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Import MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Pro X

This is really a two part question.


I am trying to import MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Pro X. I have the raw files from a Sony Handicam HDR-SR5 as well as raw files from an Sony Handicam MDR-CX560. These files were recorded as MPEG-2 files and copied from the camera hard drives (entire folders were copied containind the MPEG-2 fies) to a local hard drive on my computer.


Final Cut Pro X does not recognize the files and will not import them.


I have tried to use Compressor to conver the fies. I am using the very latest version that touts being able to export to Final Cut X format. I don't see that option anywhere in the settings.


Is there a way to get the files into Final Cut Pro X without having to convert them? It seems a little rediculous that Final Cut Pro can import the files directly from the camera but not from the hard drive.

Posted on Feb 14, 2012 10:15 AM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 10:57 AM

Are you trying to import them as files or as a camera archive? I suspect you are trying to import files. If FCPX can import them directly from the camera, it is also able to import them from your "camera archive" on your HD. In other words, import them the same way you would from the camera. That is, assuming you copied the entire set of folders and files from your camera to create a real camera archive.

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Feb 14, 2012 10:57 AM in response to DarkNite

Are you trying to import them as files or as a camera archive? I suspect you are trying to import files. If FCPX can import them directly from the camera, it is also able to import them from your "camera archive" on your HD. In other words, import them the same way you would from the camera. That is, assuming you copied the entire set of folders and files from your camera to create a real camera archive.

Feb 14, 2012 11:30 AM in response to DarkNite

DarkNite wrote:

A 20 minute video is about 1.7 GB in files size. When trying to convert to ProRes 422 in Compressor it was goin to be 6 GB or larger when it was done and take abou 30 minutes.

Sounds about right - ProRes 422 is roughly between 5 and 8 times bigger than native camera footage - sometimes as much as 10 times, I believe, but it's well worth it for editing, effects and playback quality.

The time required depends largely on your processor power but 30 mins sounds realistic.

Andy

Import MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Pro X

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