IMovie/Final Cut Compatibility Problems

Hey, I have a video project that I'm working on. I was able to "dump" it successfully into final cut, but I cannot get the video to work with iMovie on my macbook. Are there certain steps I must follow to get them to work together? I tried exporting it as a Quicktime movie and that didn't work either. Thanks!

Hello and welcome to the forum.
This looks like a standard mini-dv camcorder, so you should be fine (working with iMovie is not always a reliable test). You'll need a 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable; USB won't work.
The safest test would be to take your camera to an Apple Store if there's one close by.

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I would like to know if iMovie and Final Cut Pro have the same ".dv" quality in producing a movie.
Is there any 'loss' in the digital video quality if you use iMovie?
Can I get professional results equal to Final Cut Pro .. without all the bells and whistles?

Definitely.
You can't see any difference between DV material edited with iMovie, Final Cut Express, or Final Cut Pro. There is no "loss" in the digital quality if you use iMovie.

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Trying to use Voltaic but now I get a message saying I need to reinstall iMovie /Final Cut! Because it can not find AIC.
How do I do that!

Just to expand on that. Usually imovie or FCE would put that particular file in that location, assuming you have either installed then the file should be there.

Is it possible for a mac to recognise a camcorder as a video input without using imovie/final cut?

Is it possible for a mac to recognise a camcorder as a video input without using imovie/final cut, I use web based video capture software and need an HD input that the mac would recognise as if it were a webcam?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

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Imovie/Final Cut project compatibility

Can you open Imovie digitized movie clips/bin in Final Cut Pro.
I hope so because, I've digitized a ton of media into Imovie, which I'm going to end up editing on Final Cut Suite.

Yes, you just need to find the iMovie QT files and bring them into FC. Don't delete the files! Importing them into FC just gives FC a reference to the original media. And, one big advantage to FC is the ability to log & capture footage. Very beneficial in terms of capturing only what you want (which saves HD space) and in terms of editing since you have already previewed the clips you have captured.
Mike

IMovie compatibility = Final Cut compatibility?

My mini-dv is an older Panasonic dv701. Old but works great!
It is compatible with iMovie.
I'm considering purchasing Final Cut Express and of course can not find my camera on the list.
Is a possible assumption that since it works with iMovie, it will work with Final Cut?
If not, since I can import iMovie projects into Final Cut, does anyone forsee any issues with my getting my video into Final Cut for editing?
Thanks for your thoughts and time,
KHReen

Hello and welcome to the forum.
This looks like a standard mini-dv camcorder, so you should be fine (working with iMovie is not always a reliable test). You'll need a 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable; USB won't work.
The safest test would be to take your camera to an Apple Store if there's one close by.

IMovie, Final Cut, Quicktime, online... a different colour in each!

The same video - Photo Jpeg format from a Panasonic LX3 digital camera - looks different in Final Cut, QuickTime and iMovie.
The "gamma shift" problems with FCP are well documented and I don't think I can be bothered to put anymore effort into finding a solution.
My editing projects are simple so maybe iMovie, I thought, would be enough...
But then I open the same video in QuickTime and iMovie and see that in the latter it is considerably darker and more contrasty.
Obviously, if I don't know which version is correct, I can't even begin to adjust the colours and contrast of the video.
Does anyone know where this difference might come from and exactly how I should set my system up so I can get on with editing rather than spending days trying to find information on the internet?
I'm using a calibrated Apple Cinema Display (2.2 gamma, 6500°k) and want to export edited video that can be viewed online via blip.tv.
Someone must have a solution... But I'm getting close to giving up on all this and using Avid or Adobe Premiere.
And one other problem in iMovie: if I try to adjust the exposure of my LX3 video it becomes rapidly desaturated, even black and white.
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Yes Kirk, I did see your post, thankyou.
I haven't tried it yet but I will although I'm still unclear as to what it is supposed to achieve: is it to match my monitor's gamma to FCP output? (I assume this is the case). If so, how does this solve the problem of needing to export a file that will display correctly on other people's machines - Mac and PC -that are either calibrated to, or default to, 2.2 gamma and 6500°K? Sorry if my question is basic but I'm trying to understand this.
I've read the Apple information about FCP using 1.8 gamma and that being the gamma of a broadcast monitor. My problem is that my stuff will never see a broadcast monitor, being entirely destined for the web and I was hoping to be able to set up some sort of simple workflow that took that into account.

