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FCPX – Tips to speed up a time consuming job!
Hi, I have a job coming up which involves me creating 250 1 min films, which will just be a slideshow of 15 still images with an animated login at the start and end.
Simple job but time consuming.
What I would like help with is two things.
1) once I have created my first film, a template as such. Is there a quick way to simply replace the 15 images with a new set? Keeping the transitions the same?
2) I would like each image to have a very slight zoom in. Is there a shortcut for this or do I have to manually key frame each still image?
Thank you
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6 Replies
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For 2), you can keyframe the Scale property of your first image to create the desired zoom in. Then copy this image. Deselect the first image, and multi-select the other 14 images. Press Cmd+Shift+V to select Edit > Paste Attributes.
In the Paste Attributes dialog box, select Scale (below Transform), and click Paste. This will paste the Scale keyframe into the selected images.
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Fantastic, thank you for saving me some time!
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Actually, after trying this is doesnt work. It will paste the scale attributes but not the position? Any idea why? I have made sure the scale and position attritubtes are selected.
Thank you
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Are all of the images the same size / ppi?
Another thing to check would be Spatial Conform…
Doug Metz
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Yes they are all identical. Can I save the attributes as like a preset than I can just drag onto each file?
Thank you
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In that case, Bill had the right answer earlier in this thread. Though I’d use the Crop tool for the slight zoom you’re looking for (Crop – Ken Burns).
You might also set the Spatial Conform to None on your first image, and then set your initial position and scale. Then when you Copy / Paste Attributes to the rest of the images, you’ll select Scale, Position, and Spatial Conform (and also Crop if you’re using that for your ‘Ken Burns’ zoom in).
Doug Metz
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