Converting Footage to Work with fcp?

livelikeriley said:
Right, I mean I get the gist of it, but I'm not sure which pro-res codec to use...there's like a million different versions of them in Compressor (I also use Avid and assume I would use DnXHD - but again, several different numbers and I don't know which means which...I'm not a codec person!)
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ProRes is pretty self-explanatory. You just need to take the time to carefully parse the preset names.

There are two main flavors of ProRes: ProRes 422 and ProRes 422 HQ. The HQ is 10-bit. That's the main difference, AFAIK. After that, the preset names tell you the resolution and frame rate that you'd be using. So choosing one should be pretty simple; you should know already what you want.
 
newbie question:

is this 'converting to prores' process something that should be done before editing in FCP7?

in other words, is it not proper to just import clips directly from 7D and then put them on the timeline?
 
cl516 said:
newbie question:

is this 'converting to prores' process something that should be done before editing in FCP7?

in other words, is it not proper to just import clips directly from 7D and then put them on the timeline?
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If your machine can handle it, then there's no problem with editing natively. A lot of machines aren't fast enough (in terms of processor speed) to handle native 7D footage due to the codec, so converting to ProRes (less intensive for the computer to process) enables smooth editing on machines that would stutter with the native files.

I haven't read about any advantage to converting to ProRes outside of speed, someone please correct if I'm wrong.
 
Still not sure on the different prores codecs - I mean, when I fire up good ol' compressor (newest final cut studio) I get the below options...the canon shoots progressive...so is that the codec I want...or just the reg. prores...and if HQ is 10 bit...do I want that?...or does it not matter...sorry to sound like an idiot (really am!) I'm just not a codec person at all...if I shoot 1080 24p (I understand this is 23.98?) - which of the following should I use? Thanks again, and please don't hesitate to treat me like a moron ;)

Apple Pro Ress 422
Apple Pro Ress 422 (HQ)
Apple Pro Ress 422 (LT)
Apple Pro Ress 422 (Proxy)
Apple Pro Ress 422 for Interlaced Material
Apple Pro Ress 422 for interlaced material (High Quality)
Apple Pro Ress 422 for Progressive material
Apple Pro Ress 422 for Progressive material (High Quality)
Apple Pro Ress 422 with Alpha
 
Anyone - I don't want to compress to a larger (hq etc.) type file if it's just going to be a larger file size without any improvements...and I'm not sure what the progressive codecs are for...? Can someone just let me know which one of the above codecs from compressor I should encode into for 1080 24p footage?

Thanks!
 
Go for prores 4:2:2 (no name). That's probably the best compromise with performance/render times.
 
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