Final Cut Pro or Express for HD DVD???

I have a brand new HD Camcorder (Sony HDR-SR1 - 30Gb HardDisk) and would like to import my HD movies to my iMac/G5/20"/1.8Ghz/Superdrive/1Gb RAM and burn it in a highest resolution, or if all possible in HD format. Also, I have Final Cut Express 2.0.3,Popcorn 2, and iLife 6(all latest version). I'm willing to learn, switch, and purchase any necessary software (with some limitation on hardware) to complete my task. I would very appreciate if you please share your knowledge.

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3043588#3043588

Similar Messages

What is the latest version of Final Cut Pro or Express for PPC G5

I think I am to the point that iDVD and iMovie don't help. Do I have any FCP options available?

Final Cut Studio 2...that includes FCP 6. But finding it to buy NOW will be tricky. Pretty much only eBay at this point.
Shane

Converting Final Cut Pro to Express

I had someone do a project for me using Final Cut Pro. Can I take that file and open it in Final Cut Express and do some of my own editing?

Hi(Bonjour)!
Final Cut Express can handle Final Cut pro 4 HD documents. I use all lessons included in "Apple Pro training Series- Final Cut Pro HD version 4" volume.
When FCE 2 came out, it was based on FCP 4 code, and many capabilities from this particular version of FCP were incude in FCE, we can call them "Twins".
Alas, FCE can handles only DV and HDV (Apple intermediate Codec), and not 24p.
You can double-click on a copy of your FCP document and see what will hapen, but if you do not have DV media on your mac, all clips will be disconnected from their source files, thus the editing will be impossible.
Good luck.
Michel Boissonneault

Final Cut Pro X wont burn to DVD

I burned a DVD from Final Cut Pro X earlier successfully, now I when to try to burn to DVD there is now response. I have tried multiple DVD's, restarted my mac, rebuilt the project and still no luck.
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Video was recorded using an Atomos Ninja, so was split into multiple short videos. I just imported all the videos, added them to the timeline. Then I tried to Share > DVD.
DVD Settings:
I am using Aone DVD-R Discs
I did the exact same thing for the previous project which exported successfully

Can I use Motion 5 without Final Cut Pro but maybe for iMovie?

Hi guys, if I buy Motion 5 can I use it to create a project without Final Cut Pro or X or what ever?! And can I create transitions for iMovie?
Thanks

Stelo08, yes, Motion will export in a handful of formats.
h264 is the most popular, but did not support transparency, which you would likely want if you wanted to do lower thirds (titles).
Motion will export in prores 444 which which supports transparency, but I do not know if it works in imovie.
(I tried it in Camtasia 2.3 and it did not there, but it seemed to work in ScreenFlow 4.03)
Additionally, you can import video footage into Motion, so worst case scenario, you could pull a shorter scene into motion, do your overlays, export that scene and then add it back into imovie.

Final Cut Pro to Avid for broadcast

Hi,
I use Final Cut Pro to produce 30 TV spots.
I dont own Beta or DVCPro50 decks so i burn QuickTime Uncompressed 8 bit files.
At the broadcast station, they drop the QuickTime movie into Avid media composer v.12.
We had 3 choices for import setting in Avid:
1) RGB
2) RGB Dither
3) 601
601 gave us the more accurate image, better contrast that seemed quite the same as i saw in my FCP editing suite.
What are the best FCP export settings and best Avid import settings to avoid any shift in luma and chroma ?
QuickTime Uncompressed 8 bit is YUV ?
Is Avid able to read YUV ?
thanks

