FCP to Avid Workflows

I am often asked to edit TV programmes in Final Cut that will be finished in, or at least will somehow pass through an Avid system. This workflow is actually very straightforward, but can go horribly wrong if you don’t understand the different ways that Avid and Final Cut/Quicktime handle video. There is a lot of great information out there on the web, but also a lot of disinformation – with Avid fans dissing FCP and vice versa – so as a user of both, I thought I would try to draw it all together into one blog entry. Read More...

Tags: Gamma, colour profile, color profile, Quicktime, fcp, final cut pro, Avid, media composer, ProRes, DNxHD