I was curious if anyone here uses the Canon T2i, which is a pretty popular DSLR, with Final Cut Pro X. It's not listed on the official compatibility list, but given its popularity, it would seem odd for Apple not to provide support.
Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet with the new version of FCP. Thanks for any feedback!
I don't have a T2i, but I do have a Canon 7D.
Just plug your memory card into a card reader. Then from FCP-X, simply "Import File." It should see your memory card as a drive and allow you to import the files you want directly into the project.
Works like a charm for me.
Thank you for your reply. I would hope that your response is accurate; however, the 7D is explicitly listed as being compatible. The T2i isn't. Just curious if any T2i owners could 100% verify compability.
But I do appreciate the response. 🙂
Man im in the same ship like you SmokinHalfNote.... I waiting for someone to give that 100% goo with the T2i(550D)...... I wish Apple was a bit more clear about all this. The T2i(550D) aint that old!! And a lot of people use it...
Yep, the T2i is pretty dang popular. Hope we can get some confirmation soon before we drop $299+ on the new FCP apps. 🙂
Not a problem, works absolutely fine. Have some T2i (550D here) footage loaded in right now. Are practically the same files as 7D/5D/etc.
EDIT: Files straight from camera of course.
It works with my T2i & my Panasonic AG HMC-150. it took some time to get used to FCPX but Got the hang of it.
Cool. Thanks for the helpful replies!
I just wanted to chime in as I am having trouble with T2i import as well: The camera does not show up using camera import. Using the file import option, even if I specifically select the movie files I want, everything is importing into Final Cut. This means I'm getting hundreds of photos that are on the card, when I'm just trying to get a few movie clips off. Does anyone have a workaround? Alternatively, I tried copying the whole card to a hard drive, but I'm having the same problem. I also tried importing directly from the camera, and from a card reader.
I imported using iPhoto, then dragged the .avi files from the iPhoto folder into a doc folder. I imported from there. To get into the iPhoto folder, in case you don't know, you ctrl click on iPhoto Library and choose "show package contents."
Hi my name is edgar,
Ive been using FCP for a long time now and I know I have to relearn this new app. I have footage from a canon 7d on my external drive. (i drag the card to a folder)
I've been trying to import my videos for a project I have. its about 120 gbs of video files from a canon 7d and I can't import into final cut.
it shows on event library but I can't even move my mouse.
FCP7 opens with no problem.
Help how are you importing your videos?
Make sure you have a new project open. then go to File/Import Files. Point to one of the directories you have your footage. click on that file. You should see DCIM & MISC. Create a new event and make sure to save it to your external HDD. Then Choose Import. it will say some files cannot be imported. Choose continue Import. The Files it cant import are THM files. FCPX Does not need them.
Note that this method works just fine to bring in the footage, but the metadata doesn't come along for the ride: unlike when using the Canon E1 plugin in FCP7 log & transfer, the camera's internal free-run timecode is thrown out and every clip starts at 00:00:00:00. Not a huge problem, but it can be a speedbump if you're syncing double-system sound.
Andrew, I do plan to use the T2i with external sound capture (a Zoom H4N) and Final Cut Pro X. Any method you recommend to ensure proper syncing of the video footage and external audio in FCP X?
Thanks for your time.
It usually doesn't bother me to just sync clip-by-clip if they're all slated properly. The only time I really rely on the free-run timecode is if I shoot a bunch of video takes and want to sync them up to a single, long audio take. My workflow for that has always been to create a multiclip sequence out of all the clips, which relies on the timecode to arrange all the takes on a continuous timeline, with the appropriate amount of space between them. Then you just need to sync the first shot, and all subsequent shots will be (at least roughly) synced.
Of course, FCPX doesn't do multiclip sequences, so there's no way to do this, even if it could read the T2i timecode properly.
For what it's worth, the Canon E1 plugin is the only method I know of that preserves timecode—I think because it's stored in the .THM files. Premiere may also do it, but I'm not sure.
I am just playing around with FCP X and have a T2i. It would appear that if you have T2i files on your computer you can import them directly as long as you check the Transcode: Create Optimized Media option. The downside of this is that it is transcoding the footage in the background as you work and it pauses every time you play a clip.
Thus, it would appear that if you already have footage on a HD from a Canon 2Ti the best option is to import it into iPhoto, letting it run while you do something else, and then import that into FCP X?
Thoughts?
Canon T2i and Final Cut Pro X?
