• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Subclips and Cut Lists

  Posted by Brian Berdan on October 15, 2009 at 1:37 am

  Hi CC,
  I’m new to FCP and my assistant keeps telling me he’s been warned about problems getting a good cutlist when subclips are involved. Here’s our workflow…

  Red Camera
  Using Sync-n-Link, which leaves excess track in the synched clips (a no-no in my mind- picture rules!)
  That excess causes problems when using ‘replace edit’ as the audio gets cut in out of sync (try it!)
  (Same problem exists when we tried creating merged clips- excess audio causes sync problems.)
  So we’re creating subclips from the synched clips to cut with (those ‘replace edit’ just fine).

  We’ll be doing a DI from the Red files… not sure yet how we’re creating cutlist for DI.

  Is there a problem with subclips and good data for conforming?

  Thanks for insight- as an Avid editor since ’94, I’m enjoying FCP (except for… and …)

  Brian Berdan
  migrant filmworker

  Bouke Vahl replied 16 years, 6 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Shane Ross

  October 15, 2009 at 5:34 am

  I don’t know the answer to this, I just wanna say hi.

  “Hi.”

  (Brian and I worked together when I was starting out. I mean, my FIRST editing job.)

  Shane

  

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  Kevin Monahan

  October 15, 2009 at 3:29 pm

  Get in touch with Intelligent Assistance, perhaps they have a solution for Synch-N-Link.

  Kevin Monahan
  60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
  http://www.fcpworld.com
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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  Brian Berdan

  October 15, 2009 at 3:41 pm

  Thanks Kevin, we have contacted I-A, but I’m most concerned about building this show using subclips and having our lists wonky. One extra detail is that we’re using multiple projects- dailies in one, edits in another- to keep it modular and manageable. I know I can’t match frame and find the source clip across projects (a real pain in the neck), but this also might impact making cutlists.

  Brian Berdan
  migrant filmworker
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  Bouke Vahl

  October 15, 2009 at 5:33 pm

  I have NO idea what the exact problem is, but to my understanding, the GOOD thing about sync ‘n link is that it keeps the entire length of both video and audio.
  Now if you don’t want that, FCPauxTC reader comes with an helper application that merges BWF with QT (it copies the BWF into the QT), where the length of the file is limited to to the length of the video.

  Perhaps that would be a solution for you?
  Have a look here and try the demo, should give you enough info to see if it fixes things.
  https://www.videotoolshed.com/?page=products&pID=26

  Currently it uses the video length, but i could also make it so that it uses only the part where there is overlap, or pad the missing audio with silence.

  Bouke

  https://www.videotoolshed.com/
  smart tools for video pro’s

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