"Change sequence settings to match clip settings"

Hi - I seem to have lost this prompt!!
Before when I bring a clip into a sequence with a different codec, FCP would ask me if I would like to change the sequence settings to match the clip settings..
I used to love this feature because it meant I didnt need to render the sequence and i could edit clips with most any codec/compression settings etc.
Anyway now FCP doesnt do it anymore! I send the clip down and it just puts it in the sequence and gives me the big RED BAR on top and I have to render.
I have repaired permissions. I have trashed FCP prefs..etc
I'm using FCP 6.0.4 on Tiger. Any ideas would be super appreciated!

Hey guys,
I found the same problem occurred with my own "weird codec". I'm on FCP 6.0.6 and I was doing some simple testing work with Photobooth's video feature, which records in MPEG-4 640x480 .mov. I tried getting my sequence to auto-conform with both 'ASK' and 'Always' settings, but no dice.
I didn't find a solution, mostly because it was easier to simply batch export them all as DV Pal clips, but I thought you might be interested. I posit the auto conform only works with more conventional video codecs like those listed in the Easy Setup options - of which, MPEG-4 is not.

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Changing sequence settings to match clip settings-which settings are right?

I'm using a Canon HF10 camcorder and FCS 2 with a 24" iMac Intel Duo core.
When I bring in a video clip shot on my Canon HF10 (I shoot in its highest-quality mode: FXP and I do not use the 24 fps setting), I take FCP 6's recommendation to set the Sequence Settings to match the clip settings. If I then go to Sequence> Settings, I see that my Sequence Settings are 1920 x 1080 HDTV 1080i (16:9).
If you look at the Canon web page for my camera: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=269&mo delid=16186 , it shows that the camera is "Full HD" and "30p Progressive." So, why is FCP defaulting the Sequence Settings to 1080i? Is this default setting what I should be using?
Also, and perhaps more importantly, if I go into Motion 3 to create things to add to FCP projects that use the footage from my HF10, what settings should I choose in Motion 3's Select Project Preset window?
Thanks!

Hey guys,
I found the same problem occurred with my own "weird codec". I'm on FCP 6.0.6 and I was doing some simple testing work with Photobooth's video feature, which records in MPEG-4 640x480 .mov. I tried getting my sequence to auto-conform with both 'ASK' and 'Always' settings, but no dice.
I didn't find a solution, mostly because it was easier to simply batch export them all as DV Pal clips, but I thought you might be interested. I posit the auto conform only works with more conventional video codecs like those listed in the Easy Setup options - of which, MPEG-4 is not.

Dropped Frames Warning after matching clip settings using Animation codec.

I have a 720 x 540 px animation exported as a QT movie from a 3D program, using the animation codec. I'm bringing it into Final Cut 6, placing it on the timeline and allowing FC to change its sequence settings to match those of the clip so it won't need to be rendered.
If I duplicate the clip several times, placing the duplicates back to back, the sequence plays w/ no problem. If I introduce a different clip, a generated slug or even leave a gap on the timeline I get the Dropped Frames Warning on the very last frame of the clip, right before the play head would move to the first frame of the new clip, or the slug, or the gap where there's nothing on the timeline.
If I initially bring in a clip that's been compressed using PNG and have Final Cut change its sequence settings to match those of the clip, everything plays flawlessly. Same thing using None compression. Plays fine. If I leave FC at its default settings and render the clips after I place them on the timeline, they play fine and I don't get the warning. I only get the warning when I have FC match the settings of a clip using the Animation codec.
I'm running 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon w/ 16 GB Ram. My boot drive is an SSD and my video media is stored on a 2nd internal 7200 RPM HD.
I did read on another forum that the Animation codec tends not to perform so well in FC. I'm wondering if that's the problem or if it's hardware related?

Turn the warning off:
Go to the menu Final Cut Pro > User Preferences and on the General Pane, uncheck the Report dropped frames during playback box. Then click OK.
The warning only alerts you that FCP can't call up and display the frames fast enough to play in real time, so it is dropping frames - during playback.
When you are done editing, you will export the finished file from FCP into the deliverable format you want, during that process every frame of your timeline will be added to the exported file.
And yes, playing back in Animation Codec is real heavy lifting for FCP.
MtD

Is there a way to create a sequence automatically from a clips settings?

I know you can go in and look at the settings and manually input them into the sequence, but I wondered if there was a way to ideally cntrl click (or something like that) the imported clip and "create new sequence" using the clip settings rather than doing it manually?
If there's not a way to do this, it would be a really handy feature for those of us dealing with multiple formats.
Thanks in advance.
Steve
G5, G4

About as close as you can get is to right-click on a single clip and Make Multiclip Sequence. Hit OK to make an sequence out of the single clip. Open the sequence made and delete the multiclip and edit the clip you want back into the sequence.

Changing # of audio tracks -no "clip settings" option?

I'm logging clips and realized I only selected 1 audio track instead of 2. Now I have about 50 clips I need to change from 1A to 2A. I read in discussions that if I do "Modify Clip Settings" I can make the change easily.
Only problem is, I have no option for "Clip Settings" under "Modify" in FCP 4?
Am I out of luck?

