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Final Cut Pro editing, setting up audio for distribution, dialogue track 1,2, effects track 2,3, help!?
So, I am editing my feature film now, here is a question I wanted to tackle before I even start editing my sound in Final Cut Pro 6,
So, for distribution, the distributors usually ask for your film, and your audio laid out in separate tracks,
example,1.music and effects left
2. music and effects right
3. dialogue center
4. left surround
5. right surround
6. lfeBut here is the dilema, while I am editing, I often use maybe 2-10 tracks for dialogue (depending on number of actors), and I use 1-10 tracks for music and effects,
I just want to organize it good so I can take it into cubase or logic to create my pans, and audio mixes,
So, while editing in final cut pro, how can I get going on this, what are some good workflows for organizing your audio in fcp,
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4 Replies
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Well, I would hope that you yourself won’t be mixing the final audio. I would hope that you’d hand that task off to a professional audio mixer who might be using ProTools. Use the tracks how you see fit, then hand it off to the mixer who knows how to assign what to where.
Shane
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FCP, cubase & logic are not the right tools for audio post for a 5.1 feature. Like Shane, I hope you are going to hand it to an audio rpo to create a proper 5.1 mix and proper 5.1 stems.
The sort os systmes that are made for proper audio editing & mixing are Fairlight, Pyramix, ProTools and a few others. Some music people use logic or cubase for the music score, but not the final mix.
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Thanks Michael and Shane, but I want the pro to have an easy time with my files.
So how should I place them to make his job easier?
All music on 1 track, dialoge on 8 other tracks, effects on 10 other tracks? What are some workflows that you guys use when editing, and handing it off to a pro so he can find stuff easily?
Clint Nitkiewicz Hernandez
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You’ve got the right idea – just pick a system and stick with it. I’d keep the dialogue in the first few tracks, so its easier to move around when locked to picture.
Best scenario would be to hook up with a re-recording mixer and ask what he or she would like. Everyone works a little differently – but if you have _a_ system, at least you can explain what you’ve done.
Also, be aware that there is a 2GB limit on the OMF format, so you will have to either split your picture into reels, or group your OMF into tracks in order to work around the limit.
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