Canon 5D Mark II footage in FCP

Does anybody edit Canon 5D Mark II footage with FCP? My playback stops at every blade cut or in the end of the clip for a second before resumes the next clip ... pretty annoying. All the other HD camera footage plays just fine.
Help!
Jarmo

I can only covet your camera, but I happen to have a FCP tutorial for the Mark II. It says do this:
1. Make sure you have latest MacOS (10.5.6 or highter), Quicktime (7.6 or higher), and FCP (6.0.5 or higher). And of course an Intel-based Mac (2.8 Ghz recommended). You may still get some stutter during playback with multiple layers of video, audio, and transitions/filters. But output will be OK.
2. Make a Mark II pre-set as follows (one day FCP will include one, sigh):
Select Audio/Video Settings.
select Sequence Presets. Select this one to duplicate and modify: DV NTSC 48 kHz.
Pull down Aspect Ratio and select HDTV 1080 i (16:9). that is is really correct but 1080p is not a choice but you will not convert to interlaced anyway.
Change *Pixel Aspect Ratio* to SQUARE. Do NOT check Anamorphic 16:9
Select *Field Dominance* Upper(Odd)
*Editing Time base*: select 30
*Timecode Path*: 30 Non-Drop Frame
Compressor: H.264
*Audio Settings*:
Rate: 44 kHz, Depth: 16-bit, Config: Cannel Grouped
Under SUMMARY tab in Audio/Video Settings:
(make sure Sequence Preset shows name of the one you just made)
Capture Preset: Generic Capture Template
Device Control: Non-controllable device
Video Playback: none
Audio Playback: default
Click Create Easy Setup (put in your Mark II name) and click Create
Enable verification tab: checked
NOW when you begin a new project, go to Easy Setup and pull down your newly-created Mark II preset. The tutorial I got this from said to be sure you create a NEW project or some default presets may still be in play.
You may need TRANSCODING if your system still struggles with the above.
Convert H.264 to a managable HD codec (Apple ProRes 422 or 422 (HQ) or DVCPRO HD 1080p30)
I assume you would know the steps doing this, but if not, let me know.
Would really like to know if this works for you. Have the Mark II on a short list of possibilities for a new camera.
Good luck!

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I'm fairly new to final cut, im running a Mac Pro, 2 X 3 Ghz processor, 10GB memory, 10.6.2 snow leopard... and i still find myself having to render at every edit in the timeline, and now im having trouble figuring out how to export correctly to get the highest possible quality on youtube and/or vimeo
here's what i have done and researched so far:
i took my original canon 5d footage into MPEG streamclip and converted the files into Apple ProRes 422 (LT) at 30fp, i then created a custom setup in final cut 7 with the following presets:
SEQUENCE PRESET: Canon 5D Mark ii footage (duplicated an Apple ProRes 422 (LT) 1920X1080 30p 44.1ghz audio)
CAPTURE PRESET: DVCPRO HD 1080p30 48kHz (i won't be capturing in fcp since i've been using MPEG streamclip
DEVICE CONTROL PRESET: FIREWIRE NTSC
VIDEO PLAYBACK: (sometimes i have this set at Digital Cinema Desktop Preview - Full Screen so that i can take advantage of my other monitor, but it tends to drop frames faster in playback, so i usually have it set to "none")
AUDIO PLAYBACK: Default
now my question is, how do i correctly export this? i tried a couple different ways, some had skipped frames... others the audio was off... another setting made the colors way too contrasty after exporting...
also how can i solve this "rendering" issue... did i make a mistake in the beginning in setting up the timeline (btw , the sequence matches the same settings as the footage... ) i'm also playing back at "safe RT, medium quality, half frame rate..." not sure if that matters..
so yeah, my two main questions are, correct export for this file, and any help with render issues?
thank you..

oops.sorry...
here is a link to what i uploaded using Quicktime X directly to youtube..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3q19YDSdWE
it doesn't look as good as i think it could...and it has a HQ option instead of HD? i don't have quicktime pro so i couldn't export with exact settings, just directly to youtube... how can i export w/ final cut .. when i export using quicktime conversion and using Apple Pro Res, it ends up being a 1.34gb file and its only 1 minute... would i then need to compress it?
and yes i need to get rid of all the layers i have in the timeline.. maybe that might help but it was giving me the rendering "RED" color even in the beginning when i had 1 layer..
i changed audio to 44.1 because i read it somewhere online i believe it was under phillip bloom.. suggesting to change from 48 to 44.1 for all canon 5d footage.. ? im not sure why though..

Can Canon 5D Mark II footage be edited in FCE at 1080p?