To add to D Gilmore's post, I think when you go to batch capture you can specify to use the settings in the log and capture window rather than those associated with the clip. Be sure and do a test on one clip before capturing all your clips.
If this doesn't work, you can export a batch list and then modify it in a wordprocessing program.

Sequence settings should match output settings

My friend has sent me a project to edit. with this sequence setting.
i tried many output settings but the quality is bad. i want to know what output settings shall i use for it.
Thanks In Advance

Sequence setting should match source settings.
Output settings can be what ever you want them to be.

Sequence not conforming to clip settings

I am struggling trying to set up a sequence for some Sony Ex1 footage. We shot at 720p 60f/s. Using XDcam transfer we now have Quicktime movs with the following details...
dimensions: 1280 x 720, codecs: XDCAM EX 720p25 (35Mb/s VBR) Integer (Big Endian) Timecode, Original format: MPEG HD
Is this still a delivery format? When I cant seem to match the sequence to these clips. I have the conform sequence option set to 'ask' but I am not given the option. Am I better off converting to prores HQ or am I missing something blindingly obvious?
any help appreciated
cheers Jimmy

It won't ask to change the sequence settings to a delivery format. It will only change them to an editing format. If you want to edit this footage, you'll have to log and transfer the MPEG HD footage to a FCP friendly format.

New sequence not conforming to clip settings

I'm using FCP 6.0.6. I've got some iPhone 3GS video clips (shot with the Super 8 app). When I create a new sequence, and then drag one of the iPhone clips to the sequence, the sequence does not conform to the low res iPhone settings. I've tried setting my FCP prefs to "always" and "ask" for auto conform. Neither is working--when set to ask, it doesn't ask, and when set to always, the sequence doesn't conform.
Any thoughts? Thanks.

It would make no sense to enlarge your clips to 1280x720.
The problem is your original material is not in a standard video size.
You might try converting it to ProRes422 while leaving the material in the 480x320 size. Make sure you convert the audio to 48khz as well.
Once converted, create a new sequence and drop one of the newly converted files into it. The timeline sequence should be adjusted to allow for realtime playback.
Good luck.
x

Changed sequence setting on timeline - now exports jittery . . .

Editing in HD from clips shot with Canon XH A1. Have exported a couple of projects with no issues using Print to Tape. This short project's clips are 1440 x 1080. Sequence setting was 1280 x 1080 (?). So changed sequence setting to match clips. When printing to tape, images are very jittery (blurry motion). I assume I haven't made the correct adjustments. Any help appreciated.

If you have Final Cut Pro 6, try this:
• Create a new sequence using the appropriate Easy Preset.
• Copy and paste one clip into the new sequence.
• If the program asks if you want to change the sequence settings to match the clip, select yes. If it doesn't ask, it means your sequence settings match the clip.
• Cut and paste the rest of the material from the old timeline to the new one.
Good luck.
x

Match sequence settings to clip settings should avoid rendering, right?

I drag my media to my timeline and that helpful pop-up stops and asks to match the sequence settings to the clip settings. I say yes, and because the two now match perfectly, this should eliminate the need to render --- right??
I've tried to match the squence before dropping in my media, but can't seem to find the right settings myself.
I can't waste time rendering. Please, any help on this is greatly appreciated!

Update:
I downloaded the Pavtube HD Video Converter App (it costs $35, but it seems worth it). It has a setting menu specefic to mediums; one for Finalcut Pro that includes an option for Apple ProRes. I used the ProRes HQ setting and left the size as original (remember I captured in 4:3). When I put into Finalcut, however, I get a message that says it is not optimized for Finalcut and, once again, I have a rendering issue. However, if I go back to Pavtube and export again, this time changing the ProRes options to resize at 1920x1080, I can import into Finalcut with no problem and no rendering. The catch is that in Finalcut, my video is now stretched to fit widescreen and unfortunately the 1920x1080 is the only size I've been able to export as and then import into FCP without any problems. This is resolved when I export using quicktime convesion and set the size back to 4:3 (shown in screen shot), but brings up another problem - squished text.
Just now seeing other posts to my questions...I will try those suggestions. Thank you!

Render Settings should match my Import/Source Settings?

Back again and would like to thank A.T. Romano for the help last time.
I'm Currently using a Canon VIXIA HFM50 recording:
AVCHD(equal to 1920x1080p ?)
MXP(24 mbps)
30 PF though can use 60i
Rec. Programs: Sports
File type: .MTS
*Recording Sports games
Should my Project Preset Recordings be:
AVCHD 1080p60 or Full HD 1080i 30 or another?
1) Do my render settings need to match exactly or as close to my import/source settings?
If so should my render/export settings look like this?:
AVCHD
File type: H.264 Blu-Ray
Frame Size: 1920x1080
Frame Rate: 29.97
Field Order: ?
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9
Profile: High
Level: 4.1
Bitrate Encoding: VBR, 1 Pass
Target Bitrate: 20
Maximum Bitrate: 24
Thank you in advance.

