FCP Settings

Does anyone know what the correct FCP settings are to import footage from tape using the JVC GY-HD100U camera. The footage is HD 1280x720.
Thanks,
Mike

HDV 720p24.
And HDV is difficult to work with...there is a LOT to watch out for. You have to read these forums...search for HDV...too much to be said. Perhaps someone else will say more.
Go to www.hdforindies and click on the FAQ...that says a lot.
Shane

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Thanks for that Ann.
I've done small samples at 720 x 25 720 x 50 1080 x 25 1080 x 50 before using Dynamic Link (which I must admit I've found very convenient and effective previously) to set up in Encore and burn without extras such as menus.
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I think I'll press ahead with 720 x 25 with this project which is what I've used before and am confident with but would welcome more advice on this topic.
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Make a sequence with a ProRes NTSC setting...you'll find that in the AUDIO VIDEO settings under the SEQUENCE PRESET drop down menu. Make a new sequence after you choose it, and then copy and paste the clips into that. Then you will have to highlight them all, and then remove the attributes put on the clips when you put them into a DV timeline, so the EDIT menu, REMOVE ATTRIBUTES...distort perhaps? Basic motion maybe? not sure how the clips were affected.
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Robert Ober wrote:
Michael Trauffer wrote:
Using the "Still Store" room is extremely helpful when matching clips. I'm sure that the Ripple Training DVDs cover that room.
Ok, I may need to spend the 100.
I had thought for sure I had read in one of Alexis Van Hurkman's books he covered camera matching. I decided to call him and ask (he's just a few blocks from me). Answer, no - nothing he's written covers camera matching and we couldn't come up with a resource that either of us definitively knows covers camera matching.
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Here's a synopsis on Alexis' take on effective camera matching:
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• Once that moment is found, it's a matter of getting matching blacks / whites / mids by working your contrast / hue controls.
• Once they match, you then have the base correction for both cameras.
• The dirty secret: When using 2 or more cameras of different makes and models, usually one produces superior images than the other. The dirty secret is that you'll have to usually grunge up the good camera to get an acceptable match between the cameras.
In addition to Alexis' comments I'll add: I like to start with the best looking shot and make it look the way I want. Then I save that to the still store and use the still store to help me dial in the other camera(s). I get them as close as possible and then, if necessary, re-work the original camera to finish off the job.
HTH
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FCP Settings for HDV "Help!"

I have digitized some HD footage shot on a Cannon HV20 and I have set my Video settings accordingly,( frame size 1920 X 1080, Pix Aspect ratio is 1440 X 1080, edit timebase 29.27, compressor HDV 1080i60. However whenever I drag a clip onto my timeline I have to render it and it takes an age!
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Try using the "Easy setup" for the format you've shot. i.e. HDV 1080i for example. This setup is found in the Final Cut Pro/Easy Setup menu. Then create a new sequence to edit with. The trick is to match the clip's properties when you setup a sequence. So if you've shot HDV 1080i, then select that same sequence setting to edit with. No renders that way.
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Jerry
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Welcome to the forums.
Yes, I have the Kona LH as well and I note that there isn't an Easy Setup for 1080i50. 1080i25, but not 50. Could it be as simple as duplicating a 1080i25 setup, and changing the frame rate from 25 to 50? I dunno...that is an AWEFULLY high rate. There isn't a 1080i60 either. The highest it goes is 29.97. And when I deliver 1080 masters, they are 23.98.
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I'm shooting with an XL2 in 16:9, 30p mode. What Sequence settings should I have FCP set to?
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The XL2 is a DV cam which records 29.97 interlaced to tape. It is not a progressive cam. It probably uses field duplication to imitate "progressive" but at the level of what is being recorded - it's standard ol' interlaced DV.
Start with the Easy Preset for DV/NTSC 16:9 anamorphic 48 khz (assuming you didn't set the audio to 32khz). You'll want to set the firewire control protocol to Firewire BASIC before you start capturing.
Also, if you are capturing to a laptop or iMac with an external firewire drive and are having issues, do a search here for "canon firewire incompatibility". Tons of fun reading/
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x

FCP settings lock

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Is there a way to lock settings on FCP? For example is I want to only have it just do DV NTSC? I don't want others changing it to PAL, HDV, or HDTV.
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Chris Howe

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HG21 and FCP Settings

Hey there!
I've looked through some of the other topics on here and was wondering if I might be able to get some direct input from users who use the HG21 with FCP/FCE.
I tend to shoot in either MXP or FXP mode, with 24p on and often with cinemode on as well.
I know I have to log and transfer but I am not sure what settings to start and end with.
I had also read somewhere to use the CineTools Reverse Telecine.
But my footage seems to look... well.... crappy and really interlaced when I go to export it.
The best results I think I have had was making the export video size a smaller HD setting like 1280x720. I feel like I am missing something and should be able to get better results.
I want to get a better understanding of the workflow and not only what settings to use but why.
Sorry if this is something people have covered ad-naseum before but I am not really finding the kind of info I want or need to understand it better. I HAVE googled it and the best results were kind of in here.
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Best,
Robert

Hi there Robert,
Like you, I use the HG21. I always shoot in MXP mode, which corresponds to a bitrate of 24Mbit/second at a frame size of 1920x1080 and a frame rate of 60i or 30p. I've found that for exporting to the web you should shoot in 30p mode, but for DVD the interlacing is important to the final result.
First of all, FCE doesn't support 24fps content so to edit that you'd need FCP. In FCE, you need to set your Easy Setup to the preset that matches the format you're working in (in my case the +AVCHD Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60,+) then once you have logged and transferred you need to edit it in a sequence that matches your media. If you use any other sequence the AIC footage needs to first be rendered out in that frame size which will also sacrifice quality.
When you're done editing your footage in a sequence that matches your media, make sure to render everything out (Option-R) before exporting. If you're exporting for burning to a DVD, simply export via +File > Export > Quicktime Movie+ to get a lossless video file from your original sequence. If you're exporting for the web, you'll need to use Quicktime Conversion. I often follow [Vimeo's Compression Guidelines|http://vimeo.com/help/compression] if I'm going to be exporting to Vimeo or YouTube. Until recently - when Vimeo started supporting 1920x1080 video - I always set the frame size for my final product down to 1280x720 to further accommodate the website I was uploading to. Make sure to deinterlace if you're exporting a 60i video for the web, because otherwise it will look pretty bad.
If you want to compare your footage with some of the results I got with that camera you could check out my short films here:
http://vimeo.com/5494472
http://vimeo.com/8158419
So that was a general overview of how to get good results with the camera, but if you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer.
Sasha

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I'd like to transport my FCP user settings to another computer and I'd like my keyboard layout and window layout to remain intact. Do I just need to copy my window layout files?
Thanks as always.

Dude...it's LABOR DAY. Many people aren't working, but rather BBQing or cruising on the lake with their boats.
Or don't know the answer to your question.
Patience...
Shane

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