as far as my knowledge of FCP goes, this software does not like compressed files. it works well with apple's codecs, the best of them being AppleProRes422 or AppleProRes422(HQ). “HQ” stands for high quality. it has double the bitrate of the non-hq format, and weighs double in terms of file size. if you convert from mpeg-2 which is a compressed format it is useless to use HQ. to convert from MPEG-2 to AppleProRes422 use apple compressor or the free app MPEG streamclip. apple compressor might already be in your computer as it is part of the apple editing suite comprising FCP. it is pretty forward to use. open the file you want to transcode, choose the output format and the output destination, and run the program. likewise for MPEG streamclip. best, marco
On 11 February 2013 22:13, Gene Youngblood <ato...@comcast.net> wrote: > Frameworkers: I’ve got an mpeg-2 video file that I want to import into > FCP version 6, but FCP doesn’t recognize it. What format should I convert > it to that FCP will accept? I’m not personally doing this, my assistant is, > and she’s learning. So us novices will appreciate your advice. > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- – marco poloni usedomer strasse 8 d – 13355 berlin gsm +41.78.6322028 skype marcopoloni
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