M2T Files 1440x1080

I was given .m2t files which I can't import directly in FCPX. I tried using MPEG Stremclip as I've seen people suggest that, but it won't work with purchasing the Mpeg-2 component. I have Toast which I've used in the past, but these files are coming up in Toast as 1440x1080 which I believe is from shooting with HDV? I could be wrong there.

The rest of my files are 1920x1080, should I export from Toast as 1920x1080 or leave it 1440x1080 and let FCPX force it to fit the screen?

Streamclip will work with the purchase MPEG-2 component. You have to follow the instructions using the provided script to install it.

www.fcpxbook.com/tips/ripping-vob-and-dvd-files.html

We have 4 Sony Z5 cameras with Sony CF card recorders. I use Clipwrap to re-wrap the files www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap , You can wrap individual files or for long clips it will join them together.

I bring all files in native but if there is a better way I am always up for learning more

Hope it helps


Rob

...and I think EditReady, the new product from the ClipWrap folks, will also do this and is less expensive than ClipWrap.

Edit: ClipWrap and EditReady are both just $49.99. I would tend to trust these more than Toast. These products do not recompress but just rewrap.

I would guess that a 1920x1080 timeline with FCPX doing the upscaling would give the best results, but this would need to be tested with your footage. And I think it will default to doing this automatically unless you change the Spatial Conform settings to None.

Thanks for the info guys, I plan on using Toast instead of purchasing another program since Toast was able to take the files for conversion. I guess my real question is should I convert them to 1920x1080 or leave them at 1440x1080 and have FCPX "fill" the screen to match the other 1920x1080 media?

You are usually better off converting files with anamorphic pixels to a square pixel format especially if you are mixing resolutions on a timeline. FCP X included.

Toast may do the trick, but I would really scrutinize the files that it makes. Do they look exactly the same quality as the original? Do you see any additional artifacts in the image? If so then it's not making a quality transcode.

Can (or will) toast transcode to prores? If not you will be recompressing an already lossy codec to another lossy codec.

Do you have compressor? It's handy for much more than just transcoding, worth the $50 if you are using FCPX.

The files that came out of toast seem to play without issue and I don't notice any quality loss or playback issues. I did optimaize my footage during import.

Toast can out to prores.

I have compressor, but compressor will not take the files so toast was the only option without purchasing additional software. It seems to of done the trick though. curious though, what was your process for using compressor for a similar situation as I couldn't get the files to import?