FOOTAGE TRANSFER

The footage has been handed over to me and I have transferred it all onto my external hard-drive. I have spent the afternoon looking through the footage whilst tomorrow will primarily involve the conversion of the footage.

The footage from the Sony FS700 appears to currently be in the same format as the camera we used last semester for our production 'Into The Woods' (it is only playable through VLC player software). To convert that footage into a workable format for FCP i ran the footage through XDCAM CONVERTER and opened the converted footage in FCP7. I believe I will have to do the same for the FS700, however I will double-check with my tutor before undertaking the task.

I am currently unsure how to convert the footage from the 305 camera, as the format is different to the other camera and all the clips open up via Quicktime.

After the conversion process has been completed, I will spend the following day logging the footage in preparation for the edit.

In the last couple of years, I have earn the importance and time needed to transfer, convert and log footage before working. It has taught me to allow a significant amount of time to do this before any real work can be undertook.