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trouble with video fx
Hi there. I need to do a timecode burn on a video clip (exported a timeline to make a new clip – now I need to have tc on it). None of my video effects seem to be working on any video clips I try them on.
Also can’t seem to get the shortcuts on the keyboard to work. For example I put the command for creating a video transition on appleT but even though it says that the command is on the keyboard it isn’t affecting my timeline. Do I need to click on a function in some secret FCP user setting page or something?
I used to be able to do both these things no problem. It feels like my FCP is slowly degrading. I just trashed it and reinstalled the software and then installed the update. Didn’t change any of these problems.
thanks
renee -
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Import your clip back into FCP and use the Video Filter Timeode Generator or Timecode Reader depending on what you want to do. You can reposition and adjust the window however you want. Then you need to export again to QT or ouput to tape.
For your transitions you should just make sure that you aren’t using a key command that is already active. I think Apple-T already does something that my be conflicting with your key choice.
If all else fails make a new setting for your keyboard and start from scratch, sometimes things can get buggy and this is the best way to fix it.
Best of Luck
Bob -
yeah – my machine has bugs. Don’t know how to get rid of them. I completely cleared the keyboard and remapped it and the shortcuts still won’t work.
The thing with the timecode generator is really weird because if I drag the clip into the viewer I can see the tc burn but once it goes into the sequence I can’t see it. I tried to render from the viewer and all I get is black with 1 frame of timecode. When I double click on the clip in the sequence to open it up in the viewer I can see in the fx list that the tc generator fx is on but the actual tc burn isn’t showing up and it’s not prompting me to render in the timeline.
Arghh – very frustrating. I’m thinking of just throwing on tc in After fx.
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[alovelywitch] “None of my video effects seem to be working on any video clips I try them on. “
Can you be more specific? What exactly happens when you try to apply the filter. Do you have a clip selected etc.? The more info you give us, the more we can help.
The lack of a default transition is most likely that you don’t have one selected on your new install. As a default, FCP doesn’t have a transition selected. Go to your effects tab in the browser, call up whatever you want as a default,control click and select to set default transition. If you trashed the prefs, you also trashed all your customised user settings (for that is what they are….)
Don’t panic and let the Cow soothe your troubled brow. Or turn it off and on again. That helps sometimes. 😉
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS and FCP specialists
Current Mac systems All Dual 2.7Ghz with Kona 2 and Digital Voodoo cards, 6Gb Ram, Sapphire, SCSI320 Medea and Huge Arrays.FCP projects include Sky TV coverage of the Ryder Cup and US Open Golf – Live OB specialists. Edit/slomo vehicle.
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Hi Ben,
You’re funny. One of my problems is that I’m an avid editor and FCP is so frustrating to me.
I want to lay a tc burn on a video clip (which used to be a sequence of a bunch of clips but I thought instead of nesting the sequence I should just export and reimport one clip). Anyway now that I’m there I tried putting the tc gen filter on the clip and though it says in the viewer that my clip has the fx on it, it won’t show me the tc burn. However if I put the clip directly into the viewer (not in the timeline) the tc burn shows up – but won’t let me export from this window (I get 1 frame of tc on black for the entire clip). Once I put this clip in the timeline the tc disappears again. I tried other fx on the clip and no luck. Tried other clips no luck. Tried new timelines. New projects. No luck.
BTW – you were right about the transition shortcut – I didn’t have a favourite chosen. Thanks for that.
I realize that I’m probably missing some checked box or something when it comes to the fx filter.
Thanks for being patient. My brow is feeling much more relaxed. -
Sounds like a settings problem. Check:
1) On the RT tab top left of the timeline check that you don’t have ‘play base layer only’ selected on the drop-down.
2) Under Sequence > settings > render control tab check you have the box ticked for ‘filters’. If you don’t, enable it, then go to FCP > User preferences > render control and change it there too – this sets the default for all new projects and sequences.
BTW – Don’t think 1) will really cause the problem you describe, but check it anyway.
Get to know the user preferences and system settings menu, there are plenty of things in there to help you/trip you up.
Does that help? If not, post back, and someone competent will probably answer next time. Our American helpdesk should kick in soon.
Ben
Editec Broadcast Editing Ltd
EVS and FCP specialists
Current Mac systems All Dual 2.7Ghz with Kona 2 and Digital Voodoo cards, 6Gb Ram, Sapphire, SCSI320 Medea and Huge Arrays.FCP projects include Sky TV coverage of the Ryder Cup and US Open Golf – Live OB specialists. Edit/slomo vehicle.
http://www.editec.co.uk
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