FCP file > PC: help!

[Eric Papa]

How can I get a final cut pro file from a client onto my PC workstation!?

Any advice?

(Previously with smaller files I created a Photo JPEG .mov on the mac and transferred it to the PC via USB flash drive..)

 

[PerroneFord]

Use an external firewire/usb drive. Save file as ProRes.

 

[Eric Papa]

1. Can a Mac computer write to a PC formatted hard drive?

2. File will be imported into Avid Media Composer - will ProRes codec work? I know photo JPEG will work

 

[PerroneFord]

1. Yes, it can. If the drive is NTFS, you might need the freebie tool to read it.

2. Don't know anything about Avid. But photojpeg seems an odd choice. Why not use DNxHD if you are going into Avid?

 

[Eric Papa]

1. What is the freebie tool?

2. Does FCP have DNxHD codecs built in?

From what I read the hard drive show be formatted to FAT32 for true compatibility on both platforms.

I've been thinking this morning and I think the best method might be data BLU-RAY DISC of 25GB or 50GB!

 

[PerroneFord]

1. http://www.ntfs-3g.org/

2. FCP does not have DNxHD built in, but it is freely downloadable here:

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=263545
(bottom of the page)

Formatting FAT32 will give compatibility on both systems, but no file can be over 4GB in size if you do that. That is the killer limitation.