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FCPX for News Shooters
Hi there, I’ve written a blog over on DSLR Newshooter about how I use FCPX in a news environment. I’d appreciate your comments over on that blog (or here)
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Nice work, James!
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Great writing. Nice blog.
But uh, really man, what’s up with the post it notes? I mean the arrangement is its own found art.
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Right from the word go I thought that the event management side of FCP X would be incredibly powerful in a news scenario, as one could tag everything to make a very powerful archive/library. If you had a big enough SAN to keep your archive permanatly online it would be draw droppingly useful to be able to search for bank gv or whatever.
Roles also would be very useful as good discipline would make it very easy to create clean audio versions, either for revoicing or archive use. If you’ve ever worked in news you know how annoying it is to get a feed of a story which you need to recut but the audio isn’t clean.
Note to Apple: it would be great if you could export a mix and roles to separate tracks to create international versions.
However, the one thing i found cutting news on FCP X is that nasty issue of not being able to dip a track quickly.
Michael Sanders
London Based DP/Editor -
[Michael Sanders] “Note to Apple: it would be great if you could export a mix and roles to separate tracks to create international versions.”
Why can’t you?
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I’m fairly sure you can’t export a multichannel file with the separate roles and a mixdown as well.
I’d happily be proven wrong though.
Michael Sanders
London Based DP/Editor -
[However, the one thing i found cutting news on FCP X is that nasty issue of not being able to dip a track quickly.]
If you mean lowering the volume of an audio track I can suggest two ways that you may already know.
1) Option click on audio track to create first key frame. Move your cursor 20 frames to the right and option click again to create a second key frame. Now drag down your audio volume to taste.
2)To create a dip down and back up quickly, use the “r” key to highlight an audio range. As soon as you drag down the audio volume it automatically created four key frames needed for the dip and back up.
Best wishes,
BruceBruce Wittman
Executive ProducerEagle Video Productions, Inc.
2201 Woodnell Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603-5240Website: http://www.eaglevideo.com
Email: bruce@eaglevideo.compho: 919-779-7891
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[Bruce Wittman] “2)To create a dip down and back up quickly, use the “r” key to highlight an audio range. As soon as you drag down the audio volume it automatically created four key frames needed for the dip and back up.
“I use this ALL the time and it’s very cool that you can adjust the level while the clip is playing
Steve Connor
“The ripple command is just a workaround for not having a magnetic timelinel”
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Sorry,
What I meant is not being able to quickly dip channel 1, keeping channel 2 up and then switch between the two. I know about open in timeline but its a pain, especially in an interview situation where the interveiwer interjects.
Michael Sanders
London Based DP/Editor -
[What I meant is not being able to quickly dip channel 1, keeping channel 2 up and then switch between the two. I know about open in timeline but its a pain, especially in an interview situation where the interveiwer interjects.]
Have you thought about blading the clip and turning the appropriate audio channels on and off in the inspector? This may only work when they don’t talk over each other. I am sure you have your interviewers well trained in this regard! LOL!
Best wishes,
BruceBruce Wittman
Executive ProducerEagle Video Productions, Inc.
2201 Woodnell Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603-5240Website: http://www.eaglevideo.com
Email: bruce@eaglevideo.compho: 919-779-7891
cel: 919-818-5556 -
[Michael Sanders] “Sorry,
What I meant is not being able to quickly dip channel 1, keeping channel 2 up and then switch between the two. I know about open in timeline but its a pain, especially in an interview situation where the interveiwer interjects.
“I use “break apart clip items” for this along with the range tool
Steve Connor
“The ripple command is just a workaround for not having a magnetic timelinel”
Adrenalin Television
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