Exporting DPX from Color

I looked at the link and it seems to make sense.

In FCP, select the sequence you want to send to Color then (in the top menu bar) press File > Send to > Color

It is not necessary to create an XML file, this instruction does it for you. It also allows you to name your Color workfile and open Color.

Once in Color, go to the Setup Room then to the Project Settings tab and set the Render File Type to DFX.

It's really that simple.

RatVega has your back (except you select DPX in the "Render File Type" box in Setup) lol.

Cheers,

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I wonder if this is a FCS2 (and Color version ...) issue.

I have FCS3 and Color 1.5.3

Hmmm.

Not that it makes much difference with Color, try using Digital Rebellion's Preference Manager to delete your Color Prefs and try again.

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Sorry I've been absent... things get busy sometimes.

I have both Studio 2 (FCP6/Color 1.0.4) and Studio 3 (FCP7/Color 1.5.3) running on systems here so I tried it both ways. I ran into the same issue problem with Studio 2 as you describe, so I looked a bit further and found this on page 99 of the Color User Manual (Chapter 5 Setup):

"Render File Type: This parameter is automatically set based on the type of media your project uses. If you send a project from Final Cut Pro, this parameter is set to QuickTime, and is unalterable. If you create a Color project from scratch, this pop-up menu lets you choose the format with which to render your final media. When working on 2K film projects using image sequences, you’ll probably choose Cineon or DPX, while video projects will most likely be rendered as QuickTime files."

If your prospective colorist can accept a Final Cut Pro 6 project file, that may be your easiest way out.

UPDATE:

Oddly, even though the documentation for Color 1.5.3 says the same thing, I was just able to output DPX files from a FCP7 project I sent to Color 1.5.3, so it may be a lot easier (and less expensive) than I thought.

Good luck!

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