HT5148 Final Cut Pro and video conversion

My question is about converting an WMV to a MOV file. WMV does not load into iMovie. Instead of me purchasing 2 different programs, does Final Cut Pro also convert files? Can I load a WMV file into Final Cut Pro

I sent another reply but to myself by accident, :
OK Tom, if you don't mind I have one more question. I'm new to editing so I'm trying to figure out my options. I'm currentlu using iMovie to edit videso and I've mastered that pretty well. I'm looking to purchase Final Cut Pro to try and do more advanced editing. Right now I'm editing a lot of sports recruiting videos. I need to put an arrow or some kind of mark over the person that needs to be followed during the game. Do I have that option with Final Cut?

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TS1846 I have edited a movie in Final Cut Pro and the video has been smoot all the time. Now, when the one hour long movie is ready the video seem to paus every 5 sec (only for half a second). It does it all the way through the movies. What is wrong? Sudd

I have edited a movie in Final Cut Pro and the video has been smooth all the time.
Now, when the one hour long movie is ready the video seem to paus every 5 sec (only for half a second). It does it all the way through the movies.
What is wrong? All the sudden.

We need info, info, info!
What version of FCP X?
Did you render? what are the project specs? do you use many compound clips? how much ram, hard drive space, how is the hard drive connected?
It looks like your mac can't keep up. Maybe the bottleneck is the hard drive, or something else.
Try exporting a master file and see if the video is ok.
Also, keep Activity Monitor open and see how much memory pressure you've got.

I have the current Mac Pro the entry level with the default specification and i feel some slow performance when applying after effects on my videos using final cut pro and also rendering a video takes long time ? what upgrades do you guys suggest?

i have the current Mac Pro the entry level with the default configuration and i feel lack of performance when applying after effects on my videos using final cut pro and also rendering a video takes long time ? what upgrades do you guys suggest i could do on my Mac Pro ?

256GB SSD it shipped with will run low and one of the things to watch.
Default memory is 12GB also something to think about.
D500 and FCP-X 10.1+
http://macperformanceguide.com/index_topics.html#MacPro2013Performance
Five models of 2013 Mac Pro running Resolve, FCPX, After Effects, Photoshop, and Aperture

Does CC 2014 eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422?

Hello:
Just today, I was working on a Mac system that does not have any of the applications that I would have expected to need to have installed in order to do more than just decompress movie files compressed with Apple ProRes 422.
I was expecting to have to install Final Cut Studio 3, Final Cut Pro X, Compressor 4, and/or QuickTime 7 with the QuickTime Pro key; however, none of those applications are installed and I am able to create custom QuickTime Apple Pro Res422 Sequences in Premiere Pro as well as export using Apple ProRes 422. After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder also show all the Apple ProRes variations.
Does CC 2014 eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422? Is it something happening on the OS or QuickTime level that would affect CC or CS6 in the same way?
I've done a web search, but haven't really come up with anything other than older articles about needing to have FCP installed (and I typically work on systems with Final Cut Studio 3 installed as well as CS6, CC, or CC 2014). If more detailed information is available, it would be great to be able to read up on it.
The system is a 21.5-inch iMac running Mac OS X 10.8.5, QuickTime Player 10.2, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 (8.0.0 - I know an update is available for PrPro, but it's not my system to make that change).
Thanks in advance,
Warren Heaton

Hi Emil:
I use ProRes all the time as well, but I have Final Cut Studio on my workstations.
I had not come across MindPower009's YouTube video. That explains how ProRes could be showing up without FCP or Compressor.
So, the answer to my question would be, "No, CC 2014 does not eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422; however, if you are willing to be in violation Apple's terms of use, you can install the ProRes codecs anyway."
Even though MindPower009's YouTube video comments claim "FREE and LEGAL", it's clear from both the Apple download page and the ProRes codecs installer that Apple expects you to own at least one of their applications.
Thanks again for the link!
-Warren

Final Cut "Pro" and Crappy Export

Okay, I tried my first export from this alledged "professional" application to see whether problems I'm experiencing are issues with real-time rendering (or lack thereof) or truly how the final movie will be, and it turned out awful. There are areas where the video simply stalls (while the audio keeps going), inconsistent framerate, dropped frames, still having "stereo" audio playing as mono, and I find myself wondering why $300 was charged for such garbage. The settings I used are 1920x1080 | 29.97 fps | 5.1 (L R C LFE Ls Rs) | 48 kHz | QuickTime movie. The program is horribly slow (nearly constant beach balling), doesn't render per user specifications, and I now don't have much faith in its ability to export a movie properly. Are people really using this application for making quality movies, or is there something else (better) I should be using instead...? Or is it my machine? I'm using a MacBook "Pro"...maybe I should get an iMac? Will the movie play differently from YouTube than from my harddrive?

