I am revamping my tutorial section to tie in with my new joint venture “F-Stop Academy” which launches soon.
With F-Stop, will be providing loads of free content like this.
First up is a series of free tutorials on using the Canon 5dmkII. Part 1 is about how to convert your native files for editing. Part 2 is about frame rate conversion. Part 3 is about synching sound. Part 4 is about export settings and will work for other formats, not just the Canon.
I will be releasing these parts in sections. So first up is Part 1. I hope you find it useful.
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great start.. I was waiting for the MPEG Stream Clip tutorial 🙂
thanks.
Sounds like a good series. Eager to see your take on the audio bit.
It’s worth noting that the ProRes codec is
showing up on the codec list in mpegstream clip as
ProRes and ProRes (stacked)
I have found that the topmost ProRes is HQ
and the ProRes on bottom is non-hq.
Cheers,
Jeff
Thanks for info
thanks for the tutorial….one thing I have downloaded mpeg stream clip but I have very little conversion options no option for pro res….is there a reason for this.
thank you
really appreciate all the help
Make sure you are using FCP 6 as if you are using an older version they will not be available.
phil – currently using imovie/garageband to edit and sync sound until i get final cut studio 2. when importing my source 5d2 files, it transcodes them to AIC. is there any benefit to me using Mpeg Streamclip to transcode to x codec and then waiting a bit longer to import into imovie…instead if the auto one-stop imovie-AIC + Import solution?
thanks.
To be totally honest i have no experience with that workflow. Sounds terrifying!!
tell me about it. hopefully will have fcs2 soon.
Great info, Philip. Thanks and looking forward to F-Stop launch.
I noticed that you seem to use (and/or write about) the Canon 5dMkII more than the Panasonic GH1. I am trying to decide between the two and would love to hear your thoughts. Maybe a quick blog post?
Cheers,
Scott
Hi scott, i have only just got my gh1. the one i had before was a loaner and i gave it back in may. I will be doing more stuff on the gh1 soon, but the 5d is a superior camera.
As always, top notch, Phil.
But, will the transcoded footage stand up to aggressive color grading, compositing and chroma keying? I’ve never seen any keying done on your films but just wondered if it was near impossible or actually very doable when transcoded to a more robust format.
Cheers,
Archie
Hi Philip,
I wounder how u exoprt the videos from FCP when i exoprt i dont get high quality and the blacks are crushed.
I will be happy for any help
/Alexander