Importing H.264 movie clips

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Importing H.264 movie clips

I have taken a lot of 1060p movie clips on my Canon 60D. They imported directly into iPhoto. I want to now make a movie.

I am not sure which is the best method of importing them into FCE4. I can drag and drop them from iPhoto Events into the Browser, or I can export from iPhoto to MPEG Streamclip and export as a QT movie which can then be imported into the browser. Or I wonder if I would get better quality if I used log and transfer directly from the SD card in the camera? Can anyone advise please? Thank you. Keith

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), have iMac27, use FCE and iMovie11

Posted on Apr 5, 2013 3:41 PM

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David Harbsmeier

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Apr 5, 2013 4:02 PM in response to Keith Worsley-Brown

To keep from transcoding so many times, just convert them to AIC so it will match your FCE sequence settings.

-DH

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Answer 2

Apr 5, 2013 4:10 PM in response to David Harbsmeier

Thanks David. How do I do this please? The individual clips (typically 20s long) are located in Events in iPhoto at present. Where do I get the option to select AIC? Sorry, it's the first time I've done this with HD material.

Thanks, Keith

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Alchroma

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Apr 5, 2013 7:05 PM in response to Keith Worsley-Brown

Try here:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3520958?answerId=16831103022#16831103022

The Sequence may differ to the above link depending on your video standard.

Al

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Answer 4

Apr 6, 2013 3:44 PM in response to Alchroma

Thank you Al and David. I looked at this information carefully. I have set up a new preset for loading in MPEGStreamclip using AIC, dropped in a movie clip from iPhoto, made a movie and then imported that into the browser in FCE. I was able to place that on the timeline without the need for rendering. This seems to be the best procedure for my particluar project. Am I correct? Thank you for your advice. Keith

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