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FCP to Color issue
Hey guys,
I’m working on a film right now which was shot on the Panasonic P2, editing DVCPROHD 50 on FCP 6.04. My problem arises with the lenses used with the camera. It shoots everything upside down and mirrored, so when I bring it into FCP I have to then flip and flop the image to get it back to normal. That part works fine and plays real time.
My issue is that when I send the sequence to Color, it doesn’t send the Flop filter. I know that Color doesn’t except any FCP filters. So when I’m in Color, my image is now upside down and mirrored again. Real headache, and indeed, neckache.
I’m trying to think of workarounds for this problem that allow me to see the clips with the Flop filter included in Color. All I can think of is exporting my entire Bin and all Folders as separate QT movies (with the filter added to each clip) then reimporting and relinking the sequences to the new clips that have been correctly Flip/Flopped. I have about 500 clips that use approx 280GB of storage. This would take a while and is no way ideal.
I don’t have a capture card/breakout box with this system that allows video out to an HD monitor either, otherwise, I’d just turn the monitor upside down.
I need to get ahead of the game by starting Primary correction asap, (and before picture lock) so for now I can do the color correction in FCP (just so all levels etc are the same across the whole sequence), then export a current settings QT movie after lock and import that into Color for Secondary corrections and add any “looks” that may be required, can anyone see a problem with this option as a workaround?Thanks in advance!!
Simon
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2 Replies
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I haven’t done it, but I’ve heard if you export your film as a self-contained quicktime, then export an edl of your sequence, then you can use the edl in color to divide up the self-contained quicktime into clips.
It might be worth a try.
-Russ
Russell Lasson
Kaleidoscope Pictures
Provo, UT -
The only filter Color will accept is the 3W-CC.
You really don’t need Color to render with the clips already flpped.
duplicate your sequence, get rid of the Flip filter (Remove Attributes).
When rendered and back in FC, drop the Flip filter.
rafael
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