Sequence Settings - Meg The Dog

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Sequence Settings - Meg The Dog

I made the mistake of attaching this question to one earlier solved by Meg The Dog, and instead of it going to Meg it just attached to the old question. I think. So, I am posting it so that maybe Meg will get this question. If not then hopefully someone else will help me with this question. Thanks to who ever views this post and I am sorry about any mix-up or inconvenience.

Meg The Dog,

Thanks for your help in this matter. I have a couple more questions if I may? I have attached a screen shot of my second sequence settings after I made the changes to match the first sequence. I noticed I have the compressor setting at H.264 and your example shows the compressor setting as Apple ProRes 422 (Please See Screen Shot 1). Which is correct, or best for the setting? Also, when I copied this video into Final Cut from an email that was sent to me by our Guatemala ministry director, I received a Dropped Frame Warning (Please See Screen Shot 2). Why did this happen, and where can I read up on this issue? I hope this is not too much to ask you at one time. I am working for a small nonprofit Christian charity, so any help is greatly appreciated. I really do not have any real training on Final Cut when it comes to settings. Thank you in advance for your help in this matter and have a great day.

Randall

RRamsey@GlobalSoccerMinistries.org

Screen Shot 1a

Screen Shot 2a

Final Cut Pro 7, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Dec 7, 2015 12:06 PM

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Answer 1

Meg The Dog

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Dec 7, 2015 12:51 PM in response to randallsc

First, you can ignore the dropped frame warning. Uncheck the box for "Warn next time".

It is a simple warning that FCP (being busy doing a number of things at the same time) is unable to play all the frames back in 100% real time.

This is normally not an issue while editing and when you export your finished piece, 100% of the frames will be there, so just turn it off.

Can you post a screen shot of the Sequence settings from the original sequence?

FCP 7 and earlier versions do not work correctly with H.264. Unfortunately FCP7 will give the illusion that you can work with the material, but it will lead to all kinds of difficulty.

If you have h.264 source material, you either need to convert it to Pro Res for use in FCP7, or use a more modern editor such as FCP-X or Premiere Pro that support h.264 as an acceptable editing format.

Normal FCP7 workflow for using source material that is H.264:

1) Convert source material to ProRes

2) Ingest into FCP7

3) Edit on a ProRes timeline with matching frame dimensions, pixel aspect ratio, field dominance, and framerate.

4) When edit is complete, export the timeline as a self contained Quicktime with the same codec, frame dimensions, pixel aspect ratio, field dominance, and framerate of the timeline.

5) From the exported file, create the deliverable files in the specifications you need.

MtD

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randallsc Author

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Dec 7, 2015 1:18 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Meg, I just finished the rendering of the copied sequence after I made the changes to match the original sequence. The size looks right, but it is jumpy and the video and sound are out-of-sync. Is it something I did wrong? Attached please find the original and copied sequences. Meg, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to help with my video issues. Your help, will in-turn help Global Soccer Ministries reach thousands of young children throughout the world. Thank you again.

Randall

RRamsey@GlobalSoccerMinistries.org

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Answer 3

Meg The Dog

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Dec 7, 2015 1:45 PM in response to randallsc

Yes, as I said in my previous post, I believe these problems are a result of your attempting to work with, and in, the H.264 codec.

In your copied sequence, in the sequence settings, change the Compressor (the Codec) to Apple ProRes 422. This will force you to re-render the sequence.

Do so.

When done, carefully check the rendered timeline for anomalies. If you are lucky, there won't be any.

If there are none, export that finished timeline as a self contained quciktime without conversion.

Once you have that file, use it to create the delivery copies you need.

Note: The ProRes file (including the render files) will be on the order of 10X larger in file size than the H.264 originals. This is normal, as the highly, highly compressed H.264 is unpacked into a large, more edit friendly format.

MtD

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randallsc Author

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Dec 7, 2015 1:45 PM in response to Meg The Dog

Thanks again Meg, and have a Blessed Day. Randal l🙂

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