• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Photoshop files – max 12 seconds

  Posted by Darrin J on May 24, 2005 at 7:53 pm

  Hi,

  I’m using FCP HD (PAL) on 10.3.9 (latest everything apple) on a PB 17″ 1.67 with 512 ram.

  I’m importing Photoshop CS files, saved as .psd’s. They only have one layer, but a transparent background which is importnet (for use with Nattress G-Lines) so the image is not flattened. They are small sized images of 720 x 578.

  When I import them in FCP and into the timeline, they will only display for 12 seconds, even though the clip will then will take up more space in the timeline if I say to (set duration etc) . I have changed the default setting for images to 35 seconds, started a new sequence, restarted fcp and tested things work ok with a .jpge of the same image.

  Is anybody able to shed some light on this? How do I get a .psd to expand to the duration I require?

  Cheers, Darrin

  Powerbook 17 1.67 512meg 100gig FCP HD

  Steve Eisen replied 20 years, 12 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Darrin J

  May 24, 2005 at 8:03 pm

  It imports it as a sequence – have to open the sequence, copy the file and then it will respond to duration requests etc.

  Thank you to myself!

  Powerbook 17 1.67 512meg 100gig FCP HD
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  Steve Eisen

  May 24, 2005 at 11:17 pm

  You can also open the file in your viewer window and manipulate it.

  As far as duration, go into your prefs and set your default duration to as long as you need and reimport your PSD file.

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