Final Cut Express problems galore

It's hard to know where to start with regard to problems relating to Final Cut Express. How about this: the 3 simple steps for importing a project into FCE from iMovie, as set forth in the 'getting started' book, result in nothing more than a message telling me that the File is of the wrong type. And that's that. Not much to go on there. Any suggestions? Most of the other problems with 'getting started' - and there are quite a few - have resulted in masses of 'rendering' issues, complete with hundreds of numerals, decimal points, and acronyms which are entirely meaningless to me. Having spent years on iMovie 06 generating lots of highly edited movies, and enjoying every minutes, I gotta say that FCE is somewhat beyond daunting. Is there, perhaps, a book out there that would be useful to the likes of me? Something that begins: 1. Sit down at computer. 2. Turn computer on. 3. Launch Final Cut Express, and so on?

Hello and welcome to the forum.
FCE is a totally different animal compared to iMovie. It does have a steep learning curve, but there are good resources available and good people here to help you learn it. Once you have the basics down, it gets a lot easier. Here's what I'd recommend for learning FCE:
Tom Wolsky's Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop book and Final Cut Express Made Easy training DVD
Izzy Video's Learn Final Cut Express 4 videos (online, free)

Final Cut Express problems with timeline

I have just purchased Fianl Cut Express 4 and have happily been editing my first movie but have come up against a problem
I have been trasferring footage to timeline in sequence 1 with no problems and I hva egot to 12mins of footage and " operation not allowed' has sprung up
I haven't changed any settings or anything- has anyone any idea how I can sort this
Thanks
Mel B

Hi Martin
I am using Final Cut Express 4 - I have had ayear but have just got around to using it
My Apple is OSX 10. 68 ( Snow leopard) & Quicktime version 10- I update software regularly too
My video files are all downloaded in FCE through Quick time player and were all working fine and downloading fine into the timeline - sequence 1 - I have rendered 12 mins perfectly fine until yesterday when I came to add more video/ audio clips and a box came up saying 'Operation not allowed' - I did not download directly from my camera into FCE as the video has to be streamlined into Quicktime movie which I then usually download into Imovie
FCE is reading the video/ audio perfectly but has stopeed me suddenly adding clips to the sequence project
I thought that perhaps I had run out of memory so I deleted some old projects from my HD to free up some space but hasn't made any difference
Hope you can help as I am very new to this editing programme
Thanks
mel

Final Cut Express Problem with Snow Leopard

When I export my movie from Final Cut Express using Quicktime Conversion settings it is taking up to 10 times as long to export than prior to upgrading to Snow Leopard. I have FCE 4.0.1. Mac OS is 10.6.2. This is the only problem I am having but it's a huge one. I use an external hard drive as the scratch disk with FCE.
Going back and doing a complete clean install of Snow Leopard is not an option. I have too many other programs that would have to be re-installed and no time for all that.
I have removed and re-installed FCE as someone suggested. No difference. FCE works find until export time. I use it for short on location video clips and need fast turnaround.
The movie eventually exports and the exported movie is fine. It's just taking forever. Did not have this problem on previous Mac OS.
I can edit the same video in iMovie and export in a fraction of the time but would prefer to use FCE since it has more options.
I would be grateful for any suggestions.

chuckz33 wrote:
Frame Rate to 8000
Frame rate is fixed to 29.97 ot 25 in FCE. What do you plan with 8000 frames/second?
HD1920X1080 is a frame size, what is the CODEC used (like H.264,MPEG2, QT animation, etc)?
Michel Boisssonneault

