-
Dummy/Proxy Clips?
I’ve noticed that it would certainly be helpful if there were a way to have a clip “stand-in” for the clip just below it, a template or a dummy clip. With this sort of thing you could apply complex keyframing to a block (blurring, bleaching, for example) and then copy/paste it to your heart’s delight without having to mess with the underlying clips.
With the system I used to work on this sort of thing was common, but I can’t seem to find a way to do this w/ FCP. Has anyone run into this sort of thing and would it be possible to build something in FXScript that does this- a filter that thinks its a transition?
Am I nuts for even asking?
-
2 Replies
-
You could do this through nesting the sections that you want an overall effect applied to. I’ve also found that you can drag the effect from the viewer (where your control sliders are) right onto another clip (or nest of clips) and the keyframes will be the same as on the original clip.
Hope this helps, not sure if this is what you were asking.
-Todd Beabout
Vazda Studios -
What I’m really trying to do is to work around FCP’s klunky keyframing model. If I could apply effects as clips then I would be able to do what I need with far less cursing & spitting.
Here’s what I’d like to do:
[x]
[clip]where the x clip is the “dummy” – now, stick a blur that grows & a cc the clips it to white and you have a nice white flash effect w/o the mess that you can copy/paste and store in a library (a graphical way to homebrew simple effects that you would have had to do w/ FXScript or C previously). I know it’s possible. I just don’t know how to do it.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up