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troubles with EDLs and FrameCycler DDS
According to [url=https://doc.iridas.com/index.php/EDL_Support]EDL Support – IRIDAS Online Documentation[/url] FrameCycler DDS supports the CMX 3600 format for EDLs. A workflow I am working on is to make an edit in Final Cut Pro (which offers more precision for making frame-accurate edits) and then exporting an EDL file to our server for viewing with FrameCycler DDS in another room or facility.
I am able to open my EDL in FrameCycler, but two things are immediately wrong: the starting frame number in the timeline is 90000 (!!!) and the media does not load. All the media files are indeed on the server and I have made sure to edit the EDL to use absolute paths to the files.
Here’s a shortened example of the EDL:
TITLE: FCP2FC_TEST FCM: NON-DROP FRAME 001 AX V C 01:00:00:00 01:01:04:14 01:00:00:00 01:01:04:14 * FROM CLIP NAME: /PROD/FOO/FC_TEST/SEQ07_SRC.MOV 002 AX A C 00:00:00:00 00:02:10:22 01:00:00:00 01:02:10:22 * FROM CLIP NAME: /PROD/FOO/FC_TEST/SEQ07_SRC.AIFF 003 AX V C 00:00:00:01 00:00:20:14 01:01:04:14 01:01:25:02 * FROM CLIP NAME: /PROD/FOO/DAYLIES/LAYOUT/SEQ07_12_LAYOUT_V02.MOV 004 AX V C 01:01:25:02 01:01:27:21 01:01:25:02 01:01:27:21 * FROM CLIP NAME: /PROD/FOO/FC_TEST/SEQ07_SRC.MOV
Anyone have any ideas?
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4 Replies
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Mike
It looks like the Frame Cycler is converting the 1:00:00:00 start tc of your edl to the 90000 frame count.
I think there is a preference in FCP to change the Record Start of the EDL, which in your example is 1:00:00:00. Or you may have to change the start tc of the timeline to effect the start TC of your edl.
If your EDL starts with 0 ie 00:00:00:00, then the FC timeline should also start at zero
as far as the other issue, you should really talk to the frame cycler people, or look around for a frame cycler forum, as it sounds like its more of device issue rather than FCP.
hope this helps
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
“It looks like the Frame Cycler is converting the 1:00:00:00 start tc of your edl to the 90000 frame count.”
Right you were, Bob. When I changed the Final Cut Pro timeline TC to start at 00:00:00:00 rather than 01:00:00:00, FrameCycler started its timeline at frame 0, rather than frame 90000.
Still tracking down the other issue, haven’t had any luck finding a FrameCycler forum, can you believe that?!
Thanks for your help Bob!
Mike Barber
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mike
glad i could help
who’s FrameCycler is it? can you get some kinda tech support?
good luck!
“I like video because its so fast!”
Bob Flood
Greer & Associates, Inc. -
Apparently we currently do not have a support agreement… at this time. I understand that will be renewed sometime soon. I think I found the problem in FrameCycler’s XML file (the .ircp doc) — but it’s the “what”, not the “why”… the “basefolder” node is being set to “.” rather than the path, despite my various experiments.
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