Barry_Green
Moderator
Automatic during the "log & transfer" step.
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AVCHD on iMAC
- Thread starter hughesyboy
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Dafilman21
Carbonite Member
Thanks Barry!
NewspaperVideo
Member
Just a quick question on transcoding from someone who still uses tape how do you transcode the footage to Prores in FCP does it do it automatically or do you do it while you log and capture?
Here's how it works in Final Cut: put your card in a card reader and open "log & transfer" in Final Cut. Instantly, the thumbnails of all your clips pop up on the left side of the window. On the right side is a preview window that you can set in and out points on each clip. Then click "add to queue" and Final Cut starts ingesting the clip. On a fast Mac, it's a little faster than real time. All the transcoding is handled automatically behind the scenes.
When you're done ingesting, you need to archive your original AVCHD files, keeping the folder structure of your card intact. Final Cut doesn't keep a copy of the original small AVCHD files, and you won't have room to keep the huge transcoded Pro-Res files indefinitely.
Just a quick question on transcoding from someone who still uses tape how do you transcode the footage to Prores in FCP does it do it automatically or do you do it while you log and capture?
You 'Log and Transfer' rather than 'Log and Capture' (next option in the menu). The window is a bit different, but works basically the same way, only you queue clips up in the window rather than the bin, and the queue automatically transcodes to ProRes rather than requiring a Batch Capture.
The transcoded clips then appear in the bin, as expected.
The process is surprisingly refined, actually - though transcode times can be annoyingly lengthy.
TheGuitarzan
Member
Transcoding is the worst.
At least when I was capturing tape (also in real time) I could watch my footage, make notes about scenes, etc.
I do a lot of same-day edits and wish there was a faster solution.
At least when I was capturing tape (also in real time) I could watch my footage, make notes about scenes, etc.
I do a lot of same-day edits and wish there was a faster solution.
Barry_Green
Moderator
If you want to do same-day edits, try an editor that doesn't require any transcoding - just plug in your SD card and edit immediately.
On the Mac, that probably limits you to Premiere Pro CS4 right now. If you run Bootcamp/Windows, you could then choose from EDIUS Neo, or Pinnacle or Ulead or whatever other editors support native editing.
You may not get full frame rate playback, but you'll be editing instantly with no transcoding.
On the Mac, that probably limits you to Premiere Pro CS4 right now. If you run Bootcamp/Windows, you could then choose from EDIUS Neo, or Pinnacle or Ulead or whatever other editors support native editing.
You may not get full frame rate playback, but you'll be editing instantly with no transcoding.