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Attempting to use roles to export part of storyline
Hello All,
I have been practicing using FCP X. I tried to select
some clips in the storyline, and export them (and only them) to a quicktime
movie (like we can can using FCP 7, by setting an in and an out, then exporting).This did not work, as it exports the entire story line. so, i did a little searching,
and it seems that roles might enable this. Well, not quite.I created some subroles: titles,music,clip audio (extracted audio), and a video subrole called
“video sequence”. I have one transition, a fade to black between two clips at the end.
I cannot assign a role to the transition. My desire is to export to a QT movie the last part
of a larger clip(s) from the storyline, including title,video, all audio, transition, and closing.This is not working for me. Yes, I could delete the first part of the storyline, save the remainder
as a new project – and then export. But, that is the long way. It seems to me that
FCP 7 using In and Out wins this contest. It there a way to do this??Thanks,
Eric
Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop
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3 Replies
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Roles would not enable you to export a portion of a timeline. There are only two ways to do this- either nest the entire timeline into a Compound Clip and trim that. Or Send to Compressor and set in/out points there.
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It’s actually simple enough to create a copy of the portion you want and paste it into a new timeline.
I’ve also had good luck collapsing the entire timeline into a compound clip,(select all: CMD-A, compound: OPT-G) trimming off the part I don’t want to export, then restoring it after the export.
What I like about compounding it, instead of simply trimming, exporting and undoing, is that the entire timeline is still embedded inside the compound, even after you trim it. So if the app crashed and I can’t undo, I can still reopen the project, extend the trimmed ends and break apart the compound to get my timeline back.
It’s a workaround, but it works.
I hope they create a work area like in motion and after effects, and many other applications.
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Don’t live your life in a secondary storyline.Mark Morache
FCPX/FCP7/Xpri/Avid
Evening Magazine,Seattle, WA
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Hello,
Thanks for the info on this. I guess I will have to do it (next time) with compressor,
or the compound clip method. Thanks for boosting my beginning knowledge with FCP X.Eric
Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop
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