HT4115 can i import a FCE projekt in FCP?

How can i import a FCE projekt into FCP?

If you mean FCP as in the original Final Cut Pro (part of Final Cut Studio), just open the FCE project in FCP.
If you mean FCP as in Final Cut Pro X (the current Final Cut app), there does not appear to be any way to do this. At least none that I am aware of. Try posting your question in the Final Cut Pro X forum, - perhaps someone has recently developed an app to migrate FCE projects to FCP-X.

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Can't open an FCE project in FCP

I got FCE 4.0.1 and have now upgraded to FCP 6.0.1. When I try to open my existing FCE project in FCP, I get a message that says, " File's format is too new for this version of application."
I just bought the FCS, so I assume it's the latest version of the program.
Any ideas?

The latest version of Final Cut Pro is 6.0.5.
Use the software updater to get to that version.
My guess is the 6.0.1 was released before FCE 4.0.1.
"In general, Final Cut Pro can open a Final Cut Express project if it was last modified in a version of Final Cut Express that was released before the version of Final Cut Pro that you are using."
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24708?viewlocale=en_US

Can't import into FCE 4 using usb cameras

Hi - I do understand others have asked this, but I can't quite understand the answers. Since we upgraded our library camera to a pro model (panasonic) that uses SD cards rather than tape, and USB 2 rather than firewire, I cannot import anything into FCE. What's worse, though iMovie 8 will recognize the cards and import the movies, the sound is invariably out of sync. So I have two problems:
1. I understand from the other posts I've read that I will have to change my settings if FCE is to recognize the USB camera. But exactly how do I do this? It's far from transparent.
2. Then, is there a way we can salvage the movies with the out-of sync sound by importing them into FCE? I have tried this with one file so far, but the result was dropped frames that were really noticable.
Ideally, I'd just love to use iMovie, which I know, but something has gone wrong with the import process there since we upgraded our camera. (Really ideally - I'd stay with iMovie HD!).
The most important part of this question, for now, is: how do I change the settings in FCE so that I can import with a usb camera? Do I need to reinstall it? TIA!

The only type of USB camcorder that FCE supports is the AVCHD format. If your camera records like that, you are in luck. Start by going to +Final Cut Express > Easy Setup.+ From there, select the setup that matches the media you shot. For example, if you shot footage with a frame size of 1920x1080 at 29.97 frames per second, choose the AVCHD Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60 setup.
Once you have matched your easy setup to your media, create a new sequence. Go to +File > Log and Transfer,+ which will open a window with which you can log and ingest your AVCHD footage to your computer from your camera.
2. Then, is there a way we can salvage the movies with the out-of sync sound by importing them into FCE?
Most likely not. If you want to continue using iMovie you should ask over in the iMovie forum about how to capture your footage while keeping the audio in sync.

M4v can't import to FCE

I am trying to import an .m4v file into FCE, and it will not support that format. I have QuickTime 7 and can convert it, but I am not sure what kind of file FCE will accept that I can get from Quicktime. Someone please help!

Kind: protected MPEG-4 movie
Size: 2.4 GB
Dimensions: 624x 480
Codecs: H.264, AAC, Text
Duration: 02:01:07
That is all I have available.
I am exporting it to a Quicktime movie that I can import into Final Cut Express and then edit. Here are my export options with Quicktime 7:
Animation
AIC (tried this one, and it didn't work.)
Apple Pixlet Video
DV- PAL (this one didn't work)
DV/DVCPRO- NTSC
DVCPRO- PAL
DVCPRO50 -NSTC
DVCPRO50- PAL
H.264 (this one didn't work)
MPED- 4 video
JPG 2000

Can't Import Quicktime Files Created in FCP

FCP: Version 4.5
Mac OSX 10.4.7
When finished editing a sequence, I exported it using FILE > EXPORT > QUICKTIME CONVERSION > and selected Quicktime Movie, Broadband Medium. I was very pleased. However, I want to go back and make a minor edit to the footage, but FCP wont let me import the file that was created back into FCP. (It says "Error: Unknown File".) I no longer have access to the original tapes, so these exported files are all I have to work with. Any suggestions on how I can get it back into FCP and do some editing? Thanks.
G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

It will cost a bit of picture quality, but seems to me you should be able to open these in QT Pro and export them in an editable format like DV, uncompressed, etc... edit them then recompress.
But keep in mind that theory states there will be a digital generation loss doing this. Better to have kept the media or tapes, but then the loss may be OK...
You should join our users group in Denver! http://www.dfcpug.org Next meeting is this coming Tuesday.
Jerry

Can't import large mov file to FCP

I am new to Macbook pro and new to Final Cut Pro X. Rather than explaining how and why I would just like to tell you what, and ask you how?
My MOV file is 469GB and is on an external HD
My Macbook Pro has an SSD with 434GB free space.
Final Cut Pro X cannot import because there isn't enough room.
Any suggestions? It is a church service so there isn't a way to get it again.
Thanks

Import the file and leave unchecked copy to event.

