would *NEED* native MXF support?

Also, when I select a sequence preset, I always choose DVCPRO-HD when I work with my HVX200 footage. Is this incorrect; or should I be choosing Apple ProRes? (since I had to use Log & Transfer to import)?

Finally, how does this relate when working with SD footage shot to P2 (say 480i30p, recorded to P2, using Log & Transfer)?
 
Barry_Green said:
FCP has the ability to edit in those native codecs, or to transcode to ProRes.
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I don't get it. How do I know which one I am working with, when I use log & transfer? And I thought FCP didn't support MXF, which would mean it can't really support the native codec... right? Or no?
 
Codec is irrespective of file format. MXF is a file wrapper, MOV is a file wrapper; Log & Transfer unwraps the MXF file and repackages the DVCPRO-HD contents in a Quicktime wrapper. But the underlying footage is unchanged.
 
filmguy123 said:
I don't get it. How do I know which one I am working with, when I use log & transfer? And I thought FCP didn't support MXF, which would mean it can't really support the native codec... right? Or no?
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Command+0 to see the sequence (timeline) settings, there you can set the codec you're using in your editing. Like Barry said, by logging/transfer you don't change the codec, only the wrapper. FCP supports the Pana DVCPRO codec.

Ulisses
 
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