Can Canon 5D Mark II footage be edited and outputted in FCE at 1080p?
I am converting the raw 5D footage to Apple intermediate Codec using MPEG Stream Clip and then importing into FCE. Playback during editing is fine. Then I notice that in the easy set up options there doesn't seem to be an option to choose 1080p. Does that mean that FCE cannot edit/output 1080p files, or does it just mean that there is no easy setup for 1080p? What should my easy setup settings be for editing these files in FCE?
Thanks for your help

I converted to apple intermediate codec using MPEG streamclip to make it easier to edit in imovie (plays back smoother) so assumed it was best to do the same with FCE. Not necessary?
The converted file data is
H.264, 1920x1080, AIC, 16 bit, big endian, FPS30, 64.62 mb/s
The original file data is
H.264, 1920x1080, 16 bit, little endian, FPS30, 39.77 mb/s
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Anyone know if there is support for the Canon 5D Mark II h.264 native files on the new FCP?
I've looked at the new features and they claim it supports native file editing, but not specifically the Canon 5D. Thanks for any info.

Some people have worked with Canon 5D Mark II H.264 footage "natively" even with the previous version of FCP, but you don't get real-time performance.
The new lower bandwidth ProRes codecs are great here. ProRes 422 (Proxy) would be approximately the same data rate as the original, but without temporal compression so in some places there may be quality tradeoffs.
For optimal quality use ProRes 422 (LT) - it's 3x the bandwidth but still fairly lightweight, and can be edited natively with real time effects.
Using any higher quality ProRes options is unnecessary if your sequence does not include higher bandwidth sources.

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Looking for advice ,
Avid have AMA link so you don't need to wast hard drive space, it conect directly to your raw footage and you can edit you don't need to transcode footage in order to edit. Does FCPX have that option ? The footage that I am using is Canon 5D mark II after import i am ending up with raw footage and transcode footage Dubuling use of my space on HD . I would like to be able to dump my Canon 5D footage on hard drive conect with FCP(without dubuling footage) and start editing. I am doing someting wrong ? Need advice .
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A

That is great thanks
My steps are these:
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Hi,
since the update installations gives me errors all the time (my post here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/439764?tstart=0 ), I can't verify this myself:
The readme of the PPro update say, that h.264 playback/handling is improved. So I was wondering, if the playback of native Canon 5D mark 2 files falls into this section also.
I'm not talking about proxies or cineform's neo etc. I mean the raw quicktime footage from the camera...native...
Since Canon annaunced yesterday that FULL MANUAL control (aperture, ISO, shutter) will be availible on june 2nd, this is pretty much the last (and 25p support in the cam) hurdle for editing the 5DII footage.
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I would try it out right away, but I'm not able to update my Production Premium for about 4 hours now. Well, I can download it, but the instalation quits with 3 errors. I made an extra post about it, but so far nobody seems to have the same issue.
I read that somebody had some other issues with instalation, so maybe the uploded files aren't that "perfect" because adobe wanted it up by the end of may (like they said the would
I've seen a few comments on installation errors already. Hope that that gets solved. It would be tough finally getting the long-awaited 4.1, only to find that it would not install, and may even mess things up. Fingers X'ed here. I also hope that Adobe was 100% satisfied with their efforts, and there was no Midnight-coding, as it was headed out the door.
As for the footage from the Canon - I've only heard great things about it. Some of the after-market folk have already gotten on the bandwagon with all sorts of add-ons for it on the video side. There were a couple of interesting ads in last month's American Cinematographer. Apparently some companies feel that there will definitely be a market for "stuff" to use this camera and its lenses for doing some serious video work. Time will tell. Though I'm a Nikon-guy* on the still-side of life, this Canon does look sweet. Hope that 4.1 is all that users could ask for. Again, the fingers are X'ed.
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Hunt
* since my wife went digital, all of her point-n-shoot still cameras have been Canon. Now, I do not store these in the same room with my Nikons, but I do like their choices better than what Nikon offers.

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I recently received some footage shot with a Canon 5D Mark II that I will be needing to edit. It seems as though the ideal codec to use is ProRes but unfortunately I am working with Final Cut 5 and this is not an option. I was told that I could use Apple Intermediate Codec but that I would need to adjust the project settings to 1080/30 fps not interlaced. Can someone please confirm this and tell me how I can make those adjustments to my project settings. Also, will the clips require rendering when i place them on my timeline. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry, you did mention the AIC.
Frame size-1920x1080
P.A.R. - square
Field Dominance - None
Editing Timebase - same as your source clips. Check that in the Browser or in MPEG Streamclip. If you left it at 30 in Streamclip, stay with 30. If you changed it to 29.97 in Streamclip, make your sequence 29.97 also. If you bring in titles, make sure the clips are set to Field Dominance of None. I find that Final Cut wants to assume all 1080 is interlaced so it sets FD to Upper.

