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NX500 no audio upon import to FCPX

Started May 24, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP White Widow Forum Member • Posts: 66
Re: NX500 no audio upon import to FCPX

I ultimately found the command

ffmpeg -i SAM_1165.mp4 -c:v copy -c:a aac SAM_1165.mov (for instance)

worked better for using the file in FCP... that just changes the audio to AAC.

Just converting the audio is a fantastic idea so you can be sure you won't harm the video quality! ffmpeg is the killer app for this.

But I have to admit that I am not very good with the command line. And I would love to be able to batch all the files on my card in one go.

So I investigated a bit further. Handbrake is great and I use it occasionally - but it does not seem to have a video passthrough function.

How about Apple Compressor though? Chances are you own it already - I do! And low and behold it does have the video passthrough option. It's super easy and very fast to create a preset (video passthrough/audio to AAC) and location, drag in the footage from the card and hit enter.

The files were converted in seconds and were all in sync and good to go for FCP.

So there you go, a cheap alternative to Edit Ready - IF you already own compressor...

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