Digital cutting (insert edit) on to tape via FCP

[John Steventon]

Hey Aaron,

Please forgive me if for some reason this option isn’t available on your system, but the equivalent you’re looking for is under Print to Video – ‘Edit to Tape’.

This is pretty much the same as the Digitial Cut tool in Avid. Type in the timecode in the bottom left hand corner that you want the cut to start at, you wish to start the cut in at and have an in and an out marked on your sequence (as you already know I’m sure).

Then, on the right hand bottom corner, above the timecode entry box (which you can leave blank) you find the icons to select video /audio etc for the insert.

Click on the ‘Mastering Settings’ tab at the top of the window, and make sure the ‘Print’ drop down is set to ‘in to out’ and that you don’t have any of the Leader stuff set, or have any black set to record afterwards.

Now, simply drag (but don’t let go yet) your sequence onto that window, and you’ll be presented with Insert, Assemble and Preview as your options – just drop the sequence onto the one you want (in this case, Insert) and it’ll work perfectly.

Until you get that !*&&$$* annoying ‘Your edit only lasts one frame’ error…

Like I said, this might not appear for you – maybe if you’re on DV? I don’t know – but this is how I cut out from FCP – I don’t think I’ve ever used Print to Video… (should I?).

John

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Luciddreama] “In Avid I like to insert edit on to a striped tape for archive purposes, and though FCP can print to tape I cant find anywhere that allows me to tell it a frame accurate time code to start from, only on the fly out puts?”

Edit to Tape. Perform an Insert Edit. Accuracy depends on the VTR you are using, i.e. RS-422 controlled decks are generally frame accurate, firewire controlled decks are generally not.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
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[Aaron Jones]

Aha… It all now makes perfect sense! D’Oh! I feel a fool. haha.

Thanks John, thats all it took. Oh dear.
Well at least I can now get on.. Wonderful stuff.

Thanks Again
and long live the cow!
Aaron

[Shane Ross]

Why not check out avid2fcp.com while your at it. It is a site dedicated to help Avid users switch to FCP.

Shane

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[Chris Borjis]

when I first learned of only being able to edit to tape in fcp, by actually
dragging the sequence to the window I thought it was goofy as hell.
But I’m used to it now.