Rendering TIFF Files in FCP 4.5 Timeline

I'd like to know if there is a way I can import TIFF files into my timeline WITHOUT having to render them...
I work at an effects house and our artists deliver their shots as TIFF sequences. I pull those TIFF sequences into Final Cut so I can lay the shots off to tape. When I drop the TIFF files into the timeline, they all show up unrendered even though they are the same size as my sequnce (HD 1920x1080). Is there a way I can fix this??? It just slows the process down so much...
thanks!
michelle

No...because that IS a media file. A quickime file is a media file. A TIFF file isn't. You can import properly formatted Quicktime files and they won't require rendering because FCP knows they are media. TIFFs are still images, not Media. Media is defined here as a quicktime movie file.
Shane

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Rendering Tiff File

I am trying to view Tiff file, but the problem that it is not clear view
I mean it is very bad look, not like view it in another Tiff viewer.
and also it is too big, I mean the width and hight.
any way, this is my code:-
public void ReadingTiffFile()
String strFileName = "d:\\b.tif";
File file = new File(strFileName);
SeekableStream s = null;
try
s = new FileSeekableStream(file);
TIFFDecodeParam param = new TIFFDecodeParam();
ImageDecoder dec = ImageCodec.createImageDecoder("tiff", s, param);
RenderedImage img = dec.decodeAsRenderedImage(0);
JFrame frm = new JFrame();
frm.getContentPane().add(new PnlTiffGraphicsView(img));
catch (IOException ex1)
System.out.println("Error While Rending Images");
public class PnlTiffGraphicsView extends JPanel
RenderedImage img = null;
public PnlTiffGraphicsView(RenderedImage img1)
img = img1;
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gg.drawRenderedImage(img, new AffineTransform());
Many thanks in Advanced.

I found this code somewhere online... I took a few snippets from it to form my own methods that accepted image paths... Hope it helps.
     import java.awt.Frame;
     import java.awt.RenderingHints;
     import java.awt.image.DataBuffer;
     import java.awt.image.renderable.ParameterBlock;
     import java.io.IOException;
     import javax.media.jai.JAI;
     import javax.media.jai.LookupTableJAI;
     import javax.media.jai.RenderedOp;
     import com.sun.media.jai.codec.FileSeekableStream;
     import com.sun.media.jai.codec.TIFFDecodeParam;
     import javax.media.jai.widget.ScrollingImagePanel;
     public class LookupSampleProgram {
         // The main method.
         public static void main(String[] args) {
     // Validate input.
     // Create an input stream from the specified file name to be
     // used with the TIFF decoder.
             FileSeekableStream stream = null;
             try {
                 stream = new FileSeekableStream("C:\\my.tiff");
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
                 System.exit(0);
     // Store the input stream in a ParameterBlock to be sent to
     // the operation registry, and eventually to the TIFF
     // decoder.
             ParameterBlock params = new ParameterBlock();
             params.add(stream);
     // Specify to TIFF decoder to decode images as they are and
     // not to convert unsigned short images to byte images.
             TIFFDecodeParam decodeParam = new TIFFDecodeParam();
             decodeParam.setDecodePaletteAsShorts(true);
     // Create an operator to decode the TIFF file.
             RenderedOp image1 = JAI.create("tiff", params);
     // Find out the first image's data type.
             int dataType = image1.getSampleModel().getDataType();
             RenderedOp image2 = null;
             if (dataType == DataBuffer.TYPE_BYTE) {
     // Display the byte image as it is.
                 System.out.println("TIFF image is type byte.");
                 image2 = image1;
             } else if (dataType == DataBuffer.TYPE_USHORT) {
     // Convert the unsigned short image to byte image.
                 System.out.println("TIFF image is type ushort.");
     // Setup a standard window-level lookup table. */
                 byte[] tableData = new byte[0x10000];
                 for (int i = 0; i < 0x10000; i++) {
                     tableData[i] = (byte)(i >> 8);
     // Create a LookupTableJAI object to be used with the
     // "lookup" operator.
                 LookupTableJAI table = new LookupTableJAI(tableData);
     // Create an operator to lookup image1.
                 image2 = JAI.create("lookup", image1, table);
             } else {
                 System.out.println("TIFF image is type " + dataType +
                                    ", and will not be displayed.");
                 System.exit(0);
     // Get the width and height of image2.
             int width = image2.getWidth();
             int height = image2.getHeight();
     // Attach image2 to a scrolling panel to be displayed.
             ScrollingImagePanel panel = new ScrollingImagePanel(
                                             image2, width, height);
     // Create a frame to contain the panel.
             Frame window = new Frame("Lookup Sample Program");
             window.add(panel);
             window.pack();
             window.show();
     }-sal

How to edit 16bit TIFF image sequence file in FCP?

