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2 questions for an editor migrating from AVID to FCP
Hello everybody!
1. The objective is to sync audio and video from separate sources. EX: Digi video and DA88 aiff splits. On the AVID the clips were put in sync on the timeline and then merged using the Autosync function. Subclips could then be created from this merged clip.
In FCP, this is achieved in the Browser using “Merge Clips”. However, after the merged clip is created and the audio is in sync in the Viewer, the subclips made from this clip seem to push the video almost a minute out of sync (at least in this case). We have considered Aux TC but have read negative things about it.
Does anyone know how we can achieve the same result (new merged clip from which to make clean subclips) in FCP? Is there a secret to Aux TC?
2. Using the AudioSuite plug-in, AVID has a function that allows you to time compress audio without affecting the timbre of the clip. Very helpful for VOs. Is there a way to speed up audio in FCP w/o creating the “chipmunk effect?”
Thanks so much for your help everyone!
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6 Replies
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1. I’m not sure what’s going on there. If the audio and video are synced up, nothing should change with subclips. I myself don’t use subclips, so I can’t speak for it. And I don’t use “Merge Clips”. I just throw the video and audio down on a timeline and sync it up. Then I use the “Link Clip” function and then drag it back into the browser.
2. Soundtrack Pro should have something that does that.
Sean
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1) Someone will chime in about that for sure
2) Yes, that is very handy, but unfortunately you are going to have to bounce that process out the Soundtrack Pro. You can’t do it from within FCP.
Jeremy
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strange
are you sure you haven’t timecode lapses in the video or audio master clips ?
rene hazekamp
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I have used this feature a lot, sometimes not only merging audio and video but multiple camera-angles as well.
Never a problem. For the audio it was Fostex BWF converted to QuickTimes with Sebsky Tools. And the video was
2 HDW-900s with AUX code going to all units including the slate. There was however a slight delay in tc between
the Fostex and the cameras and the visual display on the slates so I just used the AUX TC field and it all worked
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Actually you can speed up audio and downpitch it in FCP
once you speed up your clip, apply a pitch filter to the audio. You can then downpitch your audio back to normal
I had a formula for just how to do it, since the audio pitch is measured in semitones. do a search here for “Semitones to percent”
you can always do it by ear as well
hope this helps
bee eph
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[Bob Flood] “hope this helps”
Hey Hey!!! I love new tricks.
Thanks, Bee.
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