Answers.Body: <p>For VHS using uncompressed is overkill. In ffmpeg you could convert it to Prores HQ which is a very good codec which still provides far higher data rates than you need and which will play nicely with FCP (because Apple).</p>
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i &quot;capture.avi&quot; -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le &quot;output.mov&quot;
  </code></pre>
  <p>I don't know enough about virtual dub to say if you can capture to prores without the intermediate step, I'm guessing this is probably possible.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I would say you have 2 options.</p>
  <ol>
  <li><p>when you digitise your tape make sure you use a <a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/final-cut-pro/supported-media-formats-ver2833f855/mac" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FCP supported codecs</a>.</p>
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  <li><p>use Compressor to transcode the files</p>
  </li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>I have recently digitized a VHS tape using VirtualDub. Here is the MediaInfo of the original file.</p>
  <pre><code>General
  Complete name                            : capture.avi
  Format                                   : AVI
  Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
  Format profile                           : OpenDML
  File size                                : 28.0 GiB
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Overall bit rate                         : 153 Mb/s
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 0
  Format                                   : YUV
  Codec ID                                 : YUY2
  Codec ID/Info                            : YUV 4:2:2 as for UYVY but with different component ordering within the u_int32 macropixel
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate                                 : 151 Mb/s
  Width                                    : 656 pixels
  Height                                   : 480 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
  Compression mode                         : Lossless
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 16.000
  Stream size                              : 27.8 GiB (99%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 1
  Format                                   : PCM
  Format settings                          : Little / Signed
  Codec ID                                 : 1
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 1 536 kb/s
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
  Bit depth                                : 16 bits
  Stream size                              : 289 MiB (1%)
  Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
  Interleave, duration                     : 33  ms (1.00 video frame)
  Interleave, preload duration             : 233  ms
  </code></pre>
  <p>Since I can't import this AVI file into Final Cut Pro for editing, I did some processing in <code>ffmpeg</code> to help make it more... compatible? Here was my command:</p>
  <p><code>ffmpeg -i &quot;capture.avi&quot; -c:v copy -c:a alac &quot;capture.mov&quot;</code></p>
  <p>... and here was the output:</p>
  <pre><code>Input #0, avi, from 'capture.avi':
    Duration: 00:26:19.21, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 152535 kb/s
      Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (YUY2 / 0x32595559), yuyv422, 656x480, 150994 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
      Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s
  Stream mapping:
    Stream #0:0 -&gt; #0:0 (copy)
    Stream #0:1 -&gt; #0:1 (pcm_s16le (native) -&gt; alac (native))
  Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
  Output #0, mov, to 'video.mov':
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavf58.45.100
      Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (raw  / 0x20776172), yuyv422, 656x480, q=2-31, 150994 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 29.97 tbc
      Stream #0:1: Audio: alac (alac / 0x63616C61), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 128 kb/s
      Metadata:
        encoder         : Lavc58.91.100 alac
  frame=47329 fps=196 q=-1.0 Lsize=29252562kB time=00:26:19.43 bitrate=151723.3kbits/s speed=6.54x    
  video:29107335kB audio:144639kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.002010%
  </code></pre>
  <p>... and here's the resulting MediaInfo of <code>capture.mov</code></p>
  <pre><code>General
  Complete name                            : capture.mov
  Format                                   : MPEG-4
  Format profile                           : QuickTime
  Codec ID                                 : qt   0000.02 (qt  )
  File size                                : 27.9 GiB
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
  Overall bit rate                         : 152 Mb/s
  Writing application                      : Lavf58.45.100
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 1
  Format                                   : YUV
  Codec ID                                 : yuvs
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 151 Mb/s
  Width                                    : 656 pixels
  Clean aperture width                     : 656 pixels
  Height                                   : 480 pixels
  Clean aperture height                    : 480 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate mode                          : Constant
  Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
  Compression mode                         : Lossless
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 16.000
  Stream size                              : 27.8 GiB (100%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 2
  Format                                   : ALAC
  Codec ID                                 : alac
  Codec ID/Info                            : Apple Lossless Audio Codec
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Duration_LastFrame                       : -35 ms
  Bit rate mode                            : Variable
  Bit rate                                 : 750 kb/s
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Channel layout                           : L R
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
  Stream size                              : 141 MiB (0%)
  Default                                  : Yes
  Alternate group                          : 1
  </code></pre>
  <p>There didn't appear to be any errors, and I am able to view the new video file in Quicktime, without any issue.</p>
  <p>When I open FCP v10.5, I am unable to import <code>capture.mov</code>. I can't even select it from the list of files to import -- it is disabled, just like the AVI file.</p>
  <p><strong>My question</strong>: what can I do, or change, about the way that I capture the video and audio in VirtualDub -- or -- about the way that I transcode the captured AVI file, to allow it to be imported into FCP? I do not want to encode the raw video into ProRes if possible.</p>
  
Tags: <ffmpeg><codec><final-cut-pro-x><file-formats><virtualdub>
Title: Importing uncompressed video into Final Cut Pro without (too much) transcoding
UserDisplayName: TheVistaGroup
ThreadText: # Importing uncompressed video into Final Cut Pro without (too much) transcoding
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-17)
  
  I have recently digitized a VHS tape using VirtualDub. Here is the MediaInfo of the original file.
  