Thanks, I wanted to know if it's my setup or if the types of issues I'm having are common.
Computer: MacBook Pro 15", OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021)
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
Storage: 344.34 GB free out of 499.25 GB
I don't know why the forum shows me as OS X Mavericks (10.9.1) because my system is actually 10.9.2.
My FCPX project is currently 11.42 GB with 16314 frames at 1920x1080, 29.97 fps, 5.1 Surround 48kHz. There are many connected clips and some intense Motion animations, but none of that should affect the performance of a final exported movie in QuickTime Player.
Problems I'm experiencing include:
- Nearly constant "beach balling" (severe application lag, with the only running applications being Mail, Safari, and Final Cut Pro)
- Dropped video frames and dropped audio during every playback (and suprisingly also in the exported movie)
- Clips configured as "Stereo" audio playing instead as left-channel mono (and when switching to "Dual Mono" their sound is only in the right-channel, and "Reverse Stereo" having no effect - audio still only left-channel)
- Unstable audio (clips that played fine as stereo audio yesterday have a channel missing today - with no changes to their settings)
- Intermittent playhead movement during playback (very spotty and delayed movement)
After spending 6 months on 9 minutes of video (I'm meticulous, and every frame includes some sort of video or audio effect...and the application's awful performance REALLY slows me down), I'm understandably frustrated with such unacceptable performance from an alledged "professional" application.

How do i engage my 8 core mac pro to use all it's cores when using final cut pro and other applications that need processing power? at the moment they seem to be idle...

how do i engage my 8 core mac pro to use all it's cores when using final cut pro and other applications that need processing power? at the moment they seem to be idle...

First, did you use Setup or Migration Assistant? That can happen when coming from a PowerMac or sometimes even from another (Intel) Mac.
Second, wait for the next version of Final Cut due very soon to ship (may have to wait for the ".1" of course to clean up any early issues.
Final Cut Pro - Wikipedia
There are a few apps that are better. I think you can run multiple instances of Handbrake for one.
I've read about and wanted to try PowerDirector 9 (Windows)
PowerDirector 9 video software
video editing software Wiki

Formatting a La Cie Rugged 1TB Esatadisk for Final Cut Pro and partitions?

I have a brand new La Cie Rugged Xl 1TB hardisk and a La Cie Sata II Esata 34 Expresscardadapter.
1.) How to format the drive to work best with Final Cut Pro and Prores HQ?
2.) How many partitions is best for this 1TB disk?
3.) Which tool to use for formatting and partitioning?

Disk Utility's Repair Permissions only works on drives where all of the following circumstances apply:
•The drive has a Mac OS X operating system installed.
•The files to have their permissions repaired were placed there by the *Apple Installer* application.
•A .pkg file or .bom folder was placed in the Library/Receipts directory by the Apple Installer application, containing permissions information pertaining to the file on the drive.
Repair Permissions does not work on secondary drives or on files created by the user on any drive -including, but not limited to documents, video, photos and music.
To avoid permissions issues on the drives that you will be using for video, do the following:
•Right click the drive's icon on the Desktop or in the Finder's sidebar and choose *Get Info*.
•Go to the bottom of the Get Info window and click the triangle next to *Sharing and Permissions* to open that section.
•Click the lock and authenticate with an Administrator User name and password.
•Activate the checkbox for *Ignore ownership on this volume*.
Do not partition media drives, as already mentioned. There is absolutely no need to format a drive using anything other than Apple's Disk Utility application. You do not need to use LaCie's proprietary software to format a drive.

Final cut pro and compressor

I have a FCP project that I have been working on for a year and have made DVD's from through compressor. Suddenly when I open compressor it states that there are no files associated with this project.
Another user suggested I trash the preferences, but am loath to do this incase it makes things worse as I'm not very clued up on some of the systems functions.
Please help
CB

If you've been on the project for more than a year, it must be legacy Final Cut Pro and not FCP X.
This is the FCP X forum - you should ask this question in the Final Cut Studio forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_stud io
Andy

When you "Send Movie to Final Cut Pro" and you cancel Rendering and how

I am moving from iMovie to Final Cut Pro and have multiple movies to send to Final Cut Pro. I would like to cancel the rendering in FCP until I actuall need it.