Itunes, Imovie, Final Cut ALL WONT OPEN

So i have recently deleted my quicktime, and then I tried to re-install.
When i tried to re-install, It told me that quicktime was already on my computer so i went and searched for allll quicktime components i could find and trashed them, thinking i could completely remove it that way and then re-install.
Now, my ITUNES, my IMOVIE and my FINAL CUT, well basically anything that uses video or audio wont open at all. It says it quit unexpectedly but it doesnt open in the first place.
I SOMEHOW managed to install quicktime 7 but it wont open either. I guess i deleted something important, I just wish i knew what it was so i could try and restore it.
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
I need these applications for school, etc. HELP
(Time Machine NOT set up)

You now need to reinstall your entire operating system from the original install disks.
You will also have to reinstall all Apple applications that install "add-on" QT components, as well as, any third-party components you may require. Depending on your specific method of re-installation, you may also have to purge PLIST files as well. If you really messed with the QT structure imbedded in the OS rather than simply deleting player apps and components that support the imbedded structure externally, I personally would back up all projects and data files I wanted to keep and then wipe and test the hard drive before performing a complete "clean" install. And, even if you only deleted the superficial apps and suppornt components, you will likely have to re-install the packages that would replace everything you've removed and stil may have to purge the PLIST files to get the replaced apps to open properly. Even then, you may come across some broken links to certain components owing to some apparent inconsistancies the in installation/re-installation and software upgrade work flow. (E.g., you may end up with the wrong or a non-functioning iMovie '08/'09 "AppleMPEG2Codec.component" being installed.) In short, as Klaus1 indicated, you may have opend a real "can of worms" from which it may be difficult to extricate yourself.

Final Cut Pro Problems! "PLEASE HELP"

Hi people, I'm having problems with Final Cut Pro and my Camcorder!!
Here is the deal:
My Mac: iMAc, System 10.5.8, 4GB RAM
Final Cut Pro 5.1.4
Camcorder: Sony HDR FX7
Fire Wire Cable
The problem...
I have wworking with this many months is good way, last night a power fairlure make restart my mac, and close suddenly FCP..
When restart the FCP loose all the preferences and presets in the Audio/Video Settings...
Now I'm like crazy trying to print this work to tape and it doesnt work...
I can Capture video, I can edit but I dont know what is wrong with PRINT TO VIDEO!
The settings are in:
Sequence Preset: HDV - 1080i60
CapturePreset : HDV
Device Control Preset: HDV Fire Wire
Video Playback: Digital Cinema Desktop Preview
But I remember that in the past in the past in the Audio/Video Settings in the part of: A/V Devices it was in
Video: Apple Fire Wire NTSC (720 x 480)
Audio: FireWire DV
I know that I'm working in HD and printing to video in low res, but is that here in miami the tv Channels I DONT KNOW WHY?? They dont accept tapes in HD!!! Crazy but truth!
Well guys, I hope you can help me and excuse my english that is very bad but is not my native language and I move here to Miami one year before!
Thanks a lot for you value help.
Best Regards,
Gustavo

Hi guys,
Well let me tell you...
I make the easy setup with 108060i and now is working good and printing to tape, but is so slow...
I remember that before I use to print to tape in 720x 480 cause is more faster and easy, in fact the tv channels doesnt accept tapes in high def! Is absurd!!
But I need to know how chance the settings audio/video to 720 x 480 but I already try with every single combination and no one works!
thanks again!
Also... I need to know what external hard drive is the best and faster to keep my finalcut archives and after make print to tape!
I have one seagate 1TB but this have an option that I can avoid that is that the disc go to sleep at the 5 minutes and this screw my print to tape work!
Did you know some one good with Fire Wire??
thanks a lot, and have a great day!
Gustavo

Motion and Final Cut Pro Problem

I recently updated my computer and went with the new Quad-Core Mac. I had to reload the Final Cut Pro Studio software, and I've got a problem that is vexing me to no end.
I can import a Motion template (one that I've designed and even the Apple produced templates), but I try to view it in Viewer or when I place the Motion template on the timeline it won't work. Nothing visible on either the Viewer or the Canvas when I try to playback. I can right click and open the template in Motion and have the elements appear and work properly, but nada once it comes back into Final Cut.
What gives?
John

I find the roundtrip to Motion to be less than useful when there are a lot of layers involved. What works better for me is to export a movie using the same settings you're using in FCP and then import that. If the settings in Motion match the FCP settings, no rendering should be required. Unfortunately, you can't then use the "open in editor" function to fix anything... but must reopen the Motion project and export again.

