Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

Now I know it is not possible to export - Import an FCE project in to FCPX...but....I'll explain....jump to the end for the actual question

I filmed my Local Young farmers club 'convert/stage show last month.

Filmed with Canon 5D 3. also Panasonic handy cam on back wall for overview shots. all shot in 1920x 1080p 25fps IPB on Canon.

Also some other pre edited footage shot before the show and played to audience on big screen.

So I have 4 nights worth of footage, 2hr 15 or so each camera, plus the clips plus audio.


All now edited down to a 145 min DVD length movie. in FCE.

Unfortunately due to having to transcode footage Before editing in FCE. and then the export, the footage from the 5D3 is far worse (pixelated etc) than the pre recorded clips shot earlier on the little handy cam and edited in iMovie.

If I view and edit the original camera footage in FCP X, the quality is good.


So I need to re edit the entire thing in FCP X.


Now the problem is that the original edit has taken me on/off since the 18th March..so 4-5 weeks.

I aint doing that again in FCP X...importing all the footage, making sub clips, putting in to bins etc.


BUT here is my thought/ question.

is there any way to export a list of ONLY the clips (clip names) that were used in the final edit in FCE.

if I had this list, i could then import ONLY the footage I know i used on the FCE edit in to FCP X...greatly reducing the workload

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

Hi Neil,
I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question but I wonder if you have figured out why the rendering in FCE was not as good as in FCP? I take it FCP won't just open your FCE project? Have you tried asking the question on FCP/FCE forums? If you look at the properties of the FCE and the FCP rendered files is the bit rate or file size much different? Just throwing out the things I'd be looking at.
Bob

Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

Rendering not as good I guess as you have to render twice in FCE. Once to edit it, then in export.
FCP handles native camera files, the more limited FCE does not.

Unfortunately there is no known way to import FCE project to FCP. Would be like trying to edit audio in Photoshop.

The problem of quality seems to stem from the initial render in MPEG streamclip before import and so far no answer to this on other forums .

Think it is something I 'll just have to live with.

Thanks for trying though.

cony25

Hi there,,, I kind of had the same problem, after I exported to dvd the quality was horrible...any solution to this?

Neilp Loc: Jersey, C.I.

A long time ago...can not remember what I did.

I may have down some re rendering , but nothing conclusive.

Best bet if starting fresh is the new Final Cut X I believe that handles Canon video files directly with no rendering

sorry i can't help more