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FCP is not recognizing my SCDH card in the Log and Transfer window
and I'm wondering why this is.
I am running OS 10.5 - and there were no additional EOS drivers available
on Canon's website for my OS.
I am shooting with the new 5D mark iii. When I first got the Rebel T2i a few years
back, I had the same problem and installing the Canon driver worked to
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Hi, guys.
In my experience, the best native format is ProRes MOV while the 5D Mark III recorded file is H.264 MOV. So I have been using a H.264 to ProRes MOV Converter to help me change the 5D Mark III H.264 MOV files before importing to FCP on my iMac. I found the way from Google. The below is the link.
http://www.editavchdmac.com/convert-5d-mark-iii-mov-footages-to-prores-for-editi ng-in-fcp-x/
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Converting Canon 5D Mark II footage after the assembly stage

I should have done my research ahead of time, but lesson learned.
I've got a 19 minute assembly of my short film completed and have already started in on the rough cut, all in the 5D's native H.264 format. The glitchiness on my MBP i7 seemed odd but I was in the zone. Finally I decided to look into it and now I've been left to figure out how to get the work I've already done preserved while I convert all my footage to ProRes 422.
I tried sending my entire bin's worth of clips through Compressor, but of course they all came out with filename's matching what I'd renamed them in the bin, so going the reconnect media route was a no go unless I wanted to do it one clip at a time, which I tried but even then I was having weird errors where the wrong clips were reconnecting - probably to do with us shooting on two cameras, and some of the file names overlapping? Hard to say exactly, but I decided to move on to a different approach.
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I'll post an update when the whole job is done. I'm thinking it should work out, but you never know.
If anyone has any suggestions for how this could have been done differently (apart from, you know, doing it right the first time), please feel free to share. I'm hoping this will serve as a helpful thread to anyone who, for whatever the reason, finds themselves in a similar situation.
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Darcy

Thanks for this!
One minor distinction with my project is that with two cameras we wound up with two sets of clips with filenames that for the most part were duplicated, so they had to be kept in separate folders, meaning an extra couple of steps in running through Compressor and relinking in FCP so as to avoid the wrong clip relinking with the wrong footage.
The important thing is to make sure the encoded footage keeps the same filenames as the source. I'm not sure if it's necessary to move the source footage anywhere, or to put the newly encoded footage in the same folder the source footage lived in. When I relinked my footage, I simply had to choose the Locate option, which would find the original footage, then navigate to the folder where the ProRes footage lived and it grabbed onto all of it without a hitch. I had to do this for each camera's folder, which was a bit of a pain since I hadn't kept them separate in my project bin, but with a little due diligence it worked out perfectly.
Case in point, my project is now back up and running with the ProRes footage, with all my sequences preserved. Like you said, all I did for the final step was change the sequence settings to ProRes and now everything is as it should be. Footage plays back smooth, even in full screen, edits are clean and effects play back properly.
And here I was thinking my MBP i7 wasn't up to snuff. Almost feels like a new system again.
About the suggestion to go LT over HQ, I'd like to direct you to this article on the matter.
In a nutshell, the naked eye can't tell the difference, but if you had to do any keying you'd run into problems with the lower quality LT footage.
Personally, I think you should always work with the highest quality footage you can. The only real concern HQ presents over LT appears to be file size, so unless you are on some sort of super tight budget, or are working with a mountain of footage across multiple projects at once, then this shouldn't be reason enough to go LT over HQ. I have a 2TB drive dedicated solely to my short film (and a second one for backing up), so I can't see any good reason for opting for lower quality footage. Even if your naked eye can't tell the difference, you'll be kicking yourself later if you need to do something with that footage that the HQ option would have better suited towards.
Thanks again for the response!
Anyone else care to chime in?

Log & Transfer 5D Mark II Footage

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Well I just bought an Imac 27" and Final Cut Studio in order to work with my Canon 5D Mark II video files. I've been a PC guy my whole life so I'm trying to figure out Final Cut Pro which is pretty similar to Adobe Premiere. Anyways from what I have gathered, I need to Log & Transfer my files but convert them to ProRes422. I see the option in the Log & Transfer area to choose ProRes but there are 4 different choices.
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It'd be great if you did a side-by-side comparison and posted your particular findings. For a while now, the standard answer has been "ProRess 422" but it seems like some folks are getting acceptable results with going to LT.

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Hi there, so Ive just upgraded from the T2i to Canon 5D Mark III and this is the first time I'm importing footage to final cut. I have FCP 7 (Mac computer) and my video files are 1920x1080, h264 codec shot at 30 fps (29.97). Previously, when importing from the T2i, I used MPEG Streamclip to convert my video files to Apple Prores 422, and then import those compressed files into FCP 7, with field dominance being UPPER, pixels SQUARE. I never had an issue of quality loss or lines through my viewer and canvas using these settings. However, after attempting to do the same with my footage from the Mark III, I got lines through my footage. After researching a bit, I was convinced that the way to eliminate the problem was to download the 5DTORGB app for $50. This has not fixed my problem! Have tried multiple combinations of different field dominance settings and nothing is working. Is this an interlacing problem? I attempted to catch a screenshot but everytime I pause the video or take a shot, the lines do not show...I do not know what is going on! My original mov files are fine, it is only once I convert and import to final cut that they get these little lines... I am desperate for answers, please someone help!!!

