DSLR to Prores (MPEG STREAMCLIP)

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How to Convert H.264 (.mov) DSLR Footage
to Apple PRORES 422 (.mov) for Final Cut Editing
Step 1: On your external hard drive, create two folders in the destination you want to
save your footage, label one “RAW,” and the other “PRORES.”
RAW
PRORES
Step 2: Insert the Cameraʼs SD or Compact Flash card into your computer using a USB
cable, or through a card reader. Select the EOS Digital icon on your desktop>DCIM
folder> then click the next folder. For example, if you shot on a 7D, it will show up as
“100EOS7D,” or, if you shot on a T2i, it will show up as “100CANON.”
EOS
DIGITAL
DCIM
100EOS7D
Step 3: Inside the folder, youʼll want to transfer all of the H.264 (.mov) files from the card
into the RAW folder you created in Step 1.
RAW
4C-1.MOV
Step 4: Launch the MPEG Streamclip application(use link below to download)
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
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Step 5: Transcode Footage to Apple PRORES 422 using MPEG Streamclip. At the top
Finder bar, select List>Batch List
Step 6: Select the “Add Files” button. Select the folder youʼve created that contains the
RAW content, then select all the files you wish to convert, and select “To Batch.”
RAW
Step 7: Next, Select “Export to Quicktime,” Press OK.
Step 8: Choose a destination folder. Select the PRORES folder you made in Step 1,
select the “Select” button.
PRORES
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Step 9: The MPEG Streamclip - Movie Exporter Box will open, the settings should look
like this:
Compression at ProRes 422
Drag slider to 100%
Sound Uncompressed*
*If you plan on
syncing picture with
separately recorded
Uncheck box for
interlaced scaling
Frame Size
1920 x 1080
(unscaled)
Step 10: Select the “To Batch” Button.
Step 11: Select the “Go” Button. The transcoded files are now ready for editing in Final
Cut Pro.
PRORES
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