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Operation Not Allowed error
I have two .psd files that I am trying to edit into a sequence. When I try I get an error that says “Operation not allowed. You cannot nest sequences with different editing timebases.”
What the heck does that mean?
One of the .psd files is a Photoshop file that contains text. Yesterday I created the file and used it without a problem. Today I modified yesterday’s file, resaved it with a new name, and imported it. The new one doesn’t work but yesterday’s does. Crazy?The other file I’m trying to work with is an image that is cut out and over clear. I’ve done the exact same thing a hundred times before. But this time when I try to edit the image into my sequence I get that same error.
Any ideas as to what’s going on here?
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7 Replies
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You “modified” the file? How? what did you do to it?
If it’s a still and you don’t need to animate the layers, just export it as a Tiff from Photoshop… that will have no editing time base like 24fps or 29:97fps etc…
Jerry
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You “modified” the file? How? what did you do to it?
Good question. I probably should have explained this better.
All I did to modify it was to change the text on one layer. The graphic is a slate and all I did was change the title of the spot. Everything about the file as far as format and size goes is exactly the same. Nothing was flattened or merged. Only the text changed.
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mmmmm. try my suggestion of flattening it and saving it as a tiff if you can.
If that won’t work for you, then type cmd+ 9 on the psd in FCP and see what it reports as a frame rate. It must match the frame rate of the timeline you’re putting it into… and you can’t add it to itself either…i.e. you can’t edit it onto the same sequence that opens when you double click the psd from the browser.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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Thank you for your help. I will try this later and let you know what I found.
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23.98fps is the rate. That would explain the problem I bet. But how did it get to this rate and how do I get it back to 29.97 which is what the sequence is set to.
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reopen, edit, and resave the original…
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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reopen, edit, and resave the original…
Are you referring to the Photoshop document here?
If so, what do you mean “edit”? The document doesn’t need to be editing. It’s already been edited.
“resave”? Over the old one? Do I need to change any of the settings?
Finally, how can a Photoshop document determine the frame rate in FCP? I’m new to FCP but not new to Photoshop or nonlinear editing. I’ve never seen this before.
Thanks again for your help.
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