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  • Exporting audio levels to OMFs?

    Posted by Erin Casper on August 15, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    Does Final Cut export rubberbanding information to OMF files?

    I’m sending work to ProTools, and would like to know that my audio work (level keyframes, pans, etc.) will stay intact.

    I am working on FCP v. 5.1.4.

    Thanks!

    Erin Casper replied 17 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Walter Biscardi

    August 15, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    [Erin Casper] “Does Final Cut export rubberbanding information to OMF files?

    I’m sending work to ProTools, and would like to know that my audio work (level keyframes, pans, etc.) will stay intact. “

    It does, but the audio designers I work with do not bring that information in with the projects. They start from scratch.

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  • Erin Casper

    August 15, 2008 at 9:31 pm

    Thanks for the quick reply! I thought it did, too. Does it do it by default or is there a Preference I need to set? I’ve exported some OMFs to my re-recording mixer, and he says the info is NOT coming over. He’s pretty experienced with his side of the equation and, frankly, his set-up (software, hardware) is much more professional than where I’m coming from. I’m inclined to think I’m doing something wrong or there’s something I need to set in FCP or in a sequence preset. Can anybody shed some light on this?

  • Walter Biscardi

    August 15, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    [Erin Casper] “Thanks for the quick reply! I thought it did, too. Does it do it by default or is there a Preference I need to set? I’ve exported some OMFs to my re-recording mixer, and he says the info is NOT coming over.”

    In FCP 6 there are check boxes when you do the File > Export > OMF on whether to include levels or not. Been so long since I used FCP 5.1 I have no idea.

    Walter Biscardi, Jr.
    Biscardi Creative Media
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  • Erin Casper

    August 15, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Good to know! Thank you very much, Walter!

  • Bill Dewald

    August 15, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    Actually, this feature was new to 6.0.

    You’ll need Automatic Duck to have the info carry over in 5.1.

  • Erin Casper

    August 15, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    Excellent. Thank you, Bill! I’ll look into adding this to our workflow.

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