Grouped Favorites

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Grouped Favorites

Posted by Steve Cohen on June 6, 2007 at 1:23 pm

I remeber reading somewhere, I think in the Cow, that I can save a bunch of filters (IE: Color Correct, Blur and Broadcast safe) on a clip as a single favorite.

I can’t remember how to do this or find the posting.

I’m sure there is someone out there who knows this.

Thanks;

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.

Rafael Amador replied 18 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 10 Replies
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Tom Wolsky
June 6, 2007 at 1:41 pm

Select the filters in the Filters tab and use the Make Favorite Effect function from the Effects menu.

All the best,

Tom

Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
Jerry Hofmann
June 6, 2007 at 1:45 pm

Put the effects in a folder then drag the folder to the clips you want to add them all to.

Doesn’t have to be in your favorites at all, but can be…

Jerry

Apple Certified Trainer

Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here

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Steve Cohen
June 6, 2007 at 1:48 pm

Thanks Tom, but that’s not exactly what I was tallking about.

Doing what you said gives me 2 sepearate entries in the favorites folder.

The method I read was a way that would take both (if there are 2 filter) and place them into 2 folder so I can drag just that folder onto the new clip and both filters would be applied.

I can do it manualy but creating a folder and draging the 2 saved favorites into the folder, but I know there is a way to do it all at one.

Thanks agian.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.
Steve Cohen
June 6, 2007 at 1:50 pm

Yeah I know I can do that, but what I read did it all as 1 step and anything we can do to save a step is gold.

Thanks again.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.
Jerry Hofmann
June 6, 2007 at 1:54 pm

You can copy attributes from one clip to another and just select filters from the paste attributes command, but don’t think there’s another way to add mulitple filters to a clip.

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
Steve Cohen
June 6, 2007 at 2:11 pm

Okk I got it. I hate getting old and forgetting stuff.

Select the clip in the timeline and then do Make Favorite from the effects menu.

This gives you a folder in your favorites with the sequence name and all the filters for that clip in the folder.

If you select the filters from the filters tab and then choose Make favorites you get 2 seperate filters in the Favorites Menu.

Sorry for the hassle.

Steve Cohen
Editor
O2 Media Inc.
Tom Wolsky
June 6, 2007 at 2:42 pm

Sorry, don’t do this from the Filters tab. Just select the clip in the timeline and use Make Favorite. Do NOT open the folder in the Favorites bin or the Browser or you might lose the stack order.

All the best,

Tom

Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
Rafael Amador
June 6, 2007 at 5:55 pm

Tom,
But how to make that those favorites do not desapear when trashing the prefferences? For instance, like the Magic Bullet prests.
rafael
Jerry Hofmann
June 6, 2007 at 6:32 pm

Don’t keep them in the favorites folder. If you keep them in a project file, they won’t disappear if you trash your prefs.

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
Rafael Amador
June 7, 2007 at 3:06 am

Thanks Jerry.I’ll try that. Is annoying to loos all the favorites when trashing the preffs.
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Rafael

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