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Bryan McCullough
March 21st, 2010, 06:05 PM
Borrowed from the 7D forum:

To get the FCP EOS Plugin to work with T2i footage…


1. Install the new Canon EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...nloadDetailAct)

2. Go to Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/CanonE1.RADPLug/Contents/Resources/

2. Open up cameras.plist

3. After the 7D info add the following lines of code (keeping to the coding structure):

<key>T2i</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS REBEL T2i</string>
</array>

4. Save the text file. Close it. Everything should work now.

Have tested it and it works.

Scott Brickert
March 21st, 2010, 08:53 PM
Any chance for a revised link...that one doesn't seem to work.

thanks

Bryan McCullough
March 21st, 2010, 08:57 PM
Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR (http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=314&modelid=19356)

James Miller
March 22nd, 2010, 03:32 AM
Pipped to the post on that one.

'Cameras.zip'
Download at:
http://files.me.com/jamesfilm/eo665w

Supported Cameras:
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV , Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS REBEL T2i (US) Canon EOS 550D (UK), Canon EOS REBEL T1i (US), Canon EOS 500D (UK)

1. Install the new Canon EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro.
Available from the Canon website.
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0200001095/01/ce1100x.dmg.zip

2. Type this in Safari web address: //Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/CanonE1.RADPLug/Contents/Resources/cameras.plist

2. Replace the cameras.plist with the supplied version.

This code lists both US & UK Canon DSLR cameras with video recording functions. Crop mode is not supported on the T2i/550D.

Christofer Thelin
March 22nd, 2010, 04:54 AM
Works like a charm =)

If your on a 550D (euro modelname of the T2i) i´ve put up a guide and a screenshot from the correct edited file.

Sorry the text is in Swedish but just look at the screenshot and I´ll bet you see whatsúp

SkullFilms Productions: Canon 550D hack (EOS Plugin FCP) (http://skullfilmsproductions.blogspot.com/2010/03/canon-550d-hack-eos-plugin-fcp.html)

Ned Soltz
March 22nd, 2010, 05:30 AM
+1

Works like a charm.

Note that Canon states that 10.6 is required however I am running 10.5.8 and the PLIST mod works in FCP 7.01 with my T2i!

Craig Campbell
March 22nd, 2010, 06:36 AM
The files from my 500D show up in Log and Transfer but they give an error every time I try and transfer, anyone had any luck with this camera yet? Thanks

Craig

Luke Tingle
March 22nd, 2010, 07:10 AM
works great! thanks for the plist. Now hopefully Aperture will support the T2i Raw files soon.

T2i, FCP 6.06, OSX 10.5.8

Mark Slocombe
March 22nd, 2010, 08:55 AM
[QUOTE=Ned Soltz;1503399]+1

Works like a charm.

Ned and others - What is the alpha setting in the ProRes LT files you guys are getting? Mine come out with None, and a change to Straight makes clips visible but needing Unlimited (orange) rendering in timeline...

Mark Slocombe
March 22nd, 2010, 10:24 AM
Fully solved my problem - trashed FCP prefs and default Alpha is None/Ignore, but clips now play fine...

Daniel H. Buchmann
March 25th, 2010, 05:46 PM
worked great for me. Thanks a lot!

Mike Juhl
May 12th, 2010, 08:52 PM
Just bought a Canon T2i and love it. Trying to capture video to FCP doesn't work...OK. I find and install the Canon plugin as outlined previously. I see that I need to edit the .plist but can't find it. Following this path

Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/CanonE1.RADPLug/Contents/Resources/

I can't get past the Application Support folder as there is no ProApps folder. Anyone have any ideas why or what I can try next?

I have Snow Leopard and FCS 3 all with the latest updates.


mj

Mark Slocombe
May 13th, 2010, 12:11 AM
You only need to edit it to add the 550d, as I recall, but you will find a link to the info if you search Canon or 550d on my blog, at web address below. I found a Mac restart helped the install, too.

Nathan Gogol
June 13th, 2010, 12:32 AM
Hi there, stumbled across this thread trying to figure out how to get my footage logged to final cut. This thread says it does support the T1i. Nothing on the net says it does. Anyways, I installed it but when I turn my camera on and go to log and capture it doesn't recognize it at all. iphoto always opens to so don't know if that matters but has anyone had luck with the t1i. Thanks guys

Per Johan Naesje
June 13th, 2010, 01:40 AM
You could try a cf-card reader instead of connecting the camera itself

Cole Seidl
June 22nd, 2010, 10:26 PM
Ummm, please pardon my ignorance, but once this is installed and hacked, is it supposed to allow you to "import" your video clips into FCP, or is it supposed to allow you to "Log and Capture" from the camera directly plugged in?

George Strother
June 23rd, 2010, 09:43 AM
Ummm, please pardon my ignorance, but once this is installed and hacked, is it supposed to allow you to "import" your video clips into FCP, or is it supposed to allow you to "Log and Capture" from the camera directly plugged in?

It allows you to "Log and Transfer" from the SDHC memory card loaded into a card reader. "Log and Transfer" should appear just below "Log and Capture" in the Final Cut menu.

Cole Seidl
June 23rd, 2010, 11:15 AM
Okay, thanks for the clarification.

Jeroen Wolf
July 19th, 2010, 04:26 AM
I'm running FCP 6.06 on OsX 10.4 on a G5 Quad and am not getting anywhere. Can't even find the link for the plugin- page changed or something, can't find it when searching the Canon site.

Any suggestions?

Eric Harnden
October 8th, 2010, 06:52 PM
Thanks for pointing out that we could use the Safari browser to get to the file location! I kept searching for the file and trying to "cd" to that folder with no luck!

You're instructions worked perfectly for me.

Pipped to the post on that one.

'Cameras.zip'
Download at:
http://files.me.com/jamesfilm/eo665w

Supported Cameras:
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV , Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS REBEL T2i (US) Canon EOS 550D (UK), Canon EOS REBEL T1i (US), Canon EOS 500D (UK)

1. Install the new Canon EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro.
Available from the Canon website.
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/5/0200001095/01/ce1100x.dmg.zip

2. Type this in Safari web address: //Library/Application Support/ProApps/MIO/RAD/Plugins/CanonE1.RADPLug/Contents/Resources/cameras.plist

2. Replace the cameras.plist with the supplied version.

This code lists both US & UK Canon DSLR cameras with video recording functions. Crop mode is not supported on the T2i/550D.

Eric Harnden
October 8th, 2010, 06:54 PM
Does anyone know if this will work with the new 60D?

Tim Bakland
August 24th, 2011, 11:56 PM
I just followed all these annoying steps and finally got it to register the T3i and now FCP will Log and Transfer and recognize the T3i. What a pain that was. But it worked! Changed my cameras.plist file to:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>60D</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS 60D</string>
</array>
<key>1D</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS-1D Mark IV</string>
</array>
<key>5D</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS 5D Mark II</string>
</array>
<key>7D</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS 7D</string>
</array>
<key>T3i</key>
<array>
<string>Canon EOS REBEL T3i</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>