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Stage 4: Changing the Ingest Options in the Log and Transfer Window
Open the Log and Transfer window and choose Preferences from the Action pop-up
menu (the menu with the gear icon). When the Import Preferences dialog appears, choose
the appropriate option from the pop-up menu in the “Transcode to” column corresponding
to your format. When you finish, close the Log and Transfer window to save the new
settings.
Stage 5: Retransferring the Media Used in the Sequence
When you’re ready to retransfer the footage, Control-click the new offline sequence that’s
been created, then choose Batch Capture from the shortcut menu. When the Log and
Transfer window appears, reingest all necessary footage from your archived media
directories.
For more information, see the Final Cut Pro documentation.
Reconforming Tape-Based Media
This workflow is intended for projects using SD and HD video recorded to tape. This
workflow may also include film that was transferred to tape via a best-light or safety
transfer. For this workflow to go smoothly, it is imperative that your timecode be reliable
and that the reel number of each clip be accurate. Ideally, all of your clips should
correspond to a clearly labeled set of tapes; this is especially important if you anticipate
that another editor or facility may be doing the reconform.
Stage 1: Preparing Your Sequence for Media Management
In general, it’s a good idea to do a certain amount of preparation to your sequence before
using the Media Manager, in order to avoid recapturing media you don’t really need. One
easy thing you can do is to move all video clips that aren’t being superimposed as part
of an effect or compositing operation down to track V1. This process overwrites any
hidden video items that appear underneath clips on higher video tracks (either partially
or completely) that aren’t really part of the edit. This process also nicely organizes the
sequence for color correction later.
To make sure that all video items in the topmost video tracks correctly overwrite the
hidden parts of clips in lower video tracks, move clip items down one track at a time; for
example, move any noncomposited items in track V4 down to V3, then move all
noncomposited items in track V3 down to V2, and finally move all of the noncomposited
items in track V2 to V1.
Stage 2: Using the Media Manager to Create an Offline Version of Your Edited
Sequence
The safest way to recapture the media needed by your program is to use the Media
Manager to create an offline copy of your final sequence. Here are some recommended
Media Manager settings. For more information, see the Final Cut Pro documentation.
• Media pop-up menu: Create Offline
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