Can't import some Quicktime files into FCP X 10.0.5

I'm new to FCP X. Trying to import Qiicktime files from hard drive and keep getting "no supported files" dialog box. Or sometimes it imports audio only.
Only once was I successfully able to import video files. All of the files were originally created on a Power PC G5 from old 8mm movie footage transferred to VHS
tape. All worked fine on older versions of FCP. And all files play ok with QT Player on my new iMac running OS 10.9. Baffled.

Sorry I get it now. Here is a screen shot of one of the clips that won't import.

FCE 1.0.1 Can't Import "Original" JPEGs - FCE 3.0 Can !

Not a serious problem - just a puzzling quirk.
When I try to import JPEGs which have been produced by my digital camera, FCE 1.0.1 shows them greyed out and impossible to select.
However, if I make a copy (or in any way manipulate the JPEG) in Photoshop and save it, it shows up nice and black and can be imported.
FCE 3.0 works perfectly with either an original camera image or a copy.
Can anyone explain why FCE 1.0.1 behaves in this strange way?
What is the difference between the original and a copy? They are both JPEGs after all.
Ian.

Thanks Al.
I think this my be one of those mysteries like the Meaning of Life!
There seems to be no logical reason. The JPEGs from my camera are perfectly bog-standard and are recognised by everything including FCE 3.0 but 1.0.1 doesn't.
I tried to save the JPEG in Photoshop and it was still grey.
However if I use the "Save As" command the newly saved version can be imported into 1.0.1 with no problem. Somehow the "Save As" command must be imparting some subtle change in the format that 1.0.1 can detect.
This has no practical impact on my life because normally I will never use 1.0.1 for that - it's just that I don't like mysteries.
Ian.

Importing FCE files into FCP

Hi,
I have some old FCE projects. My question is whether I am import the FCE project into FCP?

I think you can just do a file > open and open them right up. you might get a warning that you are opening an older version and of course once saving you probably won't be able to open them in FCE again... so I would make a duplicate first then open away.

P2 Project - can't import.

Hello,
I might just tell my story, and see if someone clever can spot the problems in this workflow, and hopefully tell me why I can't import my P2 footage into FCP.
Two weeks ago we shot a feature length musical festival doco with 5 HVX202 Cameras. All cameras shot at 720/50p except one that shot at 720/25p.
We had about three 8 gig and two 16 gig cards per camera. These were all run to our base-station and downloaded into two powerbooks connected to 1 TB firewire 800 drives.
There was also a brand spankin' Mac Pro networked to those drives on which some (not all) of the footage was viewed by our producers on the day. Apparently, it all played back fine. The Mac Pro had FCS 2 installed, and I believe it was running 10.4.10. (A late version of Tiger definately)
The MacPro has now flown back to Sydney, all the cameras and stores are back to the rental houses, and all I have are my 1.2 TB of footage, my powermac, my FCS1 and some very anxious producers whose calls I'm avoiding (for the moment).
My problem is that I can't import any of my footage. After going to the import>panasonic p2 option, my clip thumbnails display, but as soon as I try to import or import all, I get the message: "One or two clips failed to import; Probable incomplete or corrupt clips", which I refuse to believe, because of the successful playback our TD said he had on the Mac Pro.
The cards were copied to HD using Apple's recommendations - copy the lastclip.txt and contents folder into a new folder on the destination drive.
They are now arranged in folders named "Cam A Card 001" "Cam A Card 002"etc.
The apple documents I've read so far regarding this are the "Late-Breaking News
About Final Cut Pro 5" Document that outlines the benefits of each upgrade from 5.0 to 5.1.4, and the "Workflow for Final Cut Pro and the Panasonic AG-HVX200 HD Camera". I might have missed something.
Other complicating factors include -
After the shoot, I upgraded my system in the hope of editing this film at home. I went from 10.3.9 to 10.5, from 1 gb of RAM to 3 gb and from the production suite to FCS1. (I did a clean install).
I know it's a relatively cheap upgrade to FCS2, but I'm not getting any coin from the production until I cut something, so I'd prefer to avoid this if I can. I'm currently broke, and the deadline looms.
Anyway.
Was just wondering if anyone had any bright ideas that might help me?
Codecs, updates, settings, wisdom, kind words. Anything.
Thanks for your time,
Bill.

