“Disabling” video of clip but not audio

[James Ewart]

And another thing.

Why not call “Reveal in Event Browser” “Match Frame”?

That one really is beyond the pale.

[Charlie Austin]

[Neil Gowan] ” I want to detach audio and slip to better in/out points, but I don’t want to have that just dangle as a connected clip. Re-attach clip would be great. Cleaner, safer.”

Well, in a tracked system it would always be disconnected anyway, so I don’t see the difference. As long as the connection point is to the proper clip it’ll always stay in sync. Or, as long as the A/V are the same length after you slip it, you can just hit OPT-G to comp it into a single container.

If the Audio extends beyond the video you’ll have to pop out of the primary first to expand and trim it, or just expand A/V and trim the video in the primary after you comp it. There are number of ways to do this, unlike with tracks, where the audio is always “dangling”. 😉

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[James Ewart]

I do miss “slip into sync” and “move into sync” for this kind of stuff. It would be nice to have this option having “detached” audio. Actually having started with Avid MC this was the thing about FCP (1.2) that I loved the most. So helpful.

[Charlie Austin]

[James Ewart] “I do miss “slip into sync” and “move into sync” for this kind of stuff. It would be nice to have this option having “detached” audio. Actually having started with Avid MC this was the thing about FCP (1.2) that I loved the most. So helpful.”

Agree in theory, but in practice, in X, you really don’t need it. The only reason to detach audio in X is to intentionally move it out of sync, or upcut it or something. Again, if the connection point is correct, it’s stays where you put it. To re-sync, just match back and replace. 2 keystrokes in X vs 1 right click in 7.

Not saying it wouldn’t be nice as an option, but it’s kind of superfluous. It’s easy to screw up sync with tracks, that’s why the out of sync indicator exists. In X, you have to break sync deliberately.

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[James Ewart]

I get what you are saying but I am thinking in terms of long projects where I come back to something and then change my mind or realise I have made a mistake. It’s a 60 minute film – I’ve come back to something weeks later…

So say I have tampered with the audio and you like what you have done and therefore do not want to Shift F Option R because that will get me back to square one. BUT I do want the audio back in sync. What then?

[Charlie Austin]

[James Ewart] “So say I have tampered with the audio and you like what you have done and therefore do not want to Shift F Option R because that will get me back to square one. BUT I do want the audio back in sync. What then?”

I guess it depends on what you mean… If by “back in sync” you mean that it’s in sync, but detached for some reason and you’ve eq’d/effected it in some way, then I’d copy/match/replace/paste effects. In that case I wouldn’t have detached it in the first place though. If you’ve thrown it out of sync, for a cheat or something, and then messed with the audio. I’d just comp it back to a single clip, as putting “back in sync” would destroy your cheat.

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[James Ewart]

Would “move into sync” be such an unreasonable function?

[Charlie Austin]

[James Ewart] “Would “move into sync” be such an unreasonable function?”

Nope. 🙂 Personally I don’t miss it even a tiny bit now, but having it as an option would be a good thing.

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[Robin S. kurz]

Of course it is.

[Robin S. kurz]

[Neil Gowan] “but can you describe for me in a nutshell what you would do to sync all of that and begin your editorial process?”

If you need batching, then PluralEyes is the way to go, yes.

And… again… if you want just the audio of a clip, simply use the “Audio Only” edit mode. If you change your mind later, select, ⇧F, ⌥R. Otherwise roles. I don’t see why none of those solutions shouldn’t be completely satisfying for what it is you are describing you need, unless I’m missing something.

Wanting it to work differently or expecting it to, because one is used to it that way, unfortunately doesn’t change the way it’s meant to be used, if that should be your biggest issue. 😉