Dear all,
I have a number of 16 bit TIFF image sequence files (2048 x 1024 resolution) - some of them are RED footage, and others came directly from our f/x guy. We are going into a color correction session in a post house and we've been asked to provide a sequential 16 bit TIFF image sequence of the edited time line.
I need to do a cross dissolve b/w most of the clips I have. I have created image sequence QT movie (reference files) from the TIFF images. Though they play fine in QT player, when I try importing into FCP, I am met with a "general error". I tried both dragging it into QT, as well as File --> Import.
I am wondering what can I do to get these clips into FCP in order to apply the cross dissolve transitions I need. Is this a problem relating to the 16bit nature of the TIFF files?
I tried exporting the TIFF image sequence standalone QT movie, and those imported fine. However, I have a feeling that the standalone movie conversion also decrease my bit depth from 16 to 8. (When I do my final TIFF output from FCP after dissolves / transitions had been applied, each TIFF file is now 8 MB instead of 12 MB, hence my suspicion that the bit depth is adjusted).
Are there any settings I am missing, or does FCP simply don't support 16 bit image sequence reference file. As a test, I had also converted all my TIFF to jpg, and created jpeg image sequence reference file. These reference QT file can be successfully imported to FCP and I can edit them as if they are a clip.
If FCP is not able to handle these files, what are my other options? After Effects?
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.
Michael
<Edited by Moderator>

As far as I know, both FCP and Color only support up to 10 bit color, which is 1024 levels for each color channel, more than enough for avoiding color banding.
If you need 16 bit for sure, I believe AE will support 16 bit output. Another 16 bit application would be the extended version of Photoshop, which has some limited time line capability.

Working with WMV files in FCP 5 Timeline

I know Flip4Mac Studio Edition allows for importing and exporting into and out of FCP 5 in WMV format. What I'm not sure of, is can you do intensive editing on the WMV files in FCP 5 without any glitches. Will FCP run smoothly?
I am asking because I work at online company that will be receiving wmv files on its servers. This is a high volume workflow with an intense turnover rate. We are receiving hour long clips and re-editing them down to 2 minutes. There is no time to go through lengthy WMV to MOV conversions. We need to receive, edit, and output all in WMV.
Can FLip4Mac with FCP 5 edit an intense environment like this? Where everything is done in WMV? Or Is Flip4Mac primarily for converting WMV into MOV so that editing in FCP is done with MOV files, and then at the end exporting as WMV again.
Is FLip4Mac the only solution. Are there others? After recommending and praising Macs, I may be on thin ice if FLip4Mac isn't a sufficient workaround!!
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Saving a WMV as MOV in QuicktimePro is simply putting a MOV wrapper on the WMV so FCP will better handle it. It's a Save As not an export so there's no additional compression.
Ultimately you will have to render though, most likely because it's not one of the video formats natively handled by FCP (DV, DVCPro50, etc). It's not just the physical settings, the "video" codec itself must be supported. BTW if you were to edit in HDV you'd have to render too for output (to create new GOP structure in that case though).
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the advice, a few things though....
"Flip4Mac Player Pro allows you to edit WMV in FCP."
The problem is that I need to render when I import
WMV files into FCP, even though I have matched all of
the parameters in the sequence settings (ie. pixel
aspect ratio, frame rate, frame size, etc.)
I don't know for sure, but my understanding is I have
to render because there is no WM9 option under the
"compressor" parameter in the Sequence Settings.
Because of this it is impossible to import WMV files
without rendering even with FLip4Mac, because I have
it installed and can still export as a WMV file.
Have you discovered a way to import WMV files into
FCP without needing rendering? This is critical for
me because the environment I'm in doesn't allow for
long render times, as it will slow down the workflow
of the whole newsroom.
"I can also open WMV in QuicktimePro (with Flip4Mac)
and save the file as MOV. I find it works smoother
that way."
But doesn't it degrade the quality when you convert
to .MOV? And for me, going from WMV to MOV back to
WMV will result in degradations at each step won't
it?
Curtis

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I am trying to burn a .mov file from fcp xpress timeline to a dvd. The popup message I receive prior to inserting the dvd is that I need 20.05 gb of space available on dvd (a 1.25 min program). How can I get this program onto a dvd (where the max available gb's for off the shelf dvds-r) shows a max of 8.5gb?. Please help. Thank You!