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Hi there, so Ive just upgraded from the T2i to Canon 5D Mark III and this is the first time I'm importing footage to final cut. I have FCP 7 (Mac computer) and my video files are 1920x1080, h264 codec shot at 30 fps (29.97). Previously, when importing from the T2i, I used MPEG Streamclip to convert my video files to Apple Prores 422, and then import those compressed files into FCP 7, with field dominance being UPPER, pixels SQUARE. I never had an issue of quality loss or lines through my viewer and canvas using these settings. However, after attempting to do the same with my footage from the Mark III, I got lines through my footage. After researching a bit, I was convinced that the way to eliminate the problem was to download the 5DTORGB app for $50. This has not fixed my problem! Have tried multiple combinations of different field dominance settings and nothing is working. Is this an interlacing problem? I attempted to catch a screenshot but everytime I pause the video or take a shot, the lines do not show...I do not know what is going on! My original mov files are fine, it is only once I convert and import to final cut that they get these little lines... I am desperate for answers, please someone help!!!

Still no change....However, I did export a trial and the vid looks fine, no lines. I guess fcp is just being a little *****! It is just really frustrating me to have to work with these lines going through my clips, even if they do not appear in my exported file....I feel that there must be some hidden issue with my sequence settings....Could you possibly provide a screenshot of the appropriate sequence settings you would use to match a 1920x1080 file with 29.97 fps (already converted from h264 to apple prores 422 thru 5DTORGB) ? I know that usually it is fine to import the newly compressed prores files, and then set sequence to match clips, but since I'm having issues, maybe setting the sequence directly would help?
This is what my sequence settings look like right now, after being matched to my prores clip....
I am concerned because it shows Aspect ratio as HDTV 1080i (16:9) though you have told me my clips from the 5D should be progressive (so shouldnt it be 1080p not 1080i??) Being that there is not option in frame size for 1080p, i tried selecting the "Custom (16:9)" option, but it will not allow it...Just sets it back to 1080i......Any thoughts?

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Howdy-
I have a Canon 5d Mark ii using FCP7. I always use the Log and Transfer plugin (The E1 that you obtain from Canon's website) to import footage, however when I went to use it the other day, and I clicked it, it did not read any files like it normally should. I click the external card that it is located on and nothing happens. Please help! I have a large project due soon! Thanks!

Reading at your first post it sounds like you are logging and transferring direct from the card in the camera. If so, whilst it can be done, this is wrong. You need to make a copy of the entire contents to a hard drive on or connect to your computer.
From the message you are getting you don't have all the data needed for log and transfer to import, its some how corrupted, or do you have still images on the card as well? Sometimes this causes a problem.
For correct procedures with tapeless media look here; http://library.creativecow.net/rossshane/tapeless-workflowfcp-7/1
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What are the correct settings for the Canon 5D mark II in FCP 7 ?

I am shooting full HD at 23s97 fps.. tried making a preset for the Canon but when I import fils FCP always wants to change to appropriate settings for this file type but doesn't tell me what that is...
(latest firmware installed)
Please, can someone provide all the correct settings for me?
And also, why doesn't the camera show up on the desktop/in the menus when attached to the mac? I have ro use EOS utility every time I want to get anything off of the camera... and FCP doesn't see it either. That's just not right - FCP MUST recognise my camera!! : (
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Welcome to the Boards
Not sure what you mean with the following, looks like a word dropped?
I have ro use EOS utility every time I want to get anything off of the camera...
Anyway, some more specs on your system could help point where the issue is. With the new Plug-In by Canon you can Log & Transfer from the Flash Card (not sure how you connected the camera.) Alternatively you could just drag the files in (but make sure to keep all files such as THM in case you use Log and Transfer later.)
Generally it is best to transcode to Pro Res to be able to work with the files in Final Cut. (Log & Transfer should do that, or using Compressor/Mpeg Streamclip.)
It (Final Cut) is probably changing the timeline to match the codec, or depending on your last preset used, just switching things around. In other words if you were editing in DV and had a set up for that, new sequences would default to that and if you try to ad anything else you will get the message.
Take a look at the search over there -> to look for the Canon 5D threads for some more info.
What I would do is just pull one of the clips in to start and look at what the sequence settings are aftr Final Cut changes them for you - they should be fine generally, though you will want to change Codecs to Pro Res.
I like just batch conversion of all my clips from the 5D Markk II and then work from there. (I do not hook up the camera to the computer, just use a card reader.)

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