#36 - One or More P2 files failed to import.
Shane's Stock Answer #36 - "One or more clips failed to import..."
Very often in the field with this camera the camera operator will delete clips from the P2 card that they just don't like. That is the beauty of this camera. But, the still for that video file (located in the CLIP folder in the CONTENTS folder)...the still that you see when you are in the P2 Import window...is not deleted. So you will see the image, and the name, but the video file would have been deleted.
What you can do it compare the file names in the VIDEO folder and CLIP folder and see if anything is missing. If something is, then you know what the problem is. You can then just import the rest a few at time, skipping that one.
ALSO...in the P2 Import window...in the P2 Browser, there is a little sprocket drop down menu. Click on that and choose PREFERENCES. Uncheck REMOVE PULLDOWN and then try importing again. This fixes a lot of import issues.
Now...out of STOCK ANSWER mode here...
If you go FCS 2, DO NOT UPGRADE FCP to 6.0.2...this breaks the import options. You are having enough issues as it is. Upgrading to Leopard wouldn't have solved this issue...it might make things worse as it isn't fully tested with FCP. But, try what I suggest and report back.
Shane

Can't import MPEG-2 files in FCE HD

I can't import MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Express HD. Before I bought the software, I took an MPEG-2 file to the Apple store and they imported it just fine. This is why I decided to buy the software. I know it can work, I just don't know why it won't work on my Mac. Anyone have any ideas?

Well, I figured if I talked to myself long enough, I might figure it out. I did. I had to buy the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback component in order to import these files into Final Cut Express HD. I have the video in FCE HD rendering. If there was another way, I'm waiting to hear.

Can't import Quick time into FCE

I converted some images from I photo into a QT movie but I'm unable to import into FCE. I'm using a G5 with OS 10.4.8, FCE 3.5.1, QT 7.1.3, and IPhoto 6.0.5.
Everytime I attempt to import I get this message....
file error: 1file(s) recognized, 0 access 1 unkown
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

1. Quicktime is a generic wrapper for a number of CODECs (Compression/decompression formats). What format is your file?
2. Hard drives can be formatted a number of ways. If they are set up for MS-DOS, they will have problems. To check the format of the drive, right click on the drive icon on the decktop and select 'get info'. The format should say 'mac os extended'. If it doesn't, it's time to erase and reformat the drive using 'disk utility'.
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Can't import uncompressed quicktime file into FCE 3.5.1

I've imported other files of this type before and feel a little stymied.
It's an uncompressed quicktime, 507 megabytes, 720 x 486, codecs are Integer (Big Endian), Animation. When I try to import it I keep getting an error message. I've gotten the message before but could figure out the problem - for example, one movie had AAC audio and FCE wouldn't take it. Don't know what the problem is here and it's driving me nuts.
I tried converting it using quicktime pro (with the DV/DVCPRO NTSC) but FCE still ends up reconverting the file again and the resulting file looks fairly crappy as a result.
Anybody know why the file won't import? Or can someone suggest what codec to use with Quicktime Pro to convert the file so FCE what re-compress it?
Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi(Bonjour)!
FCE is a fixed format application. It can handles natively (without rendering)standard def DV, HDV and AVCHD.
The timeline(sequence) format can just be either standard or hight definition one. Not quicktime animation. So the non native material has to be rendered before playing the timeline. The rendered material will have the same resolution (or format) than your timeline, thus the poor quality as you display DV material (an interlaced format designed to be monitored on TV sets).(Quicktime animation format is an uncompressed format).
Converting your non-native material with QT Pro and importing into FCE is the way to go as this process allows editing in native format.
Did you monitor your timeline content on a TV monitor?
Michel Boissonneault

How can I import or download AVCHD files on a memory card to FCE?

How can I import or download AVCHD files on a memory card to FCE?

What camera is this from? Make sure it is actual AVCHD and not some variant such as AVCHD Lite which is not supported.
Also, try this: In the Log and Transfer Pane, click on the Gear icon do set the preferences and set the Import
Preferences > AVCHD Plugin > AC3 Audio to Plain Stereo.
You can also download a trial version of Clipwrap and see if by converting the files to AIC with that software, then importing the files to FCE you have better luck.
http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap
MtD

Help needed. Can I import MTS files directly into FCE?

I am currently using iMovie, but iMovie doesn't recognise the .MTS files that my Panasonic AG-HMC41E produces.
I was thinking of upgrading to Final Cut Express, but I don't know if that will solve the problem or not.
Can anybody confirm that FCE will enable me to directly import .MTS files?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

As far as I have heard, transcoding to Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) makes a file that scarcely looks different from the original MTS; I should remind you that if you were able to ingest the MTS files directly into iMovie or Final Cut Express, they will do the same thing - transcode to Apple Intermediate Codec; they're just doing it within the interface of a capturing process. When they are ready for editing, they are now AIC. An app like Streamclip or ClipWrap is just helping you get this done outside of FCE or iMovie.
ClipWrap 2 can rewrap your mts file as a MOV and leave it untouched - quality is the same. However, FCE won't edit that without having to render a lot. It's best to transcode it to AIC.
There is a higher quality codec than AIC, called ProRes, but only Final Cut Pro can edit this.

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