  ```
  General
  Complete name                            : capture.avi
  Format                                   : AVI
  Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
  Format profile                           : OpenDML
  File size                                : 28.0 GiB
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Overall bit rate                         : 153 Mb/s
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 0
  Format                                   : YUV
  Codec ID                                 : YUY2
  Codec ID/Info                            : YUV 4:2:2 as for UYVY but with different component ordering within the u_int32 macropixel
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate                                 : 151 Mb/s
  Width                                    : 656 pixels
  Height                                   : 480 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
  Compression mode                         : Lossless
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 16.000
  Stream size                              : 27.8 GiB (99%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 1
  Format                                   : PCM
  Format settings                          : Little / Signed
  Codec ID                                 : 1
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 1 536 kb/s
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
  Bit depth                                : 16 bits
  Stream size                              : 289 MiB (1%)
  Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
  Interleave, duration                     : 33  ms (1.00 video frame)
  Interleave, preload duration             : 233  ms
  
  ```
  
  Since I can't import this AVI file into Final Cut Pro for editing, I did some processing in `ffmpeg` to help make it more... compatible? Here was my command:
  
  `ffmpeg -i "capture.avi" -c:v copy -c:a alac "capture.mov"`
  
  ... and here was the output:
  
  ```
  Input #0, avi, from 'capture.avi':
    Duration: 00:26:19.21, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 152535 kb/s
      Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (YUY2 / 0x32595559), yuyv422, 656x480, 150994 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 29.97 tbn, 29.97 tbc
      Stream #0:1: Audio: pcm_s16le ([1][0][0][0] / 0x0001), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16, 1536 kb/s
  Stream mapping:
    Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
    Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (pcm_s16le (native) -> alac (native))
  Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
  Output #0, mov, to 'video.mov':
    Metadata:
      encoder         : Lavf58.45.100
      Stream #0:0: Video: rawvideo (raw  / 0x20776172), yuyv422, 656x480, q=2-31, 150994 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 30k tbn, 29.97 tbc
      Stream #0:1: Audio: alac (alac / 0x63616C61), 48000 Hz, stereo, s16p, 128 kb/s
      Metadata:
        encoder         : Lavc58.91.100 alac
  frame=47329 fps=196 q=-1.0 Lsize=29252562kB time=00:26:19.43 bitrate=151723.3kbits/s speed=6.54x    
  video:29107335kB audio:144639kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.002010%
  
  ```
  
  ... and here's the resulting MediaInfo of `capture.mov`
  
  ```
  General
  Complete name                            : capture.mov
  Format                                   : MPEG-4
  Format profile                           : QuickTime
  Codec ID                                 : qt   0000.02 (qt  )
  File size                                : 27.9 GiB
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
  Overall bit rate                         : 152 Mb/s
  Writing application                      : Lavf58.45.100
  
  Video
  ID                                       : 1
  Format                                   : YUV
  Codec ID                                 : yuvs
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Bit rate mode                            : Constant
  Bit rate                                 : 151 Mb/s
  Width                                    : 656 pixels
  Clean aperture width                     : 656 pixels
  Height                                   : 480 pixels
  Clean aperture height                    : 480 pixels
  Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
  Frame rate mode                          : Constant
  Frame rate                               : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS
  Color space                              : YUV
  Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
  Compression mode                         : Lossless
  Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 16.000
  Stream size                              : 27.8 GiB (100%)
  
  Audio
  ID                                       : 2
  Format                                   : ALAC
  Codec ID                                 : alac
  Codec ID/Info                            : Apple Lossless Audio Codec
  Duration                                 : 26 min 19 s
  Duration_LastFrame                       : -35 ms
  Bit rate mode                            : Variable
  Bit rate                                 : 750 kb/s
  Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
  Channel layout                           : L R
  Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
  Stream size                              : 141 MiB (0%)
  Default                                  : Yes
  Alternate group                          : 1
  
  ```
  
  There didn't appear to be any errors, and I am able to view the new video file in Quicktime, without any issue.
  
  When I open FCP v10.5, I am unable to import `capture.mov`. I can't even select it from the list of files to import -- it is disabled, just like the AVI file.
  
  **My question**: what can I do, or change, about the way that I capture the video and audio in VirtualDub -- or -- about the way that I transcode the captured AVI file, to allow it to be imported into FCP? I do not want to encode the raw video into ProRes if possible.
  
  **Tags:** ffmpeg, codec, final-cut-pro-x, file-formats, virtualdub
  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-01-21. Score: 1
  
  For VHS using uncompressed is overkill. In ffmpeg you could convert it to Prores HQ which is a very good codec which still provides far higher data rates than you need and which will play nicely with FCP (because Apple).
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i "capture.avi" -c:v prores -profile:v 3 -c:a pcm_s16le "output.mov"
  
  ```
  
  I don't know enough about virtual dub to say if you can capture to prores without the intermediate step, I'm guessing this is probably possible.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-01-17. Score: 0
  
  I would say you have 2 options.
  
  1. when you digitise your tape make sure you use a [FCP supported codecs](https://support.apple.com/guide/final-cut-pro/supported-media-formats-ver2833f855/mac).
  2. use Compressor to transcode the files
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Compressor can't open any of the files, even the one I transcoded into the mov container.  
  > **username_2**: @username_0 Just out of curiosity, did you try for example Resolve?  
  
  ---
  
  