UPDATE – NOW AVAILABLE! Canon to launch EOS E1 plug-in for Final Cut Pro | MacNN
Seeing this news first via a twit from Planet Mitch… The link below is now live and the plug-in is ready to download!
Big news for fans of Canon and PhotoCine today – MacNN (and many others) are reporting that there will be a Final Cut Pro plugin for use with most of the higher end Canon cameras. The promised availabitily on the Apple site has not materialized as of the time of writing but we’ll keep our eyes open.
While I was checking out the Apple site I happened to notice the following plugin that might be on interest if you plan on transcoding anyway..
If you’re the first on your block to either see the plug in or (better yet) actually use it please drop us a note and let us know how it looks.
Read on to see the content of the release and for links to download the free plug-in (not yet active!).
Canon to launch EOS E1 plug-in for Final Cut Pro
updated 12:35 pm EST, Fri February 5, 2010
Imports video from pro-level Canon DSLRsCanon has announced a new plug-in for Final Cut Pro, EOS E1. Set to appear on Apple’s website later today, the software is designed to import video from a handful of Canon’s DSLR cameras. The current compatibility list includes the EOS-7D, the 5D Mk. II, and the 1D Mk. IV.
The advantage of the plug-in is said to be support for Log and Transfer, which lets people select and mark video before copying it off-camera. At the same time, people can add custom metadata and begin editing work before all clips have been transferred. The plug-in will be a free download for owners of Final Cut Pro 6 or later.
[From Canon to launch EOS E1 plug-in for Final Cut Pro | MacNN]
More (though not much) info from Tech Universe…
Canon reports that the EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple’s Final Cut Pro was released today.
This new plug-in allows simple and easy transfer of video content from Canon’s EOS DSLR cameras directly into Final Cut Pro.
The EOS E1 video plug-in takes advantage of Final Cut Pros powerful Log and Transfer feature, which allows users to select and mark the video directly while it is still on the camera, add custom metadata and ingest the clips in the background so the editing can begin immediately.
The EOS E1 video plug-in is a free download available at http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/finalcutstudio/. The plug-in is compatible with Final Cut Pro 6 or higher and currently supports Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 1D Mark IV cameras.
[From Canon's EOS E1 video plug-in for Apple's Final Cut Pro released today]
