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FCP 7 Audio EDL bug
Anyone seen an EDL bug in FCP 7?
I was just given a project which had bad audio EDL info from FCP 7.
My solution after much head scratching: exported XML to FCP 6.
Here’s an event from each version:
EDL event #17, FCP 7:
017 SR028 NONE C 14:19:49:19 14:19:55:13 01:01:00:02 01:01:05:20
* FROM CLIP NAME: 3A_001.WAV
* COMMENT:
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 11:27:51:25 IS +8.00 DB (REEL SR028 A3)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 11:27:51:25 IS +8.00 DB (REEL SR028 A4)
AUD 3 4EDL event #17, FCP 6
017 SR028 NONE C 11:27:57:09 11:28:03:03 01:01:00:02 01:01:05:20
* FROM CLIP NAME: 3A_001.WAV
* COMMENT:
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 11:27:57:09 IS +8.00 DB (REEL SR028 A3)
* AUDIO LEVEL AT 11:27:57:09 IS +8.00 DB (REEL SR028 A4)
AUD 3 4The information exported by FCP 6 is correct with the information in
the merged clip. So you can see there is some timecode bug in FCP 7. -
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I’ve observed some funkiness in FCP 7 handling of TC for EDL import. I’ve posted it here. My issue has been import of EDL from other systems into FCP 7.
What’s amazing in your case is that the timeline, originating in FCP 7, shows wrong TC in the exported EDL. The same timeline when exported as XML from FCP 7 and imported into FCP 6, now shows the correct TC.
So, basically, if I understood correctly, FCP 7 has the correct TC, just that it refuses to send it out correctly in an EDL.
I flagged my issue of EDL import back to Apple by the ‘Send feedback to Apple’ link. I hope it gets corrected. You could do that too.
I’d love to examine your timeline if you can send it to me as a project with just one timeline in it, as well as an exported XML of the timeline.
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Neil Sadwelkar
neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com
twitter: fcpguru
FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India
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