Using mixed footage in same timeline?

[Dan_The_Man]

Hi there,

I am trying to edit footage from a Canon 7D and JVC in the same timeline. The 7D is encoded with h.264 and the JVC is XDCAM I think (this is the compressor that FCP is using when I look in the sequence settings menu).

If I import the footage and get FCP to adapt the settings to match the 7D footage then when I import the JVC footage it is unrendered'. Similarly, if I use the JVC settings then the 7D footage comes up as 'unrendered'. If I have footage from both cameras side by side on the timeline and I select h.264 compression in the project settings then the 7D footage can be viewed but the JVC remains unrendered and visa virsa.

How can I get both bits of footage in the timeline where neither need to be rendered. How can I use two different compressions in the same timeline?

Thanks!

 

[handsome pete]

Don't edit h264 in Final Cut. Convert your 7D footage to ProRes. You should be fine from there on out.

 

[David Saraceno]

Always work in an editing codec, and if you need to mix sources, transcode to a common editing codec.

h.264 is a delivery codec.