Final Cut to Avid

Hello!
I am working on a rough cut and have to transfer the material to avid. How do i save the project?
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Your options are limited. Automatic Duck will convert the entire project. Very useful, but you pay for what you get. You can export an EDL.
You can also investigate Sebsky Tools...
post back,
Patrick

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Many say that Final Cut Pro X is just an upgrade version of imove and nothing else. That many applications do not become any more good than they were in Pro 7. What do you think? Should I buy this kind of sofware or just buy Premier or Avid?

Meg The Dog wrote:
… You would still have all your projects/media etc. ....
c'mon, Meg, been there, ad nauseam, … :
You don't 'have' your projects, if you can't use them.
That simple.
You have to pay Adobe a monthly fee to use your projects, your movies, your creativity.
In return you get an awesome product (suite of products!), no doubt.
And it's a kind of 'maintenance contract' you're signing, to get always the latest updates - …
oops, last dozen updates&upgrades of FCPX were for free .... hmmmmm.-
Depending on which side of the pond you grew up, we have diff. 'perspective' on that:
in the US, historically reasoned (old, but still a good read, and telling the story of ©: N.Postman/Amusing Ourself To Death) the distributor is protected, therefor © was invented.
in Europe, historically reasoned, the creator is protected, therefor no © here, but 'author rights' ...
For me, it is just an 'uncomfortable' situation, that I should to pay every time I like to work on my projects ...
Both methods have their plus&minuses (has FCPX any disadvantages at all, to come back2topic?? )
yep, I'm biased ..........
Aside commercial & legal evaluation, all discussions in the end are about 'Interface' and 'Usage'.
Are you comfortable with multiple tracks and drawers/bins?
Or are you comfortable with a single storyline and flexible tags?
Lucky us, there are trials. Find out yourself.
And lucky us, both systems are avail!

Final cut vs avid?

The post on our forums at the link below needs some real follow up in my opinion from mac users that use Final Cut, right?
http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/bb/showthread.php?t=4395
"I am thinkin about getting one of the two but I am not sure which one is better in the long run."

Yup, that thread is very insightful and is full of great points.
There is no WINNER and LOSER with Avid or FCP...or Premiere or Edius or Vegas. These are tools, and each has it's strengths and weaknesses. What you need to determine is what you need to accomplish, what other entities you need to interface with and what your workflow needs to be, then buy the tool that fits those needs.
I use both Avid and FCP (cutting on Avid now is a matter of fact) and I like both. I need to change my editing mindset (trim vs drag around the timeline) but I enjoy working on both systems.
This debate is older than the hills and is really getting tiresome. There is no "VS." Like asking "what is better? A hammer an nail or screwdriver?" They both are used to attach things to other things, but are better in differing circumstances. No, there is no VS, rather there is "get the tool that you need to accomplish the task at hand."
(So that is where BenB ended up...haven't seen him in a while.)
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Importar proyectos Final Cut y Avid a Premiere 2.0

El plug-in que se menciona en la página de Adobe, el Automatic Duck Import PPro, ha sido descatalogado, y es el que realizaba esta función.
¿Hay alguna otra solución?
Utilizando el Pro Import AE, ¿se podría compatibilizar el proyecto para utilizarlo en el Premiere?
Gracias.

Jerry thank you, yes that works. The trouble is when I export a clip it loses it's timecode reference and so I end up without any kind of timecode in Premiere.
The other issue with exporting files specfically through Final Cut is that we have a digitised library of 150 hours of aerial footage that I would like to access and it would take too long to redigitise through Premiere or to convert every file. It also ties up the Macs which are in constant use throughout the day.
Has anyone ever tried to do import files into Premiere directly and had any luck? Are there any others solutions out there?

