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Sequence settings for Apple MPEG-2?

I know there must be a way... in Final Cut Pro 7.0.2, in the Sequence window, every time I make a change, it seems like I need to re-render my footage. I know I must be missing a setting, is there a way to get the Sequence settings to match the video footage? (I'm assuming the right codec which I know the video is in Apple MPEG-2, which I don't see in the Sequence settings list). I know there MUST be a way...

Because I have a new camera, the only way I could figure out how to transfer the footage in, was to capture it in iMovie v8.0.6 and then import the files into FCP.

Looking for any suggestions to speed up this process! Thanks... -Bill

MacBook Pro, iMac 24", Mac OS X (10.6.3), Final Cut Studio 2 (FCP 7.0.2)

Posted on May 19, 2010 8:02 AM

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Tom Wolsky

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Posted on May 19, 2010 8:19 AM

MPEG-2 is not a production codec. You need to convert your media to a proper codec like ProRes. Depending on where this came from exactly and how it's encoded you can probably use MPEG Streamclip to convert it.

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Tom Wolsky

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May 19, 2010 3:41 PM in response to Bill Lindsay

DV, DV50, DVCPRO HD, ProRes, and more.

Bill Lindsay Author

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May 19, 2010 3:55 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

DV, DV50, DVCPRO HD, ProRes, and more.

and which one is the BEST?

Tom Wolsky

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May 19, 2010 7:53 PM in response to Bill Lindsay

Uncompressed is the best, but it may not be the best for what you need to do and for the resources you have available. Can your drives handle 30MB/sec? Do you really need that? What are you doing with this video?

Bill Lindsay Author

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May 19, 2010 8:17 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Do you really need that? What are you doing with this video?

Creating a DVD from a play. The original quality isn't super great, using 2 hand-held cameras on tripods. I think ProRes 422 may be the solution. I'm converting it all to that now to see. Thanks!

Jim Cookman

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May 20, 2010 6:04 AM in response to Bill Lindsay

Pulldown menu>final cut pro>easy setup> there are a whole heap of edit friendly codecs listed.

Sequence settings for Apple MPEG-2?