Subclip import from fcp studio

is it possible to import subclips from FCP 7 projects into FCPX?

reading further in the 7toX instructions, contrary to your comment, they say
Translating a Final Cut Pro Project
To translate a full Final Cut Pro project:
Make sure there is nothing selected in the Browser;
Choose the File menu and from the Export submenu select XML…
When imported into Final Cut Pro X after translation, the bins will be translated to keyword collections, based on the bin name. Log notes and other metadata will be in the Notes field for each clip.

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Aspect Ratio wrong in sequence imported from FCP

I'm a reasonably experienced user of Final Cut who intends now to migrate to Premiere (leaving the sinking ship?) So, at present, I'm trying to import current projects from FCP into Premiere using XML.
The result for a large scale and pretty advanced project was disasterous losses, so I've decided to start with a much smaller project, which contains a single sequence in the same format as the media, 20 or so HDV 1080p25 clips, and a handful of wav sound files. The result is better, but there are two problems I've encountered:
1. When I open the sequence in the timeline the aspect ratio, which should be 16:9 is squashed in to something more like 4:3. Opening a clip from the bin in the source monitor does not have this effect, but I can't work out how to rectify the change of aspect ratio when the sequence is playing in the program monitor. - Any tips?
2. The audio file icons in the project imported into Premiere are unlinked. When I try reconnecting them, Premiere says it can't because of a 'header error'. - Any clues to what this means and why it should be?
Thanks.

Hello Jim Simon,
Yes, I've tried importing one of these wav files into a new project, but it Premiere won't allow me to. It comes up with a message saying:
"The file cannot be opened because of a header error".
Any ideas?
PS. As this was a side issue to my main query, and the title of this thread doesn't refer to it and hence might make it hard for others to find, I've added a new query to cover this under the title: "Header Error when importing Wav files"
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Compressor opens but am not able to transfer files from FCP studio?

Help! I have tried installing FCP Studio (6.02) 2 to 3 times. I have tried removing Compressor from the Applications list under the library preferences.
When I open Final Cut and highlight the sequence and then send to to Compressor, I see the Compressor title open up at the top but my files do not appear. I don't know if its corrupt or if there is a reset to cause all the windows to appear. I am able to use the drop down list to make the inspector and other windows appear but cannot find my files.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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That signals a problem with QMaster, which is most likely something you didn't remove prior to your reinstall. Apple published a document to help troubleshoot this problem, which has been linked to numerous times on this forum.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302845

Poor Quality When Imported From FCP

Hello I have been having issues when importing a QT files into After Effects. When exported from FCP and imported into After Effects the footage loses significant quality, maybe a little interlaced. Ive checked and double checked fields, Im exporting in animation. Ive done both QT movie and QT conversion with the same result. Also it happens with files exported from FCP from other computers. Ive checked export settings & coposition settings. Any Ideas?
Thanks

bogiesan wrote:
-DWS- wrote:
Thanks. That is what makes the most sense to me. How do I elect how After Effects interprets the footage? I went to preferences but couldn't find anything that fixed the problem there.
See the help system for Interpret Footage.
It's a right-click dropdown form the project pane. Select a footage item, Interpret Footage.
Thank you Lower Fields first was selected

Video does not play when imported from FCP

When I import a clip from FCP into motion the clip opens up however only one frame shows up in the motion viewer. When I press play, there is no video..only that particular frame that was showing.
The media tab shows the .mov file, and plays it in seperate window when i double click on it.
Thanks for helping me out.

How do you bring the file into Motion and what file are you actually opening in Motion?
Are you exporting your FCP project as QT? or
Are you sending your FCP project to Motion?
Regards,
Hisham

Cs5 is asking me to find all media associated with a project file imported from FCP BY HAND.

Please tell me there is a way around this.
I have an XML file that was exported from FCP and I'm importing it into CS5. I have the drive with all of the media on it. I load up the XML and CS5 is asking me to find every single piece of media involved with the project by hand on the drive. THis is insane and will take me hours. Why will it not locate it itself? Please someone tell me there's a way to let it search throught he folders on its own.

Repeating some of what has been stated here....
What PPro is looking for is the assets in the same directory structure as when the XML file was created from FCP. So let's say that as you were about to save the XML file from FCP, you had all the assets on 1 single drive. Some were in Folder A, some where in Folder B, some in Folder A-1 (a subfolder of A) and some in Folder B-1 (subfolder of B). As long as the files remained in roughly that same folder structure in relation to one another, PPro should be able to find all the other assets AFTER you've found the first one.
With all the translation if you go from a Mac to a PC system, there's a lot of chance there that the directory structure - even if you kept it basically all intact - could still be messed up. Once the XML is loaded into PPro, however, you should be able to select multiple offline clips in the project folder, choose "Link Media" and have PPro go through and (hopefully) find everything automagically. If not, the Finder button in the "Link Media" dialog box should help.
PPro doesn't really care specifically about folders and subfolders when relinking, it is just looking for the RELATIONAL structure based on the last time the assets were ONLINE in the project. So even if your original assets were in 1,400 different folders, it shouldn't require you to relink based on each individual folder, so long as the RELATIONSHIP between all the files and folders remained the same.
Hopefully that makes sense. I know when I work with FCP editors the footage is generally handed to me on a drive with all the assets being essentially in a very different relationship than when they were on their FCP projects (since they usually are going from multiple drives on their Mac to the single drive that they hand me with the project assets). So I'm usually required to manually relink all the assets anyway. Kind of a bummer, but thankfully most projects are limited to only about 100 assets or so, and filenames are generally unique.
Good luck!

