How to maintain quality when editing old AVCHD footage imported via iMovie in Final Cut Pro?
Hello Everyone. Hope You All are well. A lot of older footage I have that needs to still be edited on FCP was saved on SD/Micro SD Cards (Camera footage). The GoPro footage was in .MP4 and could be saved by just drag and drop. The main footage was in an add AVCHD format (I used to use a MacBook Pro 2011 and Final Cut Express). ACVHD footage could not easily be edited without getting a proper format (unless something has changed now). I did not use FCE to import my footage. I was interested in saving the footage on external hard drives, so I would used iMovie (this seemed cleaner and easier than going through FCE). All my camera footage (mostly 1080 60i) was saved in .MOV format, which is the same as my iPhone footage (although iPhone footage is so much better).
Since I am going to edit on FCP, is it okay to use the footage I have that was imported via iMovie (the footage that needs editing was imported from 2014 - 2020/2021) to edit on FCP, or should I re-import via FCP using the SD Card Archive? I am mostly concerned quality wise. Should the quality be the same for both scenarios?
Out of curiosity, if the footage was edited on FCE or the current FCP, would the final product look the same (if all settings were the same and editing exactly the same)?
On FCE, I had to de-interlace the footage using an effect/filter, but on FCP it will de-interlace automatically. I am very behind, so perhaps it’s better to work with what I already have.
Also for iPhone footage, is it better to import directly from iPhone to FCP (if possible), or better to save the iPhone footage separately, and then work with FCP? Thank You.
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Original Title: Is it okay to use the footage I have that was imported via iMovie (the footage that needs editing was imported from 2014 - 2020/2021) to edit on FCP, or should I re-import via FCP using the SD Card Archive?
