Codec Newbie Needs Help

[Canyonmaid]

I'm working in FCP7 and I've got some .mts, .cr2 and .mp4 footage that I apparently need to find and download a codec for.

I found the website codecs.com and think I spotted a codec for the mp4 footage and maybe the cr2 footage, but most of my footage is the mts from a Panasonic camera. It seemed like the codecs I found might be for Windows based systems, though.

Any advice?

[Baldrick]

FCP7 has no avchd(mts) support. See http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=751978 for some solutions.

[edDV]

my footage is the mts from a Panasonic camera.

Be more specific which camera and which recording format.

No need to solve all the Apple format phobias.

[Canyonmaid]

Thanks, Baldrick. I'm going to check that out now.

The camera is a Panasonic AG HMC 70. Thanks for the reply edDV.

[edDV]

Normal digital intermediates for Final Cut Pro are AIC or ProRes422.

You need to convert your AVCHD file to AIC digital intemediate.

http://www.shedworx.com/hd-information/avchd
http://prores-converter.com/2011/05/avchd-to-aic-converter-transcode-avchd-footage-pan...ic-mov-on-mac/

[johns0]

Thread moved to the mac forum where you can get more help.

[Canyonmaid]

Thx for the link, edDV. I downloaded the demo of Voltaic and am finally able to see the clips on my MacBook. Certainly a round-about way of doing things. Too bad Sony and Panasonic couldn't have reached some sort of agreement with FCP/Apple.

I see you're in NoCal - what do you do for a living? Are you an editor?

[Canyonmaid]

Thx johns0.

[edDV]

Thx for the link, edDV. I downloaded the demo of Voltaic and am finally able to see the clips on my MacBook. Certainly a round-about way of doing things. Too bad Sony and Panasonic couldn't have reached some sort of agreement with FCP/Apple.

It is mostly an Apple problem where they limit compressed HD editing to their own digital intermediate codecs.

FCP 7 should import AVCHD. I don't have that version so can't point to the methods. Both iMovie and Final Cut Express will import AVCHD and convert to AIC.

I see you're in NoCal - what do you do for a living? Are you an editor?

I mostly do project engineering work in the TV broadcast and post industry but I also run a small event/post production business on the side. I have been editing video since the 80s on multiple platforms.