There are currently 3 main television standards used throughout the world:
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. The oldest existing standard, developed in the USA. First used in 1954. Consists of 525 horizontal lines of display and 60 vertical lines. Sometimes irreverently referred to as "Never Twice the Same Color." Only one type exists, known as NTSC M.
SECAM - Système Électronique pour Couleur avec Mémoire. Developed in France. First used in 1967. A 625-line vertical, 50-line horizontal display. Sometimes referred to by wags as "Something Essentially Contrary to the American Method" or SEcond Colour Always Magenta!" Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Types B and D usually used for VHF; types G, H, and K for UHF; types I, N, M, K1 and L for both VHF/UHF. Different types are generally not compatible.
PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed by German engineer Walter Bruch and the German electronic corporation Telefunken. Walter Bruch patented his invention 1963 and the first commercial application of the PAL system was in August 1967. Also a 625/50-line display and variant of NTSC. Proponents call it "Perfection At Last." Due to the cost of the enormous circuit complexity, critics often refer to it as "Pay A Lot". Different types use different video bandwidth and audio carrier specs. Common types are B, G and H; less common types include D, I, K, N and M. The different types are generally not compatible
from: http://www.kropla.com/tv.htm
cheerios,
x

Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (Final Cut Studio)?

Is it possible to export Final Cut Pro X projects or .MOV to DVD Studio Pro (from Final Cut Studio v.3)? I'm using the free trial of Final Cut Pro X and later acquired a copy of Final Cut Studio (FCP 7, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4, Color 1.5, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 2).
I don't like the default DVD export in FCPX, so I would like to do it on DVD Studio Pro. Is it possible to export the project or the final .MOV file to DVD Studio Pro?
Additionally, can I use unfinished FCPX projects on FCP7?
Is it possible to export from FCPX to Compressor 3.5 (Final Cut Studio)?
Feedback would be greatly appreciated. As of this post, I have about 13 days left on my FCPX trial. Or would it just make sense to just use Final Cut Pro 7, since I have a permanent copy of it?
Thank you.
P.S. Where would be the best place to store projects or any other file related to Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Pro X? My MacBook Pro has 320GB built in storage (only 60GB available), and I have a 1TB external hard drive.
What is best to store on the Macintosh internal hard drive?
What is best to store on the external hard drive?

Yes you can make DVDs in DVDSP using video exported from FCPX.
There are some apps that will translate between X and 7- that said I would highly recommend not going back and forth as the translations are not 1:1 perfect.
I would recommend storing all Events and Projects on the External drive.
Compressor 3.5 will not accept exports directly from FCPX- you'll need Compressor 4 which is $49.
Totally up to you whether you want to make the jump to X. 7 is an EOL'ed program, meaning there will not be another version of that application. Final Cut Pro X is the version being actively developed now.

Final Cut Pro logo wanted for end credits

Is there somewhere I can download an Apple Final Cut Pro logo for insertion at the end of my project, in the credits... something to the effect of... 'Edited with Final Cut Pro' in the FCP font from Apple ?
thanks in advance.

I found the same thing after Googling "edited by final cut pro logo"
MacBook Pro, Dual Core 2.16 Mac OS X (10.4.8) Keyboard protected with leather

HT5127 how do i get the final cut pro X trial for an additional 30 days

My trail 30days for Final Cut Pro X expired but I remember reading that you can get it for an additional 30days is this true?

There are 2 ways ............. you buy a new Mac (or use a different one) and the trial will work for a further 30 days.
This way you can keep using the trial forever, but it will cost you around £1000 every month to renew your computer.
The other way that is free ............ at the end of each month you completely erase the hard drive and reinstall the OS and all the apps etc.

Proper Motion to Final Cut Pro 5 workflow for highest quality in Final Cut.

