Convert Alpha graphic to pro res 4444

I can't seem to get this to work. I have some keyable(alpha) animations that I have added sound to and I want to export them as pro res 4444 with alpha and audio and use in other projects. I've used QT conversion selecting pro res 4444 and when I import them into the new project they won't key and the item properties for the clips indicate none for alpha. Manually changing that to straight doesn't fix the problem. What am I doing wrong?

Astrojam wrote:
Is there a easy way to unrender a seq as opposed to replacing the video
You can use any of several techniques, Render Manager, for one, disable and then re-enable cip, for another. Remove Attributes, sort of, carefully select on option but you need to do the experimentation on your own.
bogiesan

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Fcp forces me to render Apple Pro Res 4444 files when i drop on timeline

i shoot with the canon 5d mark ii and i have been having problems making my videos easy to edit. I convert them from h.264 to the apple pro res 4444. when i take the files and then attempt to drag them into the project timeline, i am prompted to change the settings to match that of the video format. when i select no, all of the files require me to render before playback. when i select yes, i always get dropped frames and the video stalls and fails to play. selecting no and rendering is not time efficient at all and i know there is a better way to do this. any help or suggestions? i'm clearly doing something wrong.

Hi -
While it may seem counterintuitive, transcoding to a ultra-high quality, specialized format like ProRes 4444 actually, in most cases, counter productive.
Converting your h.264 files to ProRes 4444 is like buying size 26 shoes for size 9 feet. Apple ProRes 4444 is there for specialized use by people editing large frame size images +WITH an alpha channel for each frame+. To properly play it back will require both a high horsepower computer and high speed disk drive array to support the data rate involved in that format.
May I make a suggestion? I would be to convert your h.264 material to Pro Res 422. Even ProRes HQ is beyond what you need to handle your material correctly.
When you convert your files to ProRes 422, and allow FCP to set the sequence to the same settings, you will find that you will be able to edit without rendering. And don't worry - the quality of your image is set by the h.264 compression, the conversion to Pro Res 422 will not degrade it.
A frequent example given on these boards: if you take a can of beer, and pour it in a keg, you still have just a can of beer, but it is harder to carry around - and the keg certainly takes up more space.
There is a very useful White Paper written by Apple that describes the various flavors of ProRes and their correct application at:
http://images.apple.com/finalcutstudio/docs/AppleProRes_White_Paper_July2009.pdf
Hope this helps.
MtD

Pro Res 4444 to Pro Res 422

I have Pro Res 4444 footage that I want to edit in FCS for the web. My understanding is that it would be better to work in Pro Res 422 (easier to work with etc). Would it make sense to import the Pro Res 4444 in FC and used compressor to export it to a Pro Res 422 format? Or is there a better way?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Take the footage directly into Compressor and convert to 422. No reason to go to FCP first. OR...better yet. With the footage in FCP, use the media Manager to RECOMPRESS to PR422.

Trouble exporting Pro Res 4444 at current settings through QT

Hi. I'm editing a sequence with settings at Pro Res 4444, frame size 2048/1024 (footage shot on Red). It's 25 minutes long. The client wants me to deliver a self-contained movie at current settings. When I try to export one (choosing 'export'/'quicktime movie'), after getting 3-5 pct done, it stops and a '! General Error' message appears.
There's plenty of room on my drive.
Anyone know what 'general error' might mean in this case? Is it perhaps impossible to export a file this big (I expect it to be about 60G)? If it is indeed not possible, any tips on what alternate settings I can use to give the client the best possible quality?

First you should know that FCE doesn't work natively with h.264 files. It will try, but in the long run you'll encounter a lot of problems. Since FCE was designed to only work with the QuickTime DV and AIC formats, you'll need to convert the footage prior to importing. If your version has a Log & Transfer function, there might be a plugin you can download from Canon that will transcode the files into the proper format. But whatever you do, when converting the files, the video specs MUST exactly match the specs of your FCE Sequence.
If you want to edit h.264 files natively, use Adobe Premier or FCP-X.
-DH

Apple pro res 4444 info?

