Crystobal

Q: Cinema Tools won't let me conform a video clip

I'm using FCP 7 and CT 4.5. I want to conform a 30p clip to 24p in CT, but when I open the clip in CT, the "conform" button isn't clickable/activated. However, when I open other clips, the button is clickable.

 

What are possible reasons that CT won't allow you to conform a clip?

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Posted on Mar 25, 2015 3:38 PM

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Q: Cinema Tools won't let me conform a video clip

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 25, 2015 5:13 PM in response to Crystobal
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    Mar 25, 2015 5:13 PM in response to Crystobal

    What is the codec of your clip?

    I believe Cinema Tools won't work with mpeg formats, like h.264 etc - though not 100% sure.

    It's been a while since used,

     

     

    MtD

  • by Crystobal,

    Crystobal Crystobal Mar 26, 2015 12:31 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Mar 26, 2015 12:31 AM in response to Meg The Dog

    The codec is H.264. If CT won't work, I assume my only option is to use Compressor to change the frame rate.

  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 26, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Crystobal
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    Mar 26, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Crystobal

    Well, since FCP-7 does not work correctly or reliably with H.264 files, use Compressor to convert your source material to an edit friendly codec such as ProRes.

    Once that is done, you can use Cinema Tools if you want to, and the whole experience in FCP will be better.

     

    MtD

  • by hyphen,

    hyphen hyphen Mar 26, 2015 3:57 PM in response to Crystobal
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    Mar 26, 2015 3:57 PM in response to Crystobal

    Slightly expanding Meg's reply, CT will not conform any clip that uses inter frame compression: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter_frame

  • by Shane Ross,

    Shane Ross Shane Ross Mar 26, 2015 5:00 PM in response to hyphen
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    Mar 26, 2015 5:00 PM in response to hyphen

    Compressor will convert the frame rate...but not make is slow motion.  If you want it to be smooth slow motion, you need to first convert to ProRes, then use Cinema Tools to CONFORM.  Duplicate the clip if you want it to run normal speed as well as slow motion, as the conform modifies the original clip.

  • by kim-me,

    kim-me kim-me Oct 22, 2015 8:13 AM in response to Shane Ross
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    Oct 22, 2015 8:13 AM in response to Shane Ross

    Hi Shane and others,

     

    Shane I saw your post on creativecow on how to use cinema tools to turn your 60fps files into slowmotion clips, and watched your tutoriol, very helpful!

     

    Now, I am using clips out of a sony A7s camera, 50fps material. I've converted them to Prores 422 HQ files and am now trying to make a 25fps clip out of one of them with cinema tools using your tutorial. Thing is, the button 'conform' is not clickable.. So in my case, it's not the codec that's bugging.

     

    Any idea what may cause this?

    Maybe some settings I did't enter correctly? When I opened CT it asked me for all kinds of settings (in your tutorial you already had them set so I couldn't check ;-)

     

    Thanks so much in advance!

    Kim

  • by Shane Ross,

    Shane Ross Shane Ross Oct 22, 2015 2:43 PM in response to kim-me
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    Oct 22, 2015 2:43 PM in response to kim-me

    How did you convert them? with what app?