Comments on: How To Use The Zi8 With Final Cut Express http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:49:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Talmadge Boyd http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Talmadge Boyd Tue, 18 May 2010 23:00:16 +0000 http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/?p=1514#comment-290 Hi Mark. Let me look into that for you. Hi Mark. Let me look into that for you.

]]> By: Mark Trayner http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Mark Trayner Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:10:35 +0000 http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/?p=1514#comment-278 I found your video very interesting. I wondered if you could suggest the best options for settings if I wanted to output my final zi8 video to DVD? I have been using imovieHD as I was told this version was the best to use to edit HD video. The DVD's that I have managed to burn have been of terrible quality with stuttering and just poor visual quality. I will switch to FCE if its thought to be better. Its a minefield with all those output settings!!! All I can find out online is the setting to export to Youtube. I did contact Kodak...but they don't offer support for use with a Mac. Thanks in advance! I found your video very interesting. I wondered if you could suggest the best options for settings if I wanted to output my final zi8 video to DVD? I have been using imovieHD as I was told this version was the best to use to edit HD video. The DVD's that I have managed to burn have been of terrible quality with stuttering and just poor visual quality. I will switch to FCE if its thought to be better. Its a minefield with all those output settings!!! All I can find out online is the setting to export to Youtube. I did contact Kodak…but they don't offer support for use with a Mac. Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Talmadge Boyd http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Talmadge Boyd Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:24:32 +0000 http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/?p=1514#comment-277 Thanks, Robin. That's really good information to have! Thanks, Robin. That's really good information to have!

]]> By: Robin http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Robin Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:59:44 +0000 http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/?p=1514#comment-272 Hi - Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. But I found a flaw with these instructions. I shot some clips 720/60fps and when I converted slow moving ones as per your instructions it 'seemed' fine - however I then tried to convert a fast moving clip (taken out a car window) and the result was VERY choppy. After two DAYS searching for an answer I think I worked it out. <br><br>Open the H.264 clip in MPEG Streamclip. Edit>fix timecode breaks (don't know if this makes any difference but why not) - then go to File>Export to Other Formats. choose Quicktime Movie - then Options - Apple Intermediate Codec - then Settings - frame rate 59.94 - then if you want to edit the clip in any way click Adjustments in the final window. and that's it - SMOOTH video! and keep in mind that the resulting converted file will be HUGE!! but will work much better in FCE.<br><br>This may need to be done ONLY if you shoot in 720/60fps mode but if I were you i would check both instructions on fast moving video. If it is choppy on fast clips then probably it isn't perfect with slow clips (but we just don't notice)<br><br>I hope this helps. Hi – Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. But I found a flaw with these instructions. I shot some clips 720/60fps and when I converted slow moving ones as per your instructions it 'seemed' fine – however I then tried to convert a fast moving clip (taken out a car window) and the result was VERY choppy. After two DAYS searching for an answer I think I worked it out.

Open the H.264 clip in MPEG Streamclip. Edit>fix timecode breaks (don't know if this makes any difference but why not) – then go to File>Export to Other Formats. choose Quicktime Movie – then Options – Apple Intermediate Codec – then Settings – frame rate 59.94 – then if you want to edit the clip in any way click Adjustments in the final window. and that's it – SMOOTH video! and keep in mind that the resulting converted file will be HUGE!! but will work much better in FCE.

This may need to be done ONLY if you shoot in 720/60fps mode but if I were you i would check both instructions on fast moving video. If it is choppy on fast clips then probably it isn't perfect with slow clips (but we just don't notice)

I hope this helps.

]]> By: ihyp http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/2010/01/how-to-use-the-zi8-with-final-cut-express/comment-page-1/#comment-210 ihyp Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:57 +0000 http://www.reelsocialmedia.com/?p=1514#comment-210 Thank you so much for this, Very helpful. What is the best format to export to once you are ready to upload your finished product? Thank you so much for this,
Very helpful.

What is the best format to export to once you are ready to upload your finished product?

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