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FCPX Suggestions
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Well then please enlighten me.
To get this magical image sequence capability all i Have to do is switch to AVID or maybe Premiere Pro?
So how do I recapture my $300 loss this year and the ongoing money I lose every year from now on since I already have software perfectly capable of the same basic function?
Seems kinda like pissing money away without much of any real return.
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Oliver,
not only Compressor and Quicktime 7 can handle Image Sequences. Motion as well. You can import footage as image sequences.
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[Mathieu Ghekiere] “not only Compressor and Quicktime 7 can handle Image Sequences. Motion as well. You can import footage as image sequences.”
Right. So my point is that the code is already there. Simply add it to X, if it isn’t already there under-the-hood anyway. It’s a pretty simple feature request for just another way to process media, so I’m surprised that Bill is putting up such resistance.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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Not wanting to get into this lively argument, but, Bill, do check out Steve Martin’s QT7 workflow that I referenced above – it has interesting advantages, not least that you can create a reference movie that FCP X will read which makes the whole process nice and streamlined.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=2kgN5mJaHy0
Simon Ubsdell
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Since we are spit-balling anyway…
I mentioned fade behavior at the beginning, but there are some nice functions FCPX could also adopt from Sony Vegas and now Catalyst Edit. For example, when you slide or trim the edge of a clip over another, it automatically creates a dissolve. Logic Pro X also does something like this.
In addition LPX has the simple ability to swipe over the end of a clip with a fade tool to add a fade. No need to fiddle with little UI buttons like in X. Other apps, like Media Composer, also have fast (one-click) fade in/out tools similar to top & tail functions. Additionally in LPX, you can also drag the curve of the fade, so you aren’t locked into preset fade curves.
When it comes to dissolves in general, it’s about time to add start/center/end/custom functions. The default-to-center dissolve in X is often problematic. Especially in some cases when you remove it (start of timelines) and your timing changes.
And, as mentioned before, audio-only dissolves as a standard feature.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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[Bill Davis] “Well then please enlighten me.
To get this magical image sequence capability all i Have to do is switch to AVID or maybe Premiere Pro?
So how do I recapture my $300 loss this year and the ongoing money I lose every year from now on since I already have software perfectly capable of the same basic function?
Seems kinda like pissing money away without much of any real return.”
I’m sorry, I don’t follow… I don’t think anyone suggested switching NLEs to get direct image sequence import. If it’s not an important feature for you, why are you fighting so hard keep up the conversation about it? Are you offended that I asked the question?
Shawn
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Thanks Simon!
That QuickTime Pro workflow was sweet and not something I had encountered before.
I’ll bookmark that for the next time I want to do a DSLR Timelapse. .
Looks really useful if I decide to go beyond the “put my two GoPros on tall stands and see if they get something useful” workflow I usually go to now. Timelapse is NOT a big part of my practice – just an occasional “value add” if the situation seems to warrant it.
Appreciate the info.
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No, and sorry. Sometimes I just like to mix it up in debate. I find it stimulating to challenge assumptions and debate stuff. I know some see it as combativeness and idiocy – but for me it’s an antidote to blind acceptance and disengagement. And really, if I hadn’t pushed this thread – I might not have ever run across Steve and Marks tip that Simon referenced. ; )
Life is a stew. Sometimes stirring it up yields better results?
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[Bill Davis] “That QuickTime Pro workflow was sweet and not something I had encountered before. “
FWIW – Simon posted this same tip 2 days ago as well, before this lengthy back and forth about image sequences. In fact, that’s the post Shawn originally responded to.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com
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