You have posted your question in the Final Cut Pro X forum. You want to be in this forum instead; https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_expr ess_hd
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Russ

Recently switched from powermac to mac pro5 2x2.66GHz 6 -core xeon running FCP 7 on OS 10.6.8 exporting qt files and rendering project files now takes longer than my old machine looking at activity mon and % of user is aroun 6 and % of idle around 42

recently switched from powermac to mac pro5 2x2.66GHz 6 -core xeon running FCP 7 on OS 10.6.8 exporting qt files and rendering project files now takes longer than my old machine looking at activity mon and % of user is aroun 6 and % of idle around 42 are all the cores being used with FCP7?

johnnyapplesod wrote:
exporting qt files and rendering project files now takes longer than my old machine
It's because the PowerMac G5 had HUGE bandwidth with a fat BUS on each processsor so they could run hard, hot and heavy.
It's not so with the Intel processors which are multi-core and share a common bus thus bottleneck.
The newer Intel processors can do more work on the CPU, but when it comes to in/out they are s-l-o-w.
I've had a wickedly fast dual processor (not dual core) G5, RAID 0 pair of 10,000 RPM drives as boot and a fast video card, I could do a lot very very fast.
You'll likely have to upgrade to Final Cut X to get more cores utilized, prepare to cry a little bit, Apple is working on the features they stripped out of it to make amends to pro users who complained loudly. (all over TV too)
http://www.loopinsight.com/2011/09/20/apple-releases-major-update-to-final-cut-p ro-x-release-demo-version/

How do I place a TIFF or AI file in FCP?

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"Graphics and Still Image Formats
BMP: Standard bit-mapped graphics format used on Windows computers.
FlashPix: A format for storing digital images, especially digital photographs, developed by Eastman Kodak Company.
GIF: Graphic Interchange Format. A common bit-mapped graphics file format used on the web.
JPEG/JFIF: Joint Photographics Experts Group. A “lossy” compression file format used for images. JFIF is JPEG File Interchange Format.
MacPaint (PNTG): A monochrome file format used on early versions of the Macintosh operating system.
Photo JPEG: An extremely popular file format because it can create highly compressed yet good-looking graphics files. You can choose grayscale or color as well as the amount of compression.
Photoshop (PSD): You can import files created or saved in the Photoshop format, along with multilayered Photoshop files. (For more information, see Volume III, Chapter 18, “Compositing and Layering.”
PICS: A file format used on Macintosh for animation sequences. The format is no longer used, in favor of QuickTime.
PICT: A common image format used on Mac OS computers. PICT files can use any of the standard QuickTime codecs for compression in color or grayscale.
PNG: Portable Network Graphics. A file format for bitmapped graphic images designed as the successor to GIF.
QuickTime Image File (QTIF): A QuickTime container file that contains an image using a supported QuickTime codec.
SGI: Silicon Graphics Image file format.
TARGA (TGA): The Targa file format. An uncompressed file format that stores images with millions of colors. Targa files are supported by nearly every platform and media application.
TIFF: Common on Mac OS and Windows computers. TIFF files allow color depths from dithered black and white to millions of colors and one form of compression."
+Source: Final Cut Pro User Manual+

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I'm pretty baffled - what to do? I'll attach a photo of the weird lines around the characters. It might be hard to see at this size, but if you download and enlarge it to 300% or so, you'll see what I mean.

Just saw that Adam's original post was an older one. Will keep this here anyway to maybe help the most recent poster.
Sharon
Adam, did you try what David said about pointing to the root folder? Did that work?
When I copy the SD card, I name a new folder on my hard drive something specific, like Smith Wedding. Then I copy everything inside the SD card to that new folder. The first level inside my new folder now has folders for
AVF_INFO
PRIVATE
and on down from there. When you open Log and Transfer, point it to the Smith Wedding folder (of course whatever you have named yours).
ClipWrap2 also works great to convert the files beforehand if you want.
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Sharon
Message was edited by: SSteele

