Will FCP import a targa sequence?

[George Odell]

Hello to all:

I'm not a Final Cut Pro user as such but I need to prepare some material for a client who is. I have two questions:

1) Will FCP import a targa sequence and work with it on the timeline along with existing HD material?

2) Does FCP work with all HD resolutions (1920 X 1080I, 1280 x 720P)?

Thanks,
George

[Tim Dashwood]

Originally Posted by George Odell

1) Will FCP import a targa sequence and work with it on the timeline along with existing HD material?

Yes... in a roundabout way. Use Quicktime Player Pro (the "pro" registration # ships with FCP to unlock "pro" functionality) and "open image sequence." Then just save as a Quicktime file. The original uncompressed TIFF quality is retained. You can even save it "dependent" on the original TIFF files so that no additional hard drive space is required.

Originally Posted by George Odell

2) Does FCP work with all HD resolutions (1920 X 1080I, 1280 x 720P)?

Yes. FCP is completely resolution independent. You simply set your sequence resolution/codec to whatever is needed.

[George Odell]

Thanks, Tim, for the detailed reply.

Question for you... do you think using a targa sequence is a viable way to distribute a video clip "cross platform" like this?

Just wondering.

Thanks,
George

[Dave Perry]

Originally Posted by George Odell

Thanks, Tim, for the detailed reply.

Question for you... do you think using a targa sequence is a viable way to distribute a video clip "cross platform" like this?

Yes George. We do it all the time.