COuld someone tell me the data rate for apple pro res 4444 codec? how many megabytes per second does it demand? Will I be able to run it from a 7200 rpm firewire 800 single mobile drive?
Thanks!

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/apple-prores.html

Using Media Manager to convert movies to apple pro res

Using Media Manager to convert movies to apple pro res, How can I convert my existing media files from quicktime movies into apple pro res 422 ?
After they are converted will I have to re-point my fcp project to the converted files?
Thank You for taking time to answer these
Carl

Sorry, I am not following.
You said you have converted them to prores LT & are having this issue, or is it with H264 files in your edit?
How did you convert? using media manager, or compressor?
if you still are using the H264 media that would be the issue.
That is not an editing codec. it is a delivery codec.
The thing to have done would have been to convert to prores before you started editing.
or did you do that?

Converting a mov /apple pro res 422 file into a an avi, what codec?

I need to convert a mov 422 pro res file into an avi, how can i do it? with what codec? and application ?

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Pro res 4444 import into AE is Half Res!?

I have some footage in Pro res 4444 1920x1080p coming into AE ( and Premiere ) the footage is half res 960x540 in the Project window for some reason.
Played Directly in QT or FCPX it plays fine and full res.
*Edit* -
I have ProRes 4444 as an export Codec in AE.
I have FCP7 too.
Anyone got any ideas
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Try opening the file in QT Pro, view at full size, then save the file. That should fix it. I've seen this before.

Target codec say Apple Pro Res 4444

I just downloaded Canon's EOS Movie Plug in, why does my target codec say Apple Pro res 4444? Thanks in advance.

NEVERMIND! I found it!

Convert h.264 to Pro Res

I was having a problem editing h.264 shot on a DSLR....
Some on this forum kindly answered my question suggestiong I convert
the video to pro res.
What is the best way to convert the video to ProRes.
I have edited a sequence and do not want to start over again.
Thanks

Try again…
If you've managed tio edit a h.264 sequence, you've already jumped through some hurdles. Try exporting, You may be lucky.
If that gets weird, change the sequence settings to Pro Res – either PR422 or PR LT. Then export.
In the future, best practices are to use Log & Transfer, assuming you have intact card.
If you don't, convert the clips in Compressor or MPEG Streamclip. Then bring them into FCP.
Good luck.
Russ

HOW DO I CONVERT F4VS TO APPLE PRO RES?

Hi, I need to transfer a premiere pro project as a XML to FCP so i plan to convert the files into premiere pro into Apple prores so they can opened in a Apple Pro Res project in FCP. The files I need to convert are the original MOVs and F4vs so the movs won't be a problem but the I've tried converting the f4Vs in Adobe Media Encoder and it seems to suggest I need FCP installed on my computer to convert them to pro res bu there must be a way of getting F4vs in to FCP. This is a project I'm transferring to be opened on someone elses computer in their FCP so how is this done?
PLEASE HELP!
I have the apple pro res codec already installed on my computer and downloaded a free trial of Pavtube but when I tried converting a F4v file into prores it said I need Final Cut already installed on my computer so would wondershare say the same thing. Sorry but I just want to be clear so...If I convert all the movie files in my Premiere Project into Apple Pro Res then export that as a XML then send all the individual files along with the XML project file to another computer they would be able to open the XML project all good and fine in FCP7?... There isn't any speed adjusted clips in the project as with those I nested and converted them into f4vs in Media Encoder then reimported them into the Pro project, then there are a few clips that I have adjusted the scale and postion and put on a slight fade on some clips- would those effects transfer to FCP7 ok ?
The project files I used in Pro are-
Editing Mode: DSLR,
25fps,
frame size 1920 x 1080, vertical 16:9,
Pixel Aspect Ratio, Square Pixels (1.0)
Fields : No Fields(Progressive Scan)
Sample Rate 48000,
Video Previews-
Preview File Format I-Frame Only Mpeg
Codec Mpeg I-frame
So if they open a project in FCP7 with as much of those settings as possible and in Apple Pro Res and then import the XML would that work?
Any advice would be extremely welcome and I'll be very greatful.Cheers
Simon

Try using MPEG Streamclip. Seems to work for a lot of folks.

