Enio Cordoba
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Q: importing from photos to FCP 7

How does one import from photos to FCP 7 ? I have a folder of pictures and clips, I exported it to the desktop but when I drag to FCP it requires rendering. A you tube tutorial says to use Compressor, but my app has a grey stripe through it and I can't find the upgrade. What happened to just working/

Frustrated...

Thanks

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11), 2.8 QUAD CORE, ssd boot drive

Posted on Mar 19, 2016 8:17 PM

by Meg The Dog,Solvedanswer
Meg The Dog Meg The Dog
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A:

This might be easier if you use a modern version of iMovie, as it designed to support this kind of source directly.

If you want to work in FCP, then:

The still images should import with no problem.

Create a new project and import only the stills and verify that your installation of FCP is working correctly.

If it is - then -

you will need to convert your video clips to an edit friendly format. iPhone video has two issues with working in FCP 7 -

1) it is in a highly compressed H.264 codec which in not supported directly in FCP-7 (although FCP-7 will give the appearance of working correctly, it will eventually cause major problems), and . . .

2) iPhone video, unless recorded with an app like FiLMIC Pro, records video in variable frame rates. FCP-7 does definitely not support that.

The low cost solution is to download MPEG Streamclip (free) from

http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

You'll need to convert the iPhone video files to an FCP-7 edit friendly codec such as ProRes - and in the process of doing the conversion you need to specify the frame rate the converted file is to run at.

Once the conversions are done, you should be able to ingest the converted files and work with them in FCP 7.

If you have iMovie, you might experiment and see if it works directly.

 

MtD

Posted on Mar 23, 2016 12:45 AM

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 19, 2016 8:52 PM in response to Enio Cordoba
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    Mar 19, 2016 8:52 PM in response to Enio Cordoba

    Enio Cordoba wrote:

     

    How does one import from photos to FCP 7 ? I have a folder of pictures and clips,

     

    Are you asking about importing still images or videos? The procedure will be different for each type.

    FCS Compressor does not work correctly in El Capitan. It's functionality is broken.

    There is a new version of Compressor available from the App store, but depending on the kinds of files you are trying to import you may not need it.

    So -

    what are the properties of the still images and/or video files you are trying to import? Are they from an iPhone? If from an iPhone,  are they recorded horizontally or vertically?

     

    Enio Cordoba wrote:

    What happened to just working/

     

    Apple abandoned FCS/FCP  several years ago (in June 2011), and now creates operating systems without any regard as to the performance of FCS/FCP and the associated applications.

     

    MtD

  • by Enio Cordoba,

    Enio Cordoba Enio Cordoba Mar 20, 2016 11:50 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Mar 20, 2016 11:50 AM in response to Meg The Dog

    Hi ThanksAll three types. IPhone 6s horizontal, standard jpegs and iPhone video clips. When I imported into the browser they show fine in viewer and canvas but I keep getting General error

  • by Meg The Dog,Solvedanswer

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 23, 2016 12:45 AM in response to Enio Cordoba
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    Mar 23, 2016 12:45 AM in response to Enio Cordoba

    This might be easier if you use a modern version of iMovie, as it designed to support this kind of source directly.

    If you want to work in FCP, then:

    The still images should import with no problem.

    Create a new project and import only the stills and verify that your installation of FCP is working correctly.

    If it is - then -

    you will need to convert your video clips to an edit friendly format. iPhone video has two issues with working in FCP 7 -

    1) it is in a highly compressed H.264 codec which in not supported directly in FCP-7 (although FCP-7 will give the appearance of working correctly, it will eventually cause major problems), and . . .

    2) iPhone video, unless recorded with an app like FiLMIC Pro, records video in variable frame rates. FCP-7 does definitely not support that.

    The low cost solution is to download MPEG Streamclip (free) from

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

    You'll need to convert the iPhone video files to an FCP-7 edit friendly codec such as ProRes - and in the process of doing the conversion you need to specify the frame rate the converted file is to run at.

    Once the conversions are done, you should be able to ingest the converted files and work with them in FCP 7.

    If you have iMovie, you might experiment and see if it works directly.

     

    MtD

  • by Enio Cordoba,

    Enio Cordoba Enio Cordoba Mar 22, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Mar 22, 2016 10:20 AM in response to Meg The Dog

    I guess I can use iMovie but I AM getting issues with simple jpgs even before I add any video. Trying to shut down, render or save I get General Error. I have to select don't save.

  • by Meg The Dog,Helpful

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Mar 23, 2016 12:44 AM in response to Enio Cordoba
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    Mar 23, 2016 12:44 AM in response to Enio Cordoba

    First step when FCP begins to act unexpectedly - trash your FCP preferences:

    You can do this manually or download Preference Manger from Digital Rebellion (free) and it will do all the heavy lifting for you:

    https://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

    MtD