AVCHD: how to deal with the .MTS files in FCP 5 or iMovie 08

I just bought a Canon HF10 AVCHD camcorder and stumbles into the difficult editing process with FCP 5. Here are my steps:
- Conversion of the camcorder .MTS files with iMovie 8; they are then transformed into a .MOV sequence. A 14secondes sequence recorded in the highest quality (FXP, 17Mbps) is captured as a 28MB .MTS file by the camcorder, rendered as a 231MB .MOV file by iMovie 8, and it took 53 sec to process it !
- I export the sequence as: Share >Export Final Cut XML…
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For financial reason, I’d like to avoid to go to FCP 6, which seems to work natively with the AVCHD format.
My questions are:
- is there a way to reduce the size of the iMovie converted files: 900MB per minute ?
- is there a way not to have to render the imported files in FCP ?
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In my case, once I do the transfer to ProRes format nothing needs to be rendered in the FCP timeline unless I add some sort of filter or effect to it.
The rendering problem you are describing is often caused by the Sequence setting not matching the content settings. This is automated in FCP6 where it detects the content format of the video you're trying to add and changes the sequence settings to match the content. Take a look at the sequence settings and see if they match the structure of the content and that should resolve the 'everything needs to be rendered' situation.

MPG to Final Cut Pro , convert mpg files to FCP freely

Why need to convert/import MPG files to Final Cut Pro?
Final Cut Pro is the premium choice for any Mac video editing, and it is widely used by Mac users now. These MPEG standard files can be these different codes and cause failure in importing to Final Cut Pro. If anyone comes across the situation, the best solution is to get aids from MPEG/MPG to FCP converter for Mac, which can help you to convert MPEG group files to FCP compatible video format and then files can be easily imported for editing job.
As we know that Final Cut Pro don't natively support MPG, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 files, it can import MPEG-4 files (but need to be rendered once you place them on your timeline) and MOV files (without rendering). Therefore, to import MPG to Final Cut Pro directly, the best way is to convert MPG to Final Cut Pro supported Apple ProRes MOV files.
How to convert MPG to Final Cut Pro(fcp)
Step 1: Import MPG files
Download the latest version of MPG to Final Cut Pro Converter, install and run. And then, click Add Files to import MPG files to FCP, or you can also drag MPG files directly to MPG to Final Cut Pro directly.
Step 2: Choose output format and directory
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Step 3: Convert MPG to Final Cut Pro (X)
Click Convert to transcode MPG to MOV for editing in Final Cut Pro.
MPG to Final Cut Pro Converter is a practical tool for you to convert MPG, MPEG files to Final Cut Pro supported MOV files in order to free import MPG to Final Cut Pro (X) , FCE, iMovie on Mac OS X Mountain Lion . Besides, it is also able to convert MPG to other video files AVI, WMV, MP4, MKV FLV, DV, 3GP, ASF, RM etc.
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Import unsupported MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 to Final Cut Pro 7/X, Final Cut Express
Summary:If you are looking for the best way to transcode MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 videos to ProRes MOV for FCP 7/X and FCE, you can follow this post, it has offered best solutions for editing MPEG videos on Mac in Final Cut Pro 7/X, Final Cut Express.
Cases:
The following are two problems when some users import MPEG-1/MPEG-2 to Final Cut:
"I am trying to import MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Pro X. I have the raw files from a Sony Handicam HDR-SR5 as well as raw files from an Sony Handicam MDR-CX560. These files were recorded as MPEG-2 files and copied from the camera hard drives (entire folders were copied containind the MPEG-2 fies) to a local hard drive on my computer. Final Cut Pro X does not recognize the files and will not import them. I have tried to use Compressor to conver the fies. I am using the very latest version that touts being able to export to Final Cut X format. I don't see that option anywhere in the settings."
Question:
Is there a way to get MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files into Final Cut Pro X without having to convert them?
Answer:
Don't try to work with (highly compressed) MPEG 2 in FCP X. Use software to convert to ProRes 422 first, it's best codec for final cut pro or final cut express. Life will be much easier for you if you do. ProRes 422 is roughly between 5 and 8 times bigger than native camera footage - sometimes as much as 10 times, I believe, but it's well worth it for editing, effects and playback quality. The time required depends largely on your processor power but 30 mins sounds realistic.
Software you need:
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac
This software can convert MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 to Apple ProRes 422 codec for Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X or Final Cut Expr editing without rendering.
Step by step guide:
1. Download and install the best MPEG1/MPEG2 to ProRes Converter and launch it to add your videos to it.
2. Choose output format. Click on the “Format”> Final Cut Pro, Apple PreRes 422(HQ), Apple PreRes 422, Apple ProRes 422(LT), etc are all the proper choice for you.
3. Click "Settings" to adjust the parameters as you want, like Video Codec, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, bit rate, channels. Set the video frame rate as 30fps, video size as 1920*1080 will be better.
4. Click Convert button to start MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 to Final Cut friendly Apple ProRes 422 for native editing on Mac OS X.
5. When the conversion ends, you can run the Final Cut Pro and click File --> Import --> Files to import the resulted MOV files and edit them in FCP easily, you can follow this import video to fcp guide.
From the steps above, I think you got the point to convert and import MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files to Apple ProRes 422 for Final Cut editing, please have a try, this software will solve you MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 importing and editing problems, and then you can import and use your MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 in Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X or Final Cut Express on Mac without any problems.
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Trying to mpeg file into FCP/is it possible?

