I find editing .mp4 in Final Cut to be problematic. I hear that the new FCP allows you to edit mp4 files right in the timeline without all the rendering.
I've tried MPEG Steamclip in the past with varied success. Most times I just render. If it's not a complicated edit, and I'm doing it myself without client review, I use iMovie that is able to edit mp4 natively without all the rendering... --Steve On Aug 6, 2007, at 9:54 PM, David Meade wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently got an xacti that stores H.264 .mp4 files. However when > I import > them into FCE, it gives a two-dialog-box-error if I try to preview > the clip > in the viewer (without first taking them to the timeline). (see > attached > screenshots). If I drag them right to the timeline I don't get the > error, > but cannot hear the sound until the clips are fully rendered. > > This isn't really a deal breaker, but its (really) annoying to > have to drag > a bunch of long clips to the time line and render them all just to > find the > bits/clips you wanted. > > Have others seen this, and if so what (if any) workaround / > work-flow-adjustments have you made? > > Thanks in advance, > - Dave > > -- > http://www.DavidMeade.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >