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Avid to FCP sans Auto Duck
I have a project that was started in Media composer, mostly cuts, some dissolves, NO FX at all. Can I import an EDL from AVID and have FCP open it and re-dig it properly so I can finish on my system? If so which EDL format is best? If not is Auto duck 2K? I know its worth it but I don’t have that kind of scratch right now.
TIA
Biker
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4 Replies
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YOu can export an EDL, CMX3600, and this should import into FCP. But that won’t get you the bins and source footage. Just the cut itself. For the bins you’ll need sebsky’s tools. Google it. It is free.
Shane
FCP Preferences set to UNCONTROLLED ADVICE
Littlefrog Post
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Try CMX3600. Should work fine. Be sure to Decompose the sequence first or else it will digitize the entire source clip no matter how much you used in the edit. If this is not a problem, screw it — capture the whole clip.
Also, unlike Avid, FCP does not tolerate multiple clips with the same name. Check all the new FCP clip attributes before you digitize so that if there are 4 trks of audio associated with a clip, you can modify it in the bin before you capture if it is incorrect. [select clip/modify pulldown menu/clip settings]
if you run into a situation where batch captureing your new FCP clips causes you to get the ‘duplicate filename’ error, stop and media manage the sequence in FCP [I know, this sux], and base the new clips on CLIP NAME not SOURCE NAME. It’s stupid but that’s why I hate FCP media system!
I’ve had a lot of problems with doing this perfectly so don’t get frustrated as if you’re the only one…
Steve
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I’ve used a kind of clunky but reliable workaround for getting bins from Avid to FCP without Automatic Duck. Provided you don’t have MANY hours of footage what I’ve done is to make a dummy sequence in Avid by dragging ALL of the clips from a bin to a timeline making what amounts to a sequence with every clip in it. I export this sequence as a CMX 3600 EDL. When opened in FCP, it will generate a bin with all of the original clips from the Avid project. It is a little weird but it works. After opening the EDL you will get a bin that you can use to recapture all of the original Avid clips into FCP.
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We do this all the time, with documnetary edits. Never had a problem as long as the tapes are labelled right!
nick
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