Hello,
Trying to import a mpeg file into fcp.
I pulled it into my project and put it up on the timeline.
Then rendered it but nothing was there.
I can open the mpeg with my VLC player.
I can not open it with my quicktime player.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to bring in this file to FCP?
Thanks

To add to the above:
If you don't see a slider in the this Quicktime widow no effect...
And if you do it does...
This pertains the the MPEG-Streamclip slider

Rendering .mov file takes 2 hours?!

Hello. I am new to using Final Cut Express. I tried adding a .mov video file I have to my timeline, did so easily. Then, in order to preview it, I had to render it. When I began the rendering process, it said it would take 2 hours to render my roughly 3 minute long clip. Does anyone know why this might be? I asked around and was told it takes roughly 2 minutes to render individual clips. I experimented by placing a significant larger video file in the project and it rendered quickly, as well as various file formats. All worked fine. I'm wondering if maybe it has to do with the framerate or proportion of the .mov video file? If so, how do I change/check these properties? Please help me! Thanks.

The codec is there. Compressor. Why don't you just give everything it says. The low frame rate means there's a lot of interpolation going on to get it up to 29.97 or 25 fps.
The material is really not suitable for production, especially with FCE. It's too small for HD, and too big for SD, which anyway compresses the media a lot to conform to DV. The HD codec Apple Intermediate is better, but the video is too small for even the smallest standard sized video.
FCP is resolution independent and also works with more codec that would be useful for this media. Though this depends on where you're trying to get to and what you want to do with the video once you've finished editing it. How do you need to deliver it?

Rendering motion files

So I am rendering these files that I made in motion in the FCP timeline. But when I want to play them back after rendering is completed fcp reverts to the non-rendered file. I feel like sisyphus. Please help!! Where are the rendered files going??

I've had that problem with fonts not rendering properly, dunno if it's the same but make sure the effect is installed in your system library and not just your user library.

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Hi there
Can someone tell me the best way to import still photographs in to FCP? At the
moment I have black & white high res NEF files. Do you have a good suggestion for a prefered file that I should convert them to to use on the timeline?
Cheers
Tim x

Key to remember:
Convert all your stills, whatever format, to 72 dpi. If your originals are 300 dpi, in Photoshop convert them to 72 dpi, resizing them much larger. If the still is 4 inches wide in 300 dpi, make it 15 inches wide in 72 dpi. That way you don't lose resolution, merely change the dpi.
Video is 72 dpi. Final Cut gets VERY sloggy and problematic when you work with higher dpi stills.
It could very well be true about jpegs (as they ARE more compressed), but I just did a 90 minute docu with hundreds of stills and found that using jpegs generated no more artifacting than psd or tiff files in the final HD output. The potential problem with the psd or tiff files is that they are MUCH bigger than the jpegs, and Final Cut has to handle them on the timeline ... which slows everything down when you start creating moves with them.
All the best,
Ben

Rendering mov files! Help!

I have tried EVERYTHING to fix this problem but don't know what else to do.
I have a bunch of mov files that I would like to edit on FCP but whenever I put them into the timelines they require rendering (before I even edit them!) And rendering each file is not an option because I have 100s of files and they each take about 30 minutes to render.
Why is FCP not letting me watch any of the files before they are rendered?
I also made sure the sequence is on the same settings and the clips but that didn't seem to fix anything.
any help will be appreciated.

So I was trying this for MONTHS and couldn't get the clips to work properly. Right after I posted the message I decided to try one more time...and it worked! I changed the setting of the timeline and this time when I put my clip in the timeline I didn't have to render it and was able to edit some clips I've been trying to edit since December!
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