Using AVCHD with FCP 7

Hello
I import my footage from my JVC HD GZ HD40, using the function "Log and transfer"
Does it transfer the files on my MAC HD in "full quality" ?
Will I need the originals files that are on the HD of the camera when I will make the .mov file ?
Thanks in advance for your help
Best
Cyril

Since FCP cannot edit AVCHD, it re-encodes the video into a codec that is better for editing. The Apple Pro Res codec is a very good codec. You can select which codec FCP will transcode to by opening the log and transfer window and by clicking on the gear at the top middle of the window. It will let you select preferences, and from there select which codec you would prefer to use - so if you prefer a different flavor of Apple Pro Res, you can select it there.
I think you need to decide if the video is "full quality" when it is imported into Final Cut. Of course, it will converted from the original, but my experience is that very few people can tell the difference between the original and the imported file.
The decision with what to do with your original files is up to you. Since you could archive the imported files just as easily as the files on your camera HD. It depends if you want to keep the originals for any reason, and only you can decide that. If it were me, I would leave the files on the camera while I was editing, in case something happened to my imported files. The I could return to the camera to recover the files. But once the edit was complete, and I had archived off the elements I used, I would probably delete the files on the camera HD.
Sorry that this is not more helpful to you.

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propolis wrote:
… When I have copied all the files / dir structure to the MAC, I then open FCP, go to import files, go the the dir where the files are, but I cant import them. …
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