• Apple Final Cut Pro

  Alexa Log C and FCP X

  Posted by Michael Sanders on July 18, 2013 at 8:47 pm

  I’ve been shooting on an Alexa today and decided to go Log C. Editor is happy at the prospect of using X to edit this.

  I took the footage into X on location and it looks fab, I wanted to show the director of shooting in Log C and thus unticked the Log C box in the info.

  But I didn’t appear to be able to make any colour correction when the clip was in the timeline..

  Was I being silly or is this a “feature”?

  Michael
  V tired in London

  Michael Sanders
  London Based DP/Editor

  Jeremy Garchow replied 12 years, 9 months ago 5 Members · 7 Replies
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  Jeremy Garchow

  July 18, 2013 at 9:45 pm

  [Michael Sanders] “But I didn’t appear to be able to make any colour correction when the clip was in the timeline..”

  Meaning the Color Board doesn’t work or you are missing the “Log Precessing” box?

  You should open the metadata view menu and create a custom preset that includes the “Log Processing” box and select it.

  Jeremy
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  Oliver Peters

  July 19, 2013 at 2:22 am

  It should work. The color board works with or without log processing enabled on the Alexa footage I have.

  – Oliver

  Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
  Orlando, FL
  http://www.oliverpeters.com
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  T. Payton

  July 19, 2013 at 4:08 am

  Works on my end too on the Alexa footage samples I have.

  Here is my guess at what might have happened. Your playhead was on clip A and thus showing in the viewer, but you had clip B selected. Therefore you were making changes to clip B, while viewing clip A.

  Just a while guess. 😉

  ——
  T. Payton
  OneCreative, Albuquerque
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  Patrice Freymond

  July 19, 2013 at 1:27 pm

  If memory serves me right, the feature only works with Alexa cameras using the latest software version from Arri. Could be the issue you have. (I remember testing it with a 2 year old file and it did not work).

  hope this helps

  Patrice Freymond

  Editor  Certified Trainer FCP7/X
  Post Consultant

  Always learning…
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  T. Payton

  July 19, 2013 at 2:53 pm

  Yes only some Alexa clips that were captured with the proper settings will work, however, I think the OP issue was that the color corrections didn’t do anything to the clip. Not that the log C viewing didn’t work.

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  T. Payton
  OneCreative, Albuquerque
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  Michael Sanders

  July 20, 2013 at 8:41 pm

  Thanks all.

  Turns out I just being silly and tired.

  All working fine now!

  Michael Sanders
  London Based DP/Editor
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  Jeremy Garchow

  July 20, 2013 at 8:47 pm

  In use the quit and go home method to fix problems as well.

  Most of the time, it works very well.

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