XAVC-S to prores

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jsoucy

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I want to convert my a7s footage to prores and I don't find a way to do it. I try Mpeg Streamclip and Compressor and they don't want to open the files. Adobe Encoder work but I can't export 120fps file. So if someone have an another option I will love it :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
I tried a lot of routes too. Premiere Pro CC takes the files in directly including audio. Resolve doesn't appear to read the audio, so makes it a bit limited.

Do you need to transcode it, can you not use the source files?

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Paul
 
Did you guys check the check box for audio when setting the output codec, etc.. there even the number of channels you can select for audio etc..

I like using Resolve better because you can pick the quality levels, in FCP X it's somewhat fixed.
 
I use premiere pro cs6 and it open it without problem but went i'm editing it's lagging a little bit and I don't like that. This is why I want it in prores
 
Not sure how old your computer is, but I have a friend who when I give files out of Davinci from in ProRes or even H.264 the audio never sync's and causes him other weird issues I can't explain. On my machine, no problem. I usually have to lower the video quality into proxy quality levels before he can edit them without any issues.

Again on my machine, its ok - yet my machine is nothing even fancy.

It got me thinking that files out of Resolve have some overhead or something heavy duty that makes other NLE programs chug but again I could never figure it out, or really even come up with a rationale explanation. I've even tried reducing audio to 2 channels on output but no dice.

Maybe your issue with audio is similar - have you tested converting with FCP X?
 
I use FCPX and there is no need to transcode they just play, even while transferring. CC is real time no rendering.

I do have a fast MBP/SSD and iMac and MPs with fast RAIDs. XAVCs plays like it is native. When a project is done I usually render out as ProRes422 or even HQ and just upload whatever TV stations want, some want ProRes others H.264, but I only keep the project with original footage, saves space.

It is so easy in FCPX to just make DVDs, BluRay or whatever your project calls for Vimeo/YT or whatever. FCPX has made my life very easy and efficient at editing and archiving projects.
 
jsoucy said:
I use premiere pro cs6 and it open it without problem but went i'm editing it's lagging a little bit and I don't like that. This is why I want it in prores
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Since you are using PPro CS6 just use Prelude CS6 to transcode (it then uses Adobe Media Encoder to do that actual transcoding) to whatever flavor of ProRes you want. Select the clips in Prelude. Click the transcode box. Choose Quicktime under "Format" and setting and then choose whatever ProRes "preset" you'd like. Or you can even create a custom ProRes preset in AME which I just had to do for a 1080p60 project shot on Panasonic's VERY computer-laggy LongG codec. Worked like a charm.
 
Yeah, FCPX was launched with a bunch of growing pains but man, I don't see why premiere is so popular. The game is not the same as it was. FCPX is, in my opinion, a far better NLE and playback of most files is amazing right out the gate, no transcode needed. People should perhaps revisit it.
 
cyork said:
Yeah, FCPX was launched with a bunch of growing pains but man, I don't see why premiere is so popular. The game is not the same as it was. FCPX is, in my opinion, a far better NLE and playback of most files is amazing right out the gate, no transcode needed. People should perhaps revisit it.
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I think you might want to revisit Premiere. No transcoding needed either. XAVCs edits perfectly on my 2011 system using Premiere Pro CC, so I'm thinking perhaps the issue here is the OP's computer, not the software. Premiere is popular because when thousands of editors needed/wanted to upgrade from FCP7, it was Premiere that held out a hand saying "come here and enjoy what is essentially FCP8 (CS6)." Similar layout but leaps ahead in speed and it's ability to edit natively without transcoding or rendering. Keep your shortcuts from FCP7 if you want to even. It was a TON better than FCP7 in many ways and while I did like several things about FCPX over Premiere at the time, after trying it for 30 days I felt it was more of an iMoviePlus that required a whole new way of thinking. Now that's not a bad thing. And it certainly has come far since 2 years ago. Clearly no longer iMoviePlus. But at the time, for editors like myself that had deadlines and a business to run, I couldn't fall behind trying to learn how to edit all over again. I gave it 30 days. I respect it. I'm just happy with Premiere and how fast it's progressing as well. And sometimes it's the little things. I ran a ton of tests during my 30 day trials of both platforms back in late 2012 and Premiere had a better stabilizer so that was the icing on the cake for me and my particular line of work.
 
XAVC-S works great on Premiere CS5 for me too.
2013 computer with not-that-special hardware (the tower was $1200 IIRC).
 
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The Irish TRex said:
I think you might want to revisit Premiere. No transcoding needed either. XAVCs edits perfectly on my 2011 system using Premiere Pro CC, so I'm thinking perhaps the issue here is the OP's computer, not the software. Premiere is popular because when thousands of editors needed/wanted to upgrade from FCP7, it was Premiere that held out a hand saying "come here and enjoy what is essentially FCP8 (CS6)." Similar layout but leaps ahead in speed and it's ability to edit natively without transcoding or rendering. Keep your shortcuts from FCP7 if you want to even. It was a TON better than FCP7 in many ways and while I did like several things about FCPX over Premiere at the time, after trying it for 30 days I felt it was more of an iMoviePlus that required a whole new way of thinking. Now that's not a bad thing. And it certainly has come far since 2 years ago. Clearly no longer iMoviePlus. But at the time, for editors like myself that had deadlines and a business to run, I couldn't fall behind trying to learn how to edit all over again. I gave it 30 days. I respect it. I'm just happy with Premiere and how fast it's progressing as well. And sometimes it's the little things. I ran a ton of tests during my 30 day trials of both platforms back in late 2012 and Premiere had a better stabilizer so that was the icing on the cake for me and my particular line of work.
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Thoughtful response to my harsh criticism, The Irish TRex. Good on you! I have other things that I no longer prefer about how traditional track based NLE's work and I actually am addicted to the skimmer BUT I realize there are pluses to working with Premiere in other areas. Especially considering that more people are likely using it, so sharing is a lot easier for bigger jobs. Just wish more people would go back and learn FCPX. There's some great features that still haven't been replicated by any other NLE yet! Cheers
 
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