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capture scratch
I guess I’m the one missing something. What I want to do is to assign the scratch file to whatever project I’m working on. Basicly, when I open job and create a file for Client A, I want absolutely everything I do in that file so when I’m finished I can take that file and back it up…No looking for anything else. If I do that and forget to change the scratch file upon opening the job FCP assigns the work to whatever file it used on the last job that was opened. What I am wanting is for FCP to automatically use the file I assigned everytime I open up that job. Maybe there’s a better way, but I’m not getting it. After all, I’m only a shooter!
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Unfortunately this is the way FCP was built from the ground up. And yeah, you can get into a big mess easily. you have to be vigilant. I’ve spent many hours at the end of a job trying to collect all the bits and pieces… and pulling out my hair in the process
However, if at the end of a job, you want a tidy little package of your final timeline… you can use Media Manager to make a copy of everything you used into a new folder.
p.s. don’t say “file” when you mean “folder.” you’ll confuse us!
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[Clyde Aly] “What I want to do is to assign the scratch file to whatever project I’m working on.”
Clyde, and I want to be king of the world, but until that happens I’ve given you the best alternative going in Preference Manager. One click on a file you name “Client 1” will restore your setup and scratch drive just as you want it.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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FCP actually does this. When you capture video for a project, it creates a folder in your capture scratch drive with the same name as the project.
If you rename the project, however, the next time you capture video, it will make a new folder with the new name.
Also, if you import other media, like photos or music, you could copy it to the project’s capture folder first, keeping it with the other media.
Arnie
Finally out of post! Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
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Apples and oranges… What I’m talking about is a whole different can of worms… or kettle fish…
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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Clyde originally said “scratch file”. I’m assuming that he means the folder in his capture scratch. If not, well, maybe he’ll post back & let us know?
Arnie
Finally out of post! Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog -
His orginal post was about the settings for the capture scratch not saving with the project. So, if you open another project and change the capture to another drive, when you open the original project again the capture scratch needs be changed back to the setting on the original drive. If you bounce regularly between projects on different drives it can be annoying and time-consuming. Preference Manager makes it easier…
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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This was in a different thread, perhaps? Good reason to have a gigantic RAID. A nice 15-20 TB job that would fit into a laptop bag! 😉
Arnie
Finally out of post! Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
https://www.arniepix.com/blog -
Ah, therein lies the problem… Clyde started an old post back up again.
Its another case of, “Honey, there goes the bandwidth…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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