Trouble importing mts files with Log and Transfer

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Trouble importing mts files with Log and Transfer

I just got a Canon Vixia HF G10 camcorder, which records AVCHD in mts files. I've tried several applications to convert mts to mov in Apple ProRes 422 and I can import the converted files, but when I drag them to the timeline the red bar appears and I need to render them. So I tried doing it with Log and Transfer, but the same thing happened, it forces me to render. It's a big waste of time, any help on this would be much appreciated.

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2013), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Nov 4, 2013 4:58 PM

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Answer 1

Meg The Dog

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Nov 4, 2013 5:33 PM in response to claudiasalced

Click on one of the clips that you used Log and Transfer to ingest in the FCP Browser. Once it is selected, type Command + 9 to see the item properties for the clip. Either report those item properties here, or take a screen shot of the item properties and post that here.

Next, click anywhere on your problematic timeline and type Command + 0 {zero} to see the sequence settings. Either report those sequence settings here, or take a screen shot and post the screen shot of the sequence settings here.

Rendering is required if the clip settings and sequence settings do not match, among other reasons.

Are you using FCP-7 on the MacBook Air?

MtD

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Answer 2

Nov 4, 2013 5:52 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Thanks, Meg. Yes, I'm using FCP-7 on a MacBook Air.

When I moved the clip to the timeline, I accepted to change the sequence settings to those of the clip.

This is the item properties of one of the clips I ingested in the FCP Browser via Log and Transfer:

And these are the sequence settings:

Thanks!

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Answer 3

Meg The Dog

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Nov 4, 2013 5:56 PM in response to claudiasalced

Can you set the real time playback control on the timeline (the button in the upper left corner of the timeline labled "RT") to Unlimited RT?

MtD

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Answer 4

Nov 4, 2013 6:00 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Fantastic, it works! The bar turned from red to orange, which I don't really know what it means, but it lets me play and edit the video. Thanks a lot!

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Answer 5

Meg The Dog

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Nov 4, 2013 6:24 PM in response to claudiasalced

It means that FCP will attempt to playback the video as best it can. The video that is displayed in the FCP Canvas is FCP's best attempt - given your hardware's limitations - to play the video in as high quality as it can in as close to real time as possible.

Switching the RT playback setting to Unlimited "unlocks" additional flexibility so that it can playback more hardware intensive video.

When you are done with your video and export the file, FCP will render the exported file at full quality.

MtD

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Answer 6

Nov 4, 2013 6:54 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Thanks again for this explanation, it helps!

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Answer 7

Nov 5, 2013 6:17 AM in response to Meg The Dog

and to add to this, if you render the sequence, your exports will be much faster and you can set fcp to start rendering open sequences in the user preferences, general tab when fcp is idle.

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