Export project from final cut pro to Avid

What are my options to create a workflow that implies doing my last trims on Avid (Adrenaline and Nitris?)
My idea is to create almost ended videos on Final cut Pro 5 by myself and expend a last day or two on an Avid Nitris to do the final touches, mixing audio and output the stuff...
the videos are industrial video and small budget commercials that requires more effects that Final Cut can offer me...
THANKS IN ADVANCE

First off, you'll need PRO EXPORT FCP>AVID from www.automaticduck.com.
Then you'll need to recapture all the footage used in the sequence into the Avid, since FCP and Avid capture media differently.
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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.
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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
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I filmed AVCHD material using a Sony HDR-SR12E. First, I put the footage in Final Cut Pro via the special logging dialog (is there a way to adjust the codec FCP puts the footage in?). After editing the footage in FCP, I would like to export the material using a codec, Avid can read, because I need to get the material to my editing company, which uses Avid.
My questions:
1. What codec uses FCP to import AVCHD and is it possible to change that codec, for example to Avid MPEG 50 mbit?
2. Which codec should I use to export the AVCHD footage out of FCP in order to import it to Avid again? I want to lose as little quality as possible, of course.
3. Is AVCHD a MPEG codec, which I think it is (MPEG 4, right) and therefore a upper field first codec? Would it, in this case, be appropriate to export the footage with FCP using a Avid MPEG 50 mbit codec?
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Shane

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I've a 14-year-old niece who, with iMovie, Garageband and iDVD has, in the past year overtaken her Dad's digital video camera and has produced two films (that she's finished - she has others in the works) that would be remarkable for a 40-year-old and are almost unimaginably good for a 14 (soon to be 15) year old.
Her parents and I are considering getting her the Final Cut Studio package with a Mac and enough storage space so that she can get a head start on doing what she wants to do with her life - make movies. She was able to use an older copy of Final Cut Express on a friend's father's Mac and fell in love with it - she actually understands all this stuff after just playing around with it.
Another friend's father, however, is a educated amateur and he uses Adobe products - Premier, primarily, I believe, and my niece keeps us with what's going on in Hollywood and has heard good things about products from a company called Avid and although I think that she would rather stay on a Mac platform, for certain, and she's quick to let her parents know what Hollywood films were edited, etc., on Macs ("Brokeback Mountain"? Is that true) and I think that she'd be delighted with a wicked fast Mac and the Final Cut Pro Studio package, we would like to get her a system with which she can - hopefully - be ahead of the game when it's time for her to go off to film school (if she hasn't had a major studio pick up an indie film of hers by the time she's 18!).
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She already knows the camera that she wants (she shoots everything with a single camera) and the microphones, etc., that she wants for enhancing sound... BUT, although I truly believe se wants to stay on a Mac and use her iMovie, GarageBand, and iDVD skills in a more professional environment, she is being swayed a bit by her friend's evil PC-loving father.
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So although I would expect some of the equipment (and software - with upgrades) to remain useable for 3 years (at which time my niece will be a freshman in college) my thought at the moment is to wait until, say, October, too see if Apple is going to have blazing fast Intel machines ("MacPro" is my current guess for the name of the Intel desktops!) to go along with the Universal FCP apps. My guess is an August announcement with late September, early October shipping.
I my prognostication is wrong, however, she'll be able to 'make do' just fine with PM G5, I think. When I know a bit more about what I'm talking about (I've ordered a couple of books from Amazon to at least learn some lingo... i watched the MacBreak 1080p and compression podcasts and understood about half - when it comes to setting up a home theater, I know what to do, what i need, what to wait for, etc. But the 'broadcasting' bit is over my head (and although she may wind up in TV and need to know all that stuff, it's movies she's aiming for - yet she's realistic and says that even if she finally gets to direct a local used car commercial in her career she wants to make sure that it's the best ever!
All of this info has been tremendous - and kind of given me the impetus to begin a project started long ago (first on 8mm then 16mm... and ending just this year with miniDV!). I have a lot of iMovie footage and have burn some iDVDs but I just don't have the creative juices of my niece!

