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Jaymon
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So guys i need help importing my .MOV footage from my contourHD into Final Cut Pro 7. I understand it is not supported but i cant figure out a good way to convert it. I have used Compressor and it takes five minutes per 30 second clip and only does one at a time and imports properly... but then says i have dropped frames. Someone know how to fix this?
Sep 2 2010 10:55PM
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J-Evs
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compress it with mpeg streamclip, should be faster and easier.
also have you tried editing with just the .mov format, by just dragging it into the timeline and then it automatically changes the sequence?
Sep 2 2010 11:00PM
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Jaymon
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how do i find this so called "mpeg streamclip" sounds lovely. when i try to just drop it into the timeline it just doesnt respond. when i drag it to where the other clips are it has a "Error: Unknown File"
Sep 2 2010 11:05PM
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J-Evs
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hmm well heres mpeg streamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

and im not to sure what you should compress it to, but a .mov file is just a quicktime file i believe, so ill just wait to see what some of the more seasoned editors has to say
Sep 2 2010 11:20PM
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ReedSkis~
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I usually compress to ProRes 422
Sep 3 2010 9:34AM
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