Best mpeg converter for FCP?
iMac 27″, macOS 11.1
Tom's answer 9 years ago was appropriate for the time, and reflects the state of NLEs and hardware in 2011 that struggled to work with H.264 formats. Things have changed substantially since then.
Handbrake would be my recommendation for your task as well.
MtD
If disk space is not a concern, the most edit friendly format is ProRes, but files transcoded to ProRes are much larger than the original files. It also has the advantage of being a very durable for the edit process.
You could do a test using ProRes 422 as the format, to see if you are OK with the size of files produced.
MtD
Try Handbrake.
MPEG what? Convert to MPEG or from MPEG?
I still have a lot of mpeg videos from my old sony camcorder and want to use them in FCPX. I am searching a converter to a format that FCPX accepts, but without lost of quality.
I bought the Sonycamcorder in 2004, so I think mpeg1? It is not visible, these are capture files from Sony.
MPEG Streamclip hasn’t worked in the last few OSs. What OS and FCP versions are you using?
Tom,
Anything changed in handbrake since your responce on November 2011?
I just bought a new Mac , FCP included, so the latest version
In Handbrake you can chose different output formats, wat is the best format for FCP?
Thnx Tom and Meg,
very helpful tips!
If you have more tips, they are welcome
Best regards
Hi Meg,
i do not find the format ProRes in Handbrake, do you refer to a format in FCP?
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