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MPEG Streamclip for FCE

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followCam
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Having a few problems with fce and my gopro

First off a bit of information:
I use a gopro shooting 720p, 60fps and edit using final cut express.

When i convert my gopro clips using streamclip, i convert them to Apple Intermediate Codec, as i cant use Apple ProRes cause i only have fce not fcp.
This creates one problem as when i import to fce, it drops half the frames to convert it to 29.97fps so when i slowmo, its crap and all morphy.
Any idea how i fix this?
I read Abe's gopro workflow guide and it sounds like i really need to get the ProRes codec to fix this, is it possible for FCE?


Also while im here.....anyone know of a twixtor plugin for fce?


Any help is appreciated.




Dec 28 2010 1:38PM
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LjayCinema
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does XDCAM work with FCE?
Dec 28 2010 2:31PM
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followCam
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i dont even know what xdcam is, sorry dude
Dec 28 2010 3:06PM
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LjayCinema
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its a type of codec. if FCE supports XDCAM, it could potentially fix your issue. I know many peoplpe that use XDCAM over apple pro res due to their editing setup. and they all say its a good substitute.
Dec 28 2010 5:47PM
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p.hawks
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i have fce and a gopro and i use this,

http://afferentation.org/2010/09/how-to-import-60fps-into-imovie-from-gopro-hd-hero/

its one program (aka ditch mpeg streamclip) that slows it down and converts it, and then to do normal speed, you set speed to 200% in final cut
Dec 28 2010 6:03PM
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LjayCinema
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Why....? that seems tedious.
Dec 28 2010 9:28PM
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p.hawks
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you need to encode so that it works better in FCE, and you need to slow it down to be able to get slow mo (otherwise final cut drops frames). The 200% is exactly what you would have to do if you used another program to slow it down, JES lets you do everything in one conversion, slow it down and convert it, which would take longer with 2 separate programs
Dec 28 2010 9:33PM
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p.hawks
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btw you only need to do the first part, down to where it says "the other way - quicktime 7 pro"
the first is the one i use and it works great
Dec 28 2010 9:34PM
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LjayCinema
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OHhhh, i didnt quite understand before. That makes sense.
does it just slow it down, or does it have a selection of different frame rates that can conform it too.
Dec 28 2010 11:31PM
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followCam
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awesome, that sounds exactly waht i need, cause i know Abe has to use Apple cinepak after converting it, so your way sounds like it will be a bit more productive.

+K for you two
Dec 29 2010 8:24AM
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p.hawks
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you set the framerate and speed if you follow the tutorial

also, quality looks decent this way, but i heard if you play with the settings you can get amazing quality. I'll post if I find any that seem to work
Dec 29 2010 5:21PM
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