Q: Do I need to import as optimized media in order to export my final product as optimized media?
Hello FCPX community!
Please let me know if my thinking is correct here:
When I upload footage as original and proxy, that means I can see the project in one of those two codec as I am editing. When I export the end-result as Apple Pro Res 422 or higher, the exported project will be viewable as optimized media.
I do not need to import as optimized media in order to export as optimized media. Importing as optimized media only allows me to see the project as optimized media as I am editing.
Am I correct?
I uploaded a bunch of footage into my project as original and proxy, and the project is now near complete. The problem here is that if I do need to transcode everything a optimized media, it is a lot of footage and will take a long time because I recorded in 4k several hour of footage. I have an older Mac here at work...
Thank you for your time.
Final Cut Pro X
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 4:29 PM
I do not need to import as optimized media in order to export as optimized media.
That's correct. If you export a master file in ProRes you're exporting what's basically optimized media.
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 4:43 PM