Xml import from FCP encounters an error

HELP!!!!!
I've imported an xml from FCP, but keep getting the following message:
Premiere Pro has encountered an error.
[..\..\Src\Sequence\TrackItem.cpp-596]
I am unable to work on this project as this message pops up when ever I do anything, even a simple click on the app gives this error

Okay, after trying both steps in the document above, the missing codecs/preview presets still aren't available when I go to File>New>Sequence. I guess that's the only way to check if they have installed correctly/activated correctly right? It says it's correctly activated though so not sure why it's doing this.
Are these presets also missing in the trial verison of the software?

Upgrade to 5.1 from FCP Studio 5

Hi everyone,
Just looking for some advice... I currently have FCP Studio 5 running on G5.
Does anyone know if there is a patch update for FCP5 to 5.1? I can't seem to find it in the Downloads page. Or do I have to pay for the upgrade?
Also, would FCP 5 work on the Macbook Pro with Rosetta?
Thanks for your help

There is a fee to upgrade from 5.0.x to 5.1.x You will not find it on the downloads as it is a completely redone operating code and comes on many, many disks.
Some have reported FCP5.0.x running on intel macs under Rosetta. Your mileage may vary.
x

Still images from FCP Studio 2

Ok, I have done it again. I edited a documetnary yet, forgot to have a photographer on the set.
I have captured some great images using my HVX200 but of course when exporting a still from FCP, the resolutin is only 72dpi and I need 300.
Could I import teh stills from FCP into Photoshop and just change the dpi? Would this be suitable for printing the images?
When doing that, it seems just to make them a larger photo.
THANKS!
Lawrence

Yes, you can change the DPI to 300. No, this won't make the images any sharper. They started out 1280x1080, 72dpi. Merely increasing the DPI won't make them higher resolution. It will still look like video. If you hire a photoshop pro, a graphics designer, they might have a few plugins in their toolkit that can help, like Genuine Fracals that help with upscaling smaller images, plus know-how on how to deal with this. But it won't look like it originated from a 12 MP camera.
Suitable for printing? That's up to you. How does it look to you?

Free upgrade from FCP Studio (5) to FCPX?

I have plunked down a couple of euros a few years ago to get Final Cut Pro Studio (v5.1).
Is there a way I can "convert" or "trade in" my FCP Studio for FCPX?

No. FCP X is a completely new application, sold only through the Mac App Store. There is no upgrade from old versions. Anyway, in the old days even an upgrade would cost at least as much as the whole cost of FCP X...

Problems with XML import from FCP 7 to Premiere Pro CS6

Afternoon everyone.
I'm currently trying to import an FCP 7 project file that I want to now edit and tweak in Premiere Pro (have recently realised i've been using Premiere far more so would like to start making a full switch over).
I've gathered my original FCP project and exported via XML (Apple Interchange Format, Version 5) and imported it into a blank Premiere Pro project. However it gets to the import window, progresses fully to 100% and then throws this error message at me, and I can't seem to figure out why.
I've tried exporting an XML for the whole project, with all bins/sequences/clips etc. I've also tried individual sequences/bins, and none of them want to import.
Does anyone know why this is happening?
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Adam

Okay, after trying both steps in the document above, the missing codecs/preview presets still aren't available when I go to File>New>Sequence. I guess that's the only way to check if they have installed correctly/activated correctly right? It says it's correctly activated though so not sure why it's doing this.
Are these presets also missing in the trial verison of the software?

EDL from FCP Studio to FCP HD

Hello all,
I've been working on a project in FCP Studio (version 5.1.1) and want to give it back to the director so he can look at it on his laptop. However he only has FCP HD (version 4.5) so obviously the project format is too advanced.
Would creating an EDL be the best course of action here, without him having to spend a lot of money on both the OS and FCP upgrades?
I've never used EDL's before, is there a good workflow anywhere on the web, someone can point me in the direction of?
Any help is much appreciated.
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Export your sequence as an XML file. See here for details.

Import from FCP; silent clips

On a weekly basis I'm taking clips from FCP, selecting the sequence in the browser, and exporting for a multitrack STP project. I open it up in Soundtrack, wait 10 minutes while it does its thing, crossing my fingers it works this time as STP tends to crash one in three times at this point. Assuming it works I do get in I always seem to have a few clips that are properly placed in the multitrack timeline, but when I play they do not have any audio. This is really odd as Soundtrack properly draws their waveform. Since the waveform is present the clip is obviously connected. The meters for that track don't move, with the volume from -infinity to +6 the result is the same. I'm using the stereo panner set to center and the subgroup assignment to none.
I've found two "fixes" for this - which are more workarounds than fixes. The first one is I can drop it onto another track and it works just fine, but if I move it back to the track it was on it won't work. The other one is sometimes a control-click, then Channel Select -> Mono -> 1 or 2 instead of Stereo -> 1&2 sometimes makes it work but not always.
I hate moving the clips to a new layer as there doesn't seem to be a good way to move them to a new layer without them shifting time at all. Is this a noted error, or is there a good fix for this problem?
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Image distorted after import from FCP

I've been working on this project for some time now, and it's really frustrating.
I'm editing together footage from two cameras (A Canon XL1 and a Panasonic AG-DVC 7P) in Final Cut and then exporting that as a quicktime movie, bringing that into Motion to add titles and logos. When it's exported, burned to DVD and played on a TV, some shots look really terrible.
It's as if there are lines of distortion (like it's shaky, leaving traces of the image) on many of the quick shots, especially when it's a quick pan or tilt. It looks alright on the computer screen but turns to dookie on a TV.
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