I recently stumbled over a video that will change my video workflow. I have from time to time tried to put Quicktime movies into Final cut only to get “the red line of death” above the clip in the multitrack editing window. I have run across other formats that do the same thing. Essentially what is happening is that Final Cut wants to render these files before you can do anything with them. The only problem is that it can take anywhere from several minutes to several hours to render these files. Then as soon as you want to cut or splice or do anything with the clip, Final Cut asks you to re-render the file. It blows!
This clip shares a method and some software to help with this issue. Check out How To Use The Zi8 With Final Cut Express on Youtube. Very informative video. The freeware MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5 software works awesome! This video post uses this method to convert files so they need no rendering in Final Cut from the Kodak Zi8 camera, but I think this will work great for all those other clips that just don’t want to cooperate as well.
Let me know what you think?
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Domingo,
Thank you so much for your kind comment. I am glad that you found what I posted here helpful. I have struggled with this issue for quite some time now and that is why I shared this particular post. I strive just to compile the little tips and tricks that help to make life easier.
Thanks again for your comment.
Tim
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You are a life saver. I’ve been having the same problem and have just been sucking it up. I knew there had to be a better solution out there somewhere. Thank you for finding it and taking the time out of your schedule to create an easy to understand video. You are awesome =)
Best,
David
David, thanks for the compliment. Unfortunately, I did not do this video. I found it while searching for an answer while testing out my new Zi8 camera. I have had numerous other problems with rendering video while using Final Cut and knew that other people most likely did as well. I am very happy that you found this helpful. I just wanted to share the info with everyone that needed it.
Thanks again.
Tim