Panasonic decided to go ahead with it anyway, and support the old version of Final Cut Pro 7. They could have easily said, “Oh well, just forget it, since it’s built in to the new version, let’s just cancel it.” Even though FCP X gives you this same functionality (importing AVCHD video files without having to transcode them first), Panasonic made good on their promise to make this plug-in, even though it’s for the old version of Final Cut Pro. ![]() ![]() Now I know this is only of interest to a small segment of you reading this, but consider the following. Now you can natively work with the files without transcoding. Previously, to work in Final Cut Pro 7 with the AVCHD files that Panasonic video cameras create, you would have to use the Log and Transfer function, which would transcode the video into ProRes 422. It also allows you to view and play the files directly using Quicktime in the Finder. ![]() Panasonic this week made good on their promise to create a plug-in for Final Cut Pro 7 that allows direct importing of Panasonic’s AVCCAM format (a Panasonic flavour of AVCHD) into Final Cut Pro 7.
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