Canon 7D Final cut pro EOS plugin Ingest Workflow Part 1

This tutorial describes how to create backup images of SD cards with a naming convention, for use with the final cut pro Canon EOS plugin, in a similar way to tape based workflow

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• DSLR
• FCP
• ingest
• tutorial
• 7D
• workflow
• madpanic

[nayerbe]

I'm confused by your folder naming conventions. Why do you go from calling the card SD02 to MDS0020 and in the next vid MDS0021?

[madpanictv]

@nayerbe Apologies, my fingers and my brain don't always work in harmony, a simple typo I'm afraid. In fact, the 7D uses CF cards so even the reference to SD cards is a little misleading. Anyway, what is important is that I label each one of my cards uniquely, e.g, SD01, SD02. My point is that when I ingest these, I suggest managing a unique naming convention. In my case, I increment the number, i.e. MSD0001, MSD0002 etc every time I ingest content. The naming convention is up to you.

[Daklatus]

This is a great tutorial, I have been transcoding to ProRes 422 (HQ) and everything was going well. About 34 folders later, all I am getting is the big red exclamation mark!!  Have you had issues with larger projects? I am working on a documentary and I have transcoded all of A camera but now I cannot get this plug-in to work on B camera. Final Cut keeps crashing! I was thinking of uninstalling the plug in and then reinstalling it - Any words of wisdom?

[madpanictv]

@Daklatus I am not sure why you are now seeing problems, but one thing to be wary of, is not to do anything whilst log & capture is running. i.e. don't switch focus or try to do anything else in FCP as this can result in clips being truncated. I also note there is an update to the plugin from Canon.

[chromajube]

How do you use a SD card instead CF card?

I'm a little confused.

[madpanictv]

@chromajube Sorry for the confusion. Canon 7D uses CF cards. For some reason that I cannot explain other than the fact I did the tutorial in the wee hours, I am referring to them as SD cards.

[HebrewSamurai]

Question: are you making the disk image just so you can long and transfer the files? or is it a smaller way of storing the footage? (7d files are large) Ive been using compressor to convert the files to prores 422, backing it up, and importing it to fcp. If anyone has a better way for me to do this process, let me know! thanks

[AmigosBikeCrew]

I dont have the THM. under my videos, please help!

[heyandyVid]

Can you do if you have final cut express?

[deliaproductions]

Thanks for the tutorial. Do you perchance, have the exact link or file name of the plugin that needs to be installed onto FCP?

[oribali1]

That was helpful thanks!!!

[DevinGreenman]

very helpful tutorial thank you. my only question is: are you using the files on your hard drive, final cut file or on the disk image? it seems to me this results in 3 copies of the files rather than two. is this the case? or am i missing something?

[majorbiss]

what are your system specs...i'm looking to trade my pc for a macbook, it's 2GHz i will be using FCP and was going to upgrade the memory...thanks! And also i want a 7D so was wondering if full HD would process correctly!

[jaydragon33]

great tutorial! i just got a new 7D for my job so this is definitely a big help for me