I have read several post on Motion 2 to Final Cut Pro. I am somewhat unclear as to how to get the very highest quality Motion 2 project into Final Cut Pro 5. I am currently creating a new DV project in Motion 2, as I am working in DV in Final Cut Pro 5. I notice the Motion 2 files look blurry inside Final Cut Pro 5 when I import the Motion project file and add it to my sequence timeline. Clearly I am doing something wrong. Should I ever export from Motion as a Quicktime movie, and then add that Motion Quicktime movie to the sequence timeline? I know that the Animation codec gives the highest quality from Motion, but what about when you are using the Motion project file in Final Cut Pro 5?
As always thanks in advance for taking the time to read and reply to my Post,
Sebastian

if you're exporting using the DV codec, Quicktime displays the clip at a lesser resolution than the clip actually is, and it will appear blurry on a computer monitor.
open the clip in QT, go to "Window>Show movie properties". select the video track in the top portion of that window, then the "Visual Settings" tab. Check off the "High Quality" checkbox at the lower right of the window.
this only affects DV codec clips, from what i understand.
-bt

Exchange Final Cut Pro 5 discs for upgrade to Intel

I have Final Cut Pro 5 install discs and recently upgraded to iMac with Intel processor. Is there a way to exchange the discs to Intel version?

This is FCP X forum. Ask in FCP Studio forum. Apple does not provide FCP Studio anymore

Final Cut Pro X workarounds for Final Cut Express users?

I'm new to FCPX after using FCE for 6 years (I don't know if I was the last FCE holdout out there). While there are some neat features of FCPX, I couldn't help but notice some glaring omissions (to me at least), of which I discovered a workaround. So, I'm posting what I've discovered so far:
1. No text XY coordinates in Titles. FCE let you set the origin of text location by typing in XY coordinates.
Workaround: Don't drag the text's position, keep it centred. Double click the title on the timeline, and under "Video" in the inspector you can adjust the XY coordinates of the entire video.
2. Titles with transitions latch on to the nearest video. As FCE was track-based, the empty space on the track before it let you simply "fade in" the effect so to speak, so the video remained unchanged while the title transitioned in.
Workaround: Create an empty title before your desired title and use the transition between those two titles. You are essentially "creating" the empty space that was formerly in a track.
Also, if there are official answers to these without workarounds, I will gladly hear them. I might add on as I acclimate myself to this. Feel free to add your own that you've come across (I couldn't find a thread like this, even way back when X first came out).

IIf you use the transfirm function in the viewer the XY coordinates appear in the upper left as you drag. Or as you say you can dial in XY values for the title in the video tab. Not sure what the problem is with that as a positioning scheme.
How a transition effects the title is depending entirely on the transition. They are all different and have different behaviors. A fade up using a cross dissolve does not require a blank clip in front of it. Some transitions also have a preset to effect from black which can be overridden by right-clicking on them.

Final Cut Pro and Express on same Mac

Hi,
I'm planning to buy FCP and I'm currently using FCE.
Regarding the installation of the Pro version, my question is: Do I have to uninstall FCE before I install FCP?
Or can I keep both versions with no compatibility problems.
Hard disk space is not a problem for me...
Thanks in advance for your advice.
JC

It's no problem to have both on the same system.

Final cut pro and express help

This guy is fantastic with tutorials. http://www.izzyvideo.com/

You undoubtedly created it on FCE 4.0.1 but you have just installed FCE 4.0.0
Go to Software Update and download and install the FCE 4.0.1 update.

TS1233 How do I get chapter markers for iDVD from Final Cut Pro X?

It seems like a tremendous short-coming that Final Cut Pro X doesn't allow for chapter markers that can be used in iDVD or DVD Pro. Surely there is some way to get used-defined markers from Final Cut Pro X or at least re-define the Final Cut Pro X markers in the DVD authoring applications. Does anyone know how to do this?

I have decided to say that my problem is solved by the work-a-rounds that have been submitted. I STILL don't like the fact tha Apple has decided that DVD's are a thing of the past and therefore (chapter) markers are of no use. That may be true is the publishing world of YouTube, Vimeo, etc. but it certainly NOT true for many of us advanced hobbyists that still like distribution on DVD's to our friends or a more localized (private) community -- especially to those who are not computer literate. If Apple wants to exclude us from their customer base, I suggest that base will become even smaller than their competitors who still have chapter markers in their products. I'll get off my soapbox now. . .

Final Cut Pro or Express for HD DVD???

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for