is it possible to go from RedCine to DVCPRO-HD for non-intel mac and FCP Studio 1 ?

[doondoon]

I know this is ass backwards and I've been trying to explain the insanity of this workflow to the client... but they INSIST on using a post house that does not have an Intel based mac or Final Cut Studio 2.

They're asking me if it's possible to convert proxy files out of RedCine (on an intel mac book) to DVCPRO-HD so that the piece can be edited on a non-intel based mac a FCP Studio 1 ?

Anyone?

Is this possible? If so what's the procedure?
Pros and Cons?

thank you
Michael

 

[Cüneyt Kaya]

you could transcode the proxies to something you can use to an external drive, then after editing crimson the whole thing back on the intel machine or go to a scratch station

 

[Cail Young]

REDCINE will export to DVCPROHD no problems. And as Kaya noted, Crimson will perform a matchback for you regardless of the transcode format as long as filename/reel name and TC are intact. If the client is planning to online at the FCP 5 house, you'd be better off transcoding to Uncompressed 10-bit and getting them to pay for the metric crapton of storage that will require.