• Apple Final Cut Pro

  Decoding XML Import Warnings

  Posted by Ellen Bittner on July 11, 2017 at 7:19 pm

  Hi Guys,

  I got the following warning when importing an XML. Everything appears fine in the project, but I’m worried there’s something I didn’t get that I don’t know about. This is the warning:

  Your XML was imported with the following warnings:
  The effect ID is invalid. (ref=”r10″: /fcpxml[1]/library[1]/ event[1 ]/project[1 ]/sequ ence[1 ]/spine[1 ]/asset-cli p[1 ]/filter­video [1 ]/@ref)

  

  Anyone know what this XML import warning might be related to or how to read this warning in general so that I can find the culprit? Thanks!

  – Ellen

  Ellen Bittner replied 9 years, 1 month ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  Jeff Kirkland

  July 11, 2017 at 9:11 pm

  What was the XML created in? I’d guess you’re missing an effect but these messages are so cryptic it can’t be more than a guess.

  —-
  Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer & Cinematographer
  Hobart, Tasmania | Twitter: @jeffkirkland
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  Ellen Bittner

  July 11, 2017 at 9:21 pm

  Thanks, Jeff.

  The XML was created in FCPX, with Metadata View set to “General” and XML Version set to “Current Version (1.6)”

  I didn’t bring the XML through any other software, just straight from one apple computer to the other, both with the same version of FCPX running. I appreciate your guess at what’s going on here!

  – Ellen

  Thank you,
  Ellen
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  Jeff Kirkland

  July 11, 2017 at 9:54 pm

  You might try running the XML through X-FX Handler. It can show you any effects, title or generators that are in the XML but unavailable on your computer.

  https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/X-Files/X-FXHandler/

  —-
  Jeff Kirkland | Video Producer & Cinematographer
  Hobart, Tasmania | Twitter: @jeffkirkland
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  Ellen Bittner

  July 11, 2017 at 10:16 pm

  Thanks, Jeff! That was just what I needed to de-code my FCPXML. I love this community!

  Thank you,
  Ellen

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