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720p50 P2 workflow with Final Cut Pro
Panasonic AG-HVX200: 720p50 P2 workflow with Final Cut Pro:
This time we’ll adapt the employed techniques to the P2 workflow with Panasonic’s HVX200 camera. We’ll concentrate on the remaining 720p50 DVCPRO HD format that is not yet directly supported by Final Cut Pro 5.1.2.
Are you guys able to tell me if there is a work around for 720p50 DVCPRO HD footage shot on P2 card to be used in FCP 5.0.4?
I’m waiting on FCS2 to hit the stores here in Australia but in the mean time i really need to get a job done with some footage i’ve already shot and i don’t want to fork out for 5.1 only to have to upgrade in a few weeks.
thanks.
I’m waiting for Panasonic’s Frame Rate Converter to work with 50 fps. Is there a work-around for that?
There won’t be any 25p or 50p support for the software frame rate converter in Final Cut Pro. 720p25/50 is using a different codec than 720p24/30/60 so Varicam shootings which always use flagged frames inside 60p will only work with the frame rate converter in 24p, 30p. Our documentations will be updated soon.
@Jessta: There is a workaround using P2 Log and the pass-through codec from Imagine Products. However their codec is a hack of Apple’s 720p60 codec and incompatible to the original 720p50 codec that was introduced with FCP 5.1. Image errors will occur when upgrading later to FCP 5.1 or FCS2, or when moving clips to such systems. I really recommend not using this pass-through codec. Maybe a reseller could provide you with the 5.1 upgrade as long as you wait for FCS2.