Apple Pro Res 4444, does it work with FCP 6?

Does ProRes 4444 work with FCP 6? I don't think so but wanted to check before I had the film lab telecine my film. I'm stuck with FCP 6. Might have to go with ProRes 422 (HQ) ?

Jon Chappell wrote:
Are you 100% sure that you can write to ProRes 4444 files in QT 7.6.2? I would have thought you'd need FCS3 for that.
See, I knew the editing gods would humble me.
I just re-tested this on a separate FCS 2 partition and it turns out my memory was failing. While you can read and import the new ProRes codecs, you can cannot render out to them in the FCP 6 + QT 7.6.2 universe. So yeah, getting all ProRes4444 files would be a hassle on an FCP 6 setup.
Ugh, sorry for the bad steer.

Why do I have to convert t2i files to pro res in fcp x? What difference does it make ?

Hey Guys,
Just wondering why do I have to convert canon t2i files to prores in fcp x? What difference does it make ? I'm able to edit in fcpx the files that have just been imported diectly in. Does it cause any problems in export?
Thanks so much,
Jamie

I am not familiar with Canon files.
I assume that they are like AVCHD which are really designed only as a delivery format and not for editing.
Though they can be edited it is concidered better to convert them to ProRes 422 for editing.
Though nothing terrible will probably happen if you don't convert them, you are likely to get improved results and faster rendering of complex effects with the converted media.
The best thing is to do 2 very short (sub - 5 minute) identical test projects adding lots of effects etc. with both methods and then you will be able to determine which technique suits you.

Pro res 4444 on fw 800 drive

anybody working @ prores 4444 off a fw800 drive? need to do a quick cc on some dailies & edit
and wondering if it'll even play off a graid fw800.

Enrique, I think you might want to rethink this-- especially if this is a dailies gig where you've gotta turn stuff around regularly. Ask for dailies on a better drive-- one that you can plug into a faster connection. Did you ever resolve your e-sata stuff? If you've got a box that you can sled the drive into you'll be MUCH better off in terms of playability and throughput.
It would be a bear to have to copy everything onto your system, CC and then dump back. It ought to be in the producer's court to fix this!
Slot 4 is what works really well for me, BTW , with my sonnet card...
Aside: You gotta love this forum-- don't see a guy for 25 years, and here he is on the forum...

Trouble with flickering after converting AVCHD files to Apple Pro Res 22

Hi guys.
I have figured out that Apple Pro res 22 is the best format for my AVCHD files.
But I am having trouble with the files after converting them to this format.
Every 60 frames I have a blurred frame.
This results in a flickering effect when watching the clip.
The original MP4 clip (AVCHD) plays fine on the Mac but when I convert is it flickers.
I have captured a still shot of the frame here
http://www.willpower.net.au/DOWNLOADS/FrameError.jpeg
Here are the settings I am using for the conversion
http://www.willpower.net.au/DOWNLOADS/Error.JPG
Here is the converted file in Apple Pro Res 22 format with the flickering
http://www.willpower.net.au/DOWNLOADS/SANY0007.mov
I'd appreciate any help that you can offer.

Actually I think I might have found the answer.
After diggin deaper into the camera manual I have discovered that the setting I had it on "Full HD" actually is interlaced not progressive. Even though tha badging on the camera says Progressive"
So I think something got lost when converting the files to apple pro res.
I just shot a 10 sec clip on "Full HR" which is the progressive function and it converted nicely.
I'll come back to this post after shooting and making a little test movie today.
Thanks for your help.
PS. I wonder what codec it actually shoots in. Apparently it is not AVCHD but MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression (I thought that was AVCHD)

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