final cut pro importing problems

You need to transfer the video files to your computer hard drive and then use those files in FCP. FCP is referencing the video that is on your phone memory, then when you disconnect the phone, you disconnect the source and FCP cannot reference it anymore.

kirk mitchell wrote:
You need to transfer the video files to your computer hard drive and then use those files in FCP.

Sorry, this is incorrect. Those camera's shoot a highly compressed h.264 MP4 files. FCP will not work with h.264 or MP4. You are correct that they need to be moved from the camera to an external hard drive.

To the OP: Convert the files into ProRes (LT) using MPEG Steamclip. Those files will then work in FCP.

You have a two part problem.

Part 1. (as been noted) the material is on your flip and needs to be transfered to your media drive.

Part 2. The material needs to be converted to an FCP native format. If it is a FlipUltraHD, ProResLT is a good choice. Just make sure to also convert the audio to 48khz.

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So correct you are SoCal.

I only get 50% for my first attempt at answering a question here...lol

Maybe I should leave it to the professionals....

MPEG Streamclip.

www.squared5.com

Using MPEG Streamclip. Convert to QuickTime and set the codec to ProRes LT.

Or you can use Compressor. Create a custom preset for ProResLT - pass through the video size and frame rate. Convert the audio to 48khz. If you have a MacPro, set up a quick cluster and have this done by the time you finish your first beverage.

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fwiw - I really don't understand why all these people go to mpeg streamclip which has a ridiculously complex interface, no technical support (and so on) when Compressor will do all this more easily and leverage the computing resources available.

I guess people want to do things the hard way .

shrug.

Speed?

Not compared to Compressor & Quickcluster. Plus, with Compressor, it all runs in background.

Perhaps it is just me but I find the Mpeg Streamclip interface cluttered, filled with items that one doesn't need and no real support. It is inelegant.

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