importing animation( tiff sequential)

hi all,
i have a job where i was sent animation by tiff sequentially numbered frames. (0-299) avid will let you import this, but fcp won't. i am running fcp 5.04.
also this is in hdv format. can anyone please help me to figure out how to do this??? i am on a tight deadline and i have to finish this weekend.
thanks in advance!!!

If you have Photoshop you can convert the frames of the sequence to TARGA (TGA) or other picture sequence, by setting up a "batch process" (really simple - read link below) to automatically convert the files.

[www.creativemac.com]

or

There are many free, shareware & commercial batch graphic conversion utilities which you can search for on Google.


Alternatively if you have Adobe After Effects you can import the TIFF Sequence and output a movie for FCP.


Ben





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Hi.

Or launch Quicktime and import the image sequence.
Then export with the settings of your timeline.



Rui Barros
Editor Colorist Trainer
Lisbon, Portugal
RTP Post-Production
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Oh yeah good point Quicktime Pro... forgot that one!





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thanks guys, i will try quicktime first.

i tried q time...the only problem is is that i am losing the matte when it converts to a qt movie....is there any way to keep the matte?

Hi.
Yes export with the Animation Codec, on the settings choose "MILIONS OF COLORS+"



Rui Barros
Editor Colorist Trainer
Lisbon, Portugal
RTP Post-Production
Apple Certified Trainer FCP 7
Apple Certified Pro FCP 7

i think you'd have to export as a format that has an alpha channel.

i'm not a graphics person, so id only be guessing:
animation codec?
you CAN use the TIFFs directly:
open user prefs, go to "editing" tab, set "Still / Freeze duration to 1 frame.
import the stills. better yet, import the folder they are in.
drag to new timeline.
edit using that sequence as a nest.

this is normally not recommend as it;s a bit more taxing on the system.
but in your case it might be the best way.

nick

Hi.

If a Compression Type like Animation shows on the Compressor area, where you find the Quality, the Depth Milions of Colors + this means that the + is the additional 8 bits of information that consists the Alpha Channel.
In another way to see it RGB is 8+8+8=24 bits (Colors)
RGB+Alpha 8+8+8+8=32 bit (Colors+Alpha)



Rui Barros
Editor Colorist Trainer
Lisbon, Portugal
RTP Post-Production
Apple Certified Trainer FCP 7
Apple Certified Pro FCP 7

Rui Barros.....You saved my life! good job! it worked!!!!
thank you everyone for your input!