Reduce render time for iPhone 4 footage in FCP?

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richmondfloyd

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Hi,

Editing some footage in FCP shot on an iPhone 4. Set sequence settings automatically. Everything I drop in the sequence is taking about an hour per minute footage to edit. How can I change the settings to reduce this?

Thanks
 
What's the codec used for iPhone 4 native video? Converting to ProRes or something more Final Cut friendly may solve the issue.
 
By converting it to an editing codec like pro res LT.

h.264 is an acquisition/delivery codec. Convert it in Compressor, QT Pro Player, MPEG Streamclip or another converter.

Here is one of two tutorials:

http://www.secondchairvideo.com/?p=739

Get the video off the phone using Image Capture, and then convert.
 
Thanks.

Do you mean the Apple ProRes 422 under QT settings in Compressor? Not the advanced settings where you can differentiate between interlaced and progressive? (which does the iphone shoot in out of interest?

It's still wanting to render the footage in FCP - but not taking as long...

Olly Lawer
 
sorry for the stupid qustion

sorry for the stupid qustion

hi!
just following the thread as i am having the same questions.
i am not experienced with video at all (routined in audio production though).
now i am a bit confused with all the different codecs.
i want to do some tutorial videos for my staff and use the iphone 4 (captured some steps already).
now imovie gives me not enough possibilities. i want to freeze the picture, zoom the freezed picture, scribble on the picture etc. i also miss having more than one layer in imovie so i want to use fc or fc pro (not sure yet).
after capturing with my iphone you wrote i have to convert in compressor to pro res. now there are several versions of pro res. which one should i go for?
i am using a macbook pro 2.4 ghz 4 gig ram with 7800 rpm hd.
which preset should i choose when opening fc pro (easy setup)?
i am worried that when i make a mistake here and realise it later i have to do all again.
thanks for the help!

kind regards

jens
 
Since the data rate is so low, you'd be better served with something like prores proxy, which has all the benefits of being a member of the prores family, and works very well in the newest version of fcp (7).

I'm not sure how you draw on frames in fcp, but besides that it'll do everything else you need it to.
 
thanks for the quick answer

thanks for the quick answer

hi!

thanks for the quick answer.
how does it work with the hi res pro proxy?
does this file after conversion actually contain the filmdata or is it just a alias file to work with and when rendering the final movie fcp uses the original data?
when starting fcp i can choose a preset in easy setup.
does this releate to my desired output format?
does the filetype/format of my footage have any impact on the process depending on the preset chosen in easy setup? or better what preset should i take in easy setup?
i want to make tutorial videos for certain procedures in the dental surgery for my nurses to watch that they dont need to ask all the time and can look things instead of being embarassed and not asking at all. so watching would be cool in dvd format, no hd needed i think

kind regards

jens
 
Hi Jens, sorry I didn't reply sooner!

1) ProRes Proxy works well at all resolutions, be it 1080p24 or DV PAL.
2) It reencodes the footage into its own complete video file. You can choose to offline/reconnect the footage using FCP's Media manager when you've finished your edit if you like.
3) Easy Setup is used to set the sequence settings to the same type of footage you're editing. Say you're editing in Apple ProRes Proxy 720p60 then that's what you should set easy setup to. You can also do this by changing the sequence settings to match the type of footage you'll be editing with most. Also, you may be prompted to match sequence settings when dragging a clip into the timeline for the first time, depending on your Final Cut Pro configuration settings.
4) Absolutely, see above.
5) That's a good idea, so ideally you'd use something like ProRes Proxy or a DV codec. Outputting to DVD will require a little bit of knowledge of DVD Studio Pro, but there are plenty of resources online to help with examples of how to create DVD menus etc.
 
thanks

thanks

hi calomile,

thanks for the answers. this helps a lot.
when i start fcp pro there is no option in the easy setup for pro res but if i understood right fcp will change these settings once i drop my first clip on the timeline to match my footage anyway.
cool. cant wait to go on.
thanks for he help!

kind regards

jens
 
Hi Jens,

That's correct. If it doesn't ask you to match sequence settings, I believe the option is somewhere in user preferences.

Best of luck!

c
 
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