Canon T2i and Final Cut Pro X?

Yes that is the reason I'm moving to Fcpx. That fact that it supports h.264 natively is a relief. But I do want to incorporate the archive for my master back ups and so that I cant send copy's of the archive to other team members. I have been sending the images I've made but I trying to make the system as streamlined as possible. We work off network severs and to go digging around for file is more work then Fcpx just finding it in import in the drive. So to break it down I'm just trying to keep everything in one system instill of mix and matching. I'm sure in can be done if I could find the string that let Fcpx read other camera then I know it can be coded to accept .mov h.264. I mean Fcp 7 had a similar problem with rebels but it only took a simple code string to fix I know apple has left some room for improvement. Even if Fcpx can't do it Im sure a someone could work up a program that could create a Fcpx archive. If you hear anything just let me know. Thanks again.

This isn't going to happen. In the previous version the problem was not the QuickTime files but the codec. Here there is no problem for the application. I don't see the difficulty with using the Disk Utility to archive your cards. It is exactly the same thing FCP is doing without the fancy icon. Theyr'e both disk images with the card content. If anything it's better to do it separately as it doesn't tie up the application procesing.

@SmokinHalfNote

Unfortunately, there is no support for the file import function directly from the Canon 550D, but you have other options.

One is to use the Canon EOS Utility to import/copy your selected movies from the camera to your harddrive and then import into FCPX.

Another way I find really useful is to drag and drop the entire contents of the SD card onto your harddrive. Then in FCPX, open the "Import from camera" option in the File menu (even though you don't have a camera connected to your computer) and select "Open Archive..." at the bottom of the import window. Select the folder of your copied SD card that was created when you dragged it to your Mac, and FCPX will automatically detect all the movie files. You don't have to search throught the file structure to sort or identify movie clips as FCPX will do it for you.

Kevin

Unfortunately, there is no support for the file import function directly from the Canon 550D

Are you sure of this? This is the Rebel T2i in the US and I believe it's media can be imported directly into FCP. It shoots QuickTime H.264 like most DSLRs.

Tom,

I have the T2i and you can directly import the video files to FCP X. But not as a camera. You need to use File->Import->Files...

Kevin,

I tried your Open Archive suggestion and it doesn't work. I copied my EOS_DIGITAL contents to a folder on a hard drive. When I select that folder in the Open Archive dialog, I get a warning and no import. I think this is the normal behavior for this camera.

Hi Tom,

The video encoding is of little concern here, as FCPX fails to recognized the camera. I suspect it's a Mac issue. I've tried to import into FCPX directly from my 550D (Japan), not the Rebel T2i (US), on both a 2010 Macbook and 2011 iMac, and neither sucessfully recognized the Canon 550D. If you've experienced something different, do share.

For some reason, iPhoto does detect the camera, but I find that importing from iPhoto is a bit time consuming. Canon does not offer an EOS Utility for OS Lion, although a modified version is available online. I suggest using the archive function, which basically tells FCPX that you have an archive of an SD card on your harddrive and will handle files accordingly.

Kevin

Hi Thomas,

FCPX "Open Archive function requires that you copy the enire SD card over to your harddrive, not folders contained within the SD card. Try that and see if you get a better result.

Kevin

Update: I went back to test this function and it seems this function does not work with the Canon 550D. I apologize, Thomas.

Kevin

How do you do that? (i.e. copy entire SD card)

I think it's too much trouble. Just mount the card, choose File->Import->Files within FCP X and navigate to the video files. If you are running Lion, choose "Kind" from the arrange menu and all the video files will be grouped together. Make sure to check the "copy files" checkbox. Let FCP X import the files. No need to copy using the Finder as a separate operation.

I'm sorry, but what's the problem with importing the video files.

What exactly are you doing? Is the card mounted on the desktop? If yes, use File>Import>Files.