Exporting Final Cut Pro audio for importing into Avid via OMF

Greeting Colleagues
I'm just wondering if there are any special consideration when creating an audio OMF in Final Cut Pro for importing into a PC based Avid edit suite.
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Aldo

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I m havind 15inch 2011 late macbook pro lap i7 processor 8gb ram 1tb hdd can i use avid media composer and final cut pro in this specifications?

i m havind 15inch 2011 late macbook pro lap i7 processor 8gb ram 1tb hdd can i use avid media composer and final cut pro in this specifications?

Can't speak about avid, since I am not familiar with the software.
You can certainly use FCP X on that machine. It should work better if you use a fast external drive for your media and projects.
There is a free trial, so try it out and see how it goes. You should also follow some good video tutorials, if you are not familiar with the application. FCP X is a lot different from Avid, Premiere or even Final Cut Pro 7.

Final cut server / export to avid

hi,
someone has already some experience with final cut server and exporting assets and final cut projects to an avid system?

Probably not.
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Premiere Elements 10 Able to Export XML For Premiere Pro, Avid, Or Final Cut Pro?

Is there a way to XML the projects or timelines out of Premiere elements so they will open in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro or Avid if I later switch to one of those programs?
I wonder why you can't open a Premiere Elements project in Premiere Pro?

Actually, within a somewhat narrow range, you CAN Open PrE Projects (PREL files) in a contemporary version of PrPro. For instance, I can Open my PrE 4.0 PREL's in PrPro 2.0. When you get several version numbers apart, it might not work. As a for instance, I cannot Open PrE 7, 8, 9 or 10 PREL's in PrPro 2.0, but PrE 9 PREL's do Open in PrPro CS 5.
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Proper Codec, Wrapper for Export From Avid to Import to Final Cut

Hi all,
Ugh, I am sadly working in Avid these days for a new employer. Talk sbout what seems to be a never ending headache! I am currently in the process fo sharing some raw stock footage clips with another organzation in another state. My thoughts on workflow at this point are to export high quality quicktimes from Avid and dump to data DVDs for mailing.
I am exporting 1080i footage shot on an Ikegami HDS V10 which is transcoded and P2 1080i footage which is consolidated into Avid.
I started with a couple of test files exported with a quicktime wrapper and 2 different codecs:
1Same as Source, Animation codec
2)None codec
I have FCS3, Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 at home and tested these Avid files there this morning. FCP was unable to read either of the codecs. THe same files are easily imported and played back in Premiere Pro.
Is anyone aware of a codec download for FCP that allows it to read these Avid files? If that is the only solution I can ask the video recipient to be sure ot sintall that, and will do so myself at home. Or is the problem related ot the codec created by Avid upon consolidation/transcoding? I do have to perform a video mixdown in Avid on all my Ikegami (Long GOP Media) clips before being able to export Same As Source, Animation Codec.
Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? THanks! ----Lindsay

Ugh, I am sadly working in Avid these days for a new employer.
Why so sad? Avid Media Composer is a great editing system.
I am currently in the process fo sharing some raw stock footage clips with another organzation in another state
Ah...and I guess that they don't use Avid...
My thoughts on workflow at this point are to export high quality quicktimes from Avid and dump to data DVDs for mailing.
You won't be able to fit large high quality exports onto DVDs. A couple minutes, max. Hard drives...you need to put footage on hard drives.
Is anyone aware of a codec download for FCP that allows it to read these Avid files?
YOu need to download and install the AVID codecs on your FCP system.
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=372311
Shane

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Can you be more specific FCP can create optimized footage in app after import for editing if that is what you need. If you need to literally covert it than running it through compressor should do the trick. Or you could download the avid codecs for your mac and maintain your original footage. http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Download/en392959?popup=true

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Hello I need to urgently figure this out.
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I have Automatic Duck FCPImport if needed.
How do I do this?
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