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Moonunit
Thursday Jun 9, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Final Cut Pro will import MPEG-4 files, but those will need to be rendered once you place them on your timeline, which can be very time-consuming and tedious. It doesn't play well at all with MPEG-2 files (sometimes it will bring the video in, but not the audio). In either case, I would recommend that you download a (free) video converter from the internet like "MPEG Streamclip" to convert the files from your camera to .mov files. The time spent doing this before you edit will more than make up for the time you'll spend rendering and re-endering while you edit. Hope this helps!
Kelly is a super genius. MPEG Streamclip is great and it's totally free. We're so lucky to have your help, Kelly!!!!!
Kelly
Monday Jun 6, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Final Cut Pro will import MPEG-4 files, but those will need to be rendered once you place them on your timeline, which can be very time-consuming and tedious. It doesn't play well at all with MPEG-2 files (sometimes it will bring the video in, but not the audio). In either case, I would recommend that you download a (free) video converter from the internet like "MPEG Streamclip" to convert the files from your camera to .mov files. The time spent doing this before you edit will more than make up for the time you'll spend rendering and re-endering while you edit. Hope this helps!