Uncheck Background Render:
Al

I have recently downloaded final cut pro and i'm unable to access cinema tools. I understood this would be a free addition when purchasing FCPX?

i have recently downloaded final cut pro and i'm unable to access cinema tools. I understood this would be a free addition when purchasing FCPX?

Thanks for responding Tom. Yes I was trying to conform frame rates, I found a few threads/youtube tutorials that all used cinema tools. Now I've spent some time in FCPX I can see where you can conform.
Appreciate your help.

Student Help advice! what is best iMac model for Final Cut Pro and logic pro

Hi
I am currently looking into getting a iMac, but is toggling to device if I need a 27inch or a 21inch(top model),which will be used for Final Cut Pro and logic
There is a lot of money being invested iMac, and I really not want to be stu k with a computer that not going to keep up with the amount of work load in the future.
The specs that I have on mine are..
21inch
Upgrades include
Sdd drive 512gb
Intel core i7
16gb of ram
Or
27 inch
Upgrades
Fusion drive or sdd 250gb
Intel core i7
(Possible graphic card) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5 [+ £105.60]
(Ram is way to expensive so will buy from second party)
Anyone who has brought a iMac for final cut or logic what would you likely buy?..Am really stuck on the hard drives between the 27inch fusion and 512gb on the 21inch
My budget is £1900
My fear is that the 21inch top model's graphic card may not be good enough for advance editing on Final Cut Pro In the future when I start to get more deep into editing..logic really only needs 8gb to run smoothly..buts its the final cut specs that am having problems deciding. I know iMacs are not future proof or technology lasts for that matter, but I do expect to have it run good for a number of years before I upgrade again.
If anyone can give me some advice, or even tell me about there set up they have for media work please let me know.

All kinds of things affect system & HD performance, I can't tell you why your 4 year old Mac is slow. Just because your old Mac is slow doesn't mean that a new iMac will be equally slow.
You are correct about the issue with the smaller fusion drives. It's one of the reasons I am not high on recommending them. Everyone thinks they want power & performance but don't understand the gap between marketing and real life performance. The 1TB fusion drive however should give you a good combination of rapid access and sizeable storage capacity.
I have used external FW800 / 7200rpm drives for years and have never had a problem with any of them. I consider them very reliable but admittedly I DO NOT use consumer drives like the WD MyBook that the big-box stores sell. For the most part I assemble my own with OWC Mercury Elite enclosures. In the past few years I have centered on WD Caviar Black and WD Scorpio Black drives. I also have some Seagate Barracuda 7200.xx drives. They all perform excellently and reliably.
Pls. refer to my earlier post for what i recommended to you.

Can I migrate an iMovie project to final cut pro and keep the edits intact?

can I migrate an iMovie project to final cut pro and keep the edits intact? It may be a solution to my apparently corrupted iMovie

The manual tells ..
http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.1/?lang=en#ver41812c7c
keep in mind: just the 'plain cuts', not the eye-candy iMovie offers, wil be transfered.
unfortunately it says ...:
You initiate the process from within iMovie. The project file and the media used in the project are copied to your Final Cut Pro library.
For more information, see iMovie Help.
so, if your iM doesn't work anymore, you can not transfer.
plus, my personal opinion!, I would start from scratch in FCPx...
What issues in iM do you expect FCPX to solve,...?

How to compress/adjust imported videos in Final Cut Pro and iMovie?

Left: what the video looks like when played in iPhoto or Quicktime (Dimensions: 960 x 720, Codecs: AAC, H.264) .mov
Right: what the video looks like when played in iMovie or Final Cut Pro.
SOS

the left shot is 4:3 (960/720)
the right shot is a 16:9 project (1920/1080 or 1280/720) with a stretched-to-fit 4.3 video.
If you want an un-stretched project, set it to 4:3 manually when you create a New project, or use the transform-tool and resize the video - which will add bars l/r or chops-off t/b of the video...
or use the Spatial Confirm settings in the Inspector ...

HT5148 Final Cut Pro and video conversion

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