Sequence setting should match source settings.
Output settings can be what ever you want them to be.

What is the best way to match clip and sequence settings for real-time editing?

I am a long time FCP user and trying to make the After Effects workflow a little smoother by utilizing the Adobe suite.
One of the most valuable things I miss about FCP is that when I drop a clip in a blank sequence (no matter what the settings of the seq) it will ask if I want to match the settings of the clip. This ensures that no rendering is required to quickly edit the video in real-time.
Is there a plugin or function in Premiere CS4 that I am missing that will afford me this feature? Currently i am doing everything I can to match the clip settings when creating a sequence, but sadly i'm still having to render the timeline to preview the edit.
lh

And in CS4, if there is not a matching Preset, you can choose the Desktop Preset, which will allow you to customize nearly every attribute to match your source footage. The name is a bit of a misnomer, but has been around for a long time. I would have called it the "Custom Preset," but Adobe never called.
Good luck,
Hunt
PS - I just learned something new about CS5 from Curt, because of your question - thanks!

Matching the sequence clip settings.

Ok so i have a Sony xdcam ex1 and i also have a panasonic dvx 100b, i am making a trailer with both of them in the same timeline and it matches the clip settings to whatever i put in to the timeline first, so the next clip i put in that doesn't match that settin looks real bad. Is there a way to have a timeline that supports both settings or no?
thanks

Start with a DV timeline, and drop the XDCAM footage from the EX1 into that timeline. Downconverting XDCAM 1080 HD to DV is a lot cleaner looking that upconverting DV to 1080 HD.
Oh, and never judge the quality of your footage on the computer monitor...only a broadcast quality monitor connected to the system.
#2 Blurry Playback
Shane's Stock Answer #2: Blurry playback
ONLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF YOUR MATERIAL ON AN EXTERNAL NTSC MONITOR, OR AT LEAST A TV.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24787
Video playback requires large amounts of data and many computations. In order to maintain frame rate and be viewable at a normal size, only about one-fourth of the DV data is used in displaying the movie to the screen. However, the DV footage is still at full quality, and is best viewed thru a TV or NTSC monitor routed thru your camera or deck.
The canvas shows you what happens after the codec you are working with has been applied. The viewer shows you the material in its native format. There are a couple things you can do to make it look better:
1. Disable overlays on the canvas
2. Make sure you've rendered everything (no green bars at the top of the timeline
But still, your computer monitor will not show you a full quality image. For that you need an external monitor and a proper output device, such as those made by Canopus (ADVC 110, 300…only for DV), AJA, Black-Magic or Matrox.
Shane

Changing Sequence Settings?

Guys, I think I may have made a major boo boo!
I edited a sequence but when I render it certain parts (mainly the ones with speed adjustments) stutter.
I think I forgot to change the sequence setting prior to beginning the edit. It normally asks me if I want to chance the settings to match the clip but it didn't this time round for some reason!
I went and changed the sequence setting but now the canvas shows a smaller version of the footage even though it matches the clip settings.

what are the clip format properties (select a clip and press Cmd-9)
what are the sequence settings (with timeline active press Cmd-zero)
try Modify menu > Conform to Sequence ... it will adjust attributes of selected clip instances to better match the sequence settings inc. adding (or removing) shift field filters to compensate for field order errors if/where possible to predict a mismatch.
that said, some issues are unfixable. it may be that the juddering you see is because the speed changes you are applying are not suitable for the clip content (pans, zooms etc)
best
Andy

Sequence/Clip Settings and Rendering

Greetings from a new Final Cut user,
Upon placing a new QT movie into my sequence I get the "Attention - This clip does not match....Change sequence settings to match the clip settings ?" message. When I click "Yes" and the clip is placed in the sequence timeline I get a red bar that tells me the clip needs to be rendered. Why is this? If I click "Yes" to change the sequence settings to match the clip settings then why does the clip need to be rendered?
If I click "No" to not change the sequence settings to match the clip settings I get a green bar above the clip and the clip plays back fine without the "Unrendered" text covering the sequence monitor.
I have also rendered a QT movie from Motion with the same settings as my sequence and upon placing this clip into my sequence I get the same message as above with the same results when I click "Yes" or "No".
Can someone please explain to me what's going on? Thanks in advance for any help.
Jeff

Then that isn't normal.
#44: FCP acting weird - Trash Prefs
Shane's Stock Answer #44: FCP acting weird or unusual. Just not like is normally should
If the program was working fine, and now isn't, or just isn't working the way it should, the first things to do are:
1) Trash your FCP preferences. Download the Preference Manager from Digital Rebellion: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/pref_man.htm
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/trashing_fcpprefs.html
2) Open the Disk Utility and Repair Permissions.
3) Shut down for 10 min. Go for a quick walk around the block and get SOME exercise today. Come back, turn on the computer and see how things are.
4) (optional) Do the Hokey Pokey and turn your self about. Results may vary.
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