Final Cut 7 - problems burning blu ray

Hi
Got my final cut studio upgarde today. Looks quite nice. Having trouble to Share to a blu ray disk. Redering takes quite some time and during create disk the progress goes up to 60% and stops.
I use an LG Bluray burner with a SATA to ATA adaptor. No problems under MAC OS X or Toast.
Any ideas or similar observations?
Regards
Rainer

My bad, it seems I did screw up the machine. I had some recent changes (ie: larger Harddisk, Studio upgrade and more) and besides the Bluray problem I did run into some other issues fe: not being able to shut down, start up problems etc. So I followed the instruction for the reset and voila the issue is resolved, FCP now even renders faster. Sorry I have to say that I am just a MAC user since one year and perhaps with a bit more experience I should have been able to resolve this much quicker.
But since the problem became visible juts after the upgrade I was sure it must have been coming form the software. I "shared" the HDV clip to blue ray, and after the much faster rendering the burning went fine.
Regards
Rainer

Preferred input format with VHS via Canpous 55 to iMovie/Final Cut Express

I am using VHS deck to Canpus 55 to iMovie 08/MacBook Pro.
I do the input to iMovie 08 as it is less problematic for input than Final Cut Express and also I can share these with family for their video making in iMovie.
However I import the video files from iMovie events to FCE for editing.
1. I notice the VHS-to Canopus-to iMovie are .dv files with frame size 720x480 and compressor file says DV/DVCPRO - NTSC, not Apple Intermediate Codec.
2. I also import AVCHD files and those are frame size 960x540 and compressor is Apple Intermediate Codec.
When I bring the .dv files in from iMovie 08 to FCE, I sometimes get the warning about the files not in the standard settings and the drop down list of settings include Apple Intmediate Codec in various choices and the NTSC in various choices.
Should these be somehow standardized or will the eventual output be ok? I had one VHS 15 min segment look great on the computer in iMovie, then FCE but was very digitized after output to iDVD.
Thanks for the help.

misterdmmc wrote:
... and I also don't have Imovie.
you do.
on the Installer Disks, your Mac came with, there's 'Installed software', which allows to install the iLife Package only.
for most of your needs, esp. being no professional editor , iM offers all you need:
https://sites.google.com/site/karstenschluter/how-to-make-a-vidcast
shows you how to use pic-in-pic, green-sceen, integration of 'charts' and other 'effects' of iM, to produce a vidcast.
-Subtitles
'Subtitles' is for me a switchable feature on DVD ... if you mean 'titles in lower third' - any editor offers this. what iM does NOT offer, is a free-locatable title (or e.g. logo-bug), but there's a simple workaround working with transparent pngs, see my site too ....-
-Split screen video. Half/Half or Full screen for one video source, and a tiny screen say on the top left of another source...
side-by-side? iM no, FC yes.
-Export video in ipod compatible format
afaik, any Apple video-app allows that ..
general advice:
• iM is meant for consumers - convenient, but limited.
• FC/e or /p is meant for (semi)professionals - what iM offers as a 'one click done'-solution, is a many-steps-process with some background-knowledge and understanding needed.
• for sure, FC offers MUCH more options .. any option, you'll soon get lost
• the learning curve for FC is steep! buy a book of master-mind TOM WOLSKY, who generously participates here at this board ...-
• I don't see a need for you in spending 1.000$ more for the FC/pro suite ... Motion? Color? Compressor? Highly complex tools for even more complex processing ...
I would 'play' with iM to get familiar with your project - what do you need, how should it look? if you reach the limits, have a look at FC/e at any Apple-store ... if it doesn't scare you, get the app and the book, and spend some months studying ...
and Welcome misterdmmc to the  boards ...

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