exporting multiple green-screened clips in same seq.

[Rafael Amador]

Why don’t you just mark an IN and an OUT to each clip and export a Self-contained QT movie?
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[James Young]

i’m still quite the FCP newbie, so correct me if i’m wrong here, but wouldn’t setting an in and out for each clip require that i do 35 separate exports? or is there a way to do multiple in/out selections and then run one mass export?

[James Disch]

I would break out your one sequence into 35 individual sequences. Then do a batch export from FCP. It will be a little time consuming to set up the sequences, but once you do it, and have the batch export going, you can walk away until all your files are done. It would be way better than having to wait for each file to export.

James

http://www.rapidlightproductions.com

[James Young]

thanks for all of the help, guys.

i was originally just option-c nesting each clip+background into a new sequence and batch exporting, and while the sequence setup time is a little annoying, i’d rather do that and then walk away for 30 minutes and do something else while it exports than mark, export, mark, export, etc. especially because its looking like i might have a few more of these to do, some upwards of 50 clips. blah.

its a shame FCP can’t simultaneously nest multiple clips into multiple sequences, so i’d only have to execute the command once.

good to confirm that i’m doing this as best as i can. helps with the monotony of the task a little.

thanks so much again for taking some time to help, you guys are great.

[Kevin Monahan]

I create a bin
Drag all the clips I want to affect from the timeline into the bin and Select
File > Batch Export
Setup Batch Export Settings for Animation Codec with Millions of Colors +
Click Export
Walk Away
Done

Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

[James Young]

kevin, that’s what i initially tried, but there didn’t seem to be a way to retain the background that i had placed behind my green-screen footage when dumping my clips into the new bin, and so that when i exported, all i got was the matte on a black background. if there’s a way to associate the clip with the background, let me know.

[Rafael Amador]

So making 35 duplicated sequences or 35 nests or 35 IN/OUT-Export.
Rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[Jeffrey Di lullo]

James,

Based on looking at your sequence I’d suggest trying out FCPtoAE by Popcorn Island. https://www.popcornisland.com/downloads

It is a FREE script for AE that allows you to import an XML of your sequence in FCP into a comp in AE. I have found that it work very well with sequences as simple as yours.

Good luck,

Jeffrey Di Lullo
BBC&S Video Communicaitons

[Alan Okey]

[Dave LaRonde] “An alternative: get Automatic Duck ($700), export your FCP timeline to After Effects”

Or, as an alternative to Automatic Duck, try xm|Edit’s Traffic, a node-based editing tool for Final Cut Pro that is designed to simplify and automate complex workflows and repetitive tasks:

https://www.xmedit.com/

They have a demo movie depicting the exact scenario you describe:

https://www.xmedit.com/case-studies/case-studies-visualfx.html

Traffic is cheaper than Automatic Duck, and has a broader range of uses. Nothing against Automatic Duck (it’s a great app), but Traffic might be a better fit for your needs in this instance.

[James Young]

thanks for the software suggestions guys, and i really appreciate all of the advice.

for now, the 35 nests/1 export seems to be fastest, but traffic looks like it would be a permanent solution to what is looking to become a permanent problem. thanks for the heads up.

now, to convince my boss to drop the $300…