Flipping image 180* for Multicamera setup

[Arnie Schlissel]

Dustin, have you considered cutting this piece standing on your head? Or perhaps flipping your monitor upside down? Those might be the 2 simplest ways of making your cut.

Otherwise, take your upside down shots, make them into upside down multiclips, then use the Motion Tab to flip the multi clips. Don’t expect your real-time play back to be very good.

If your client gripes about the overage charges for the extra time you spent prepping & rendering the cut, simply tell them, “Hey, I’m not the one who decided to shoot the whole thing upside down!

Arnie
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[Wojtek Jezowski]

question: after you fliped the clip did you export it? If not that may be the reason for problem no 1. The program shows the original footage rather than the one after adjustments.

[Dustin Parsons]

Little more info that might be helpful: I am flipping them using the Motion tab in the Viewer window, nothing has been put on the timeline yet.

I have not export the clips after flipping them, that seems like it would take forever and be very counterintuitive. I can’t imagine FCP doesn’t have an easy solution for this. BUT if they don’t, what would be the best way for me to export them (bearing in mind I would like to keep the Clip Name, Shot, Take, and Log Note if possible).

Thanks for your replies!

[Wojtek Jezowski]

If you have made subclips I think you could export them together… though Im not 100% certain if it would keep the information intact.

Wojtek Jezowski

[Dustin Parsons]

There are no subclips. This was shot using P2 cards so it was MXF files that turned into Quicktimes when I imported. I’m working with the Master clips (which are individual takes, the Panasonic HVX makes a new clip every time you stop recording).

[Zack Braff]

Hi.
I think Andreas Kiel has a solution for you using XML. The program is called “rotateClips.” (scroll down the page a bit) Here is the link:

https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/

[Dustin Parsons]

Thanks for the reply Zach. I tried the RotateClips program and it does the same thing I’m doing: rotating the master clips 180* through the motion tab in the viewer.

The RotateClips program would have been helpful for me to batch rotate them all but the end result is the same; still upside down in the thumbnail and in Multicamera clip.

Thanks again for all your replies, I really appreciate it.

[Jeremy Garchow]

Try the flop filter.

Jeremy

[Dustin Parsons]

The flop filter flips the image horizontally, like looking in a mirror; anything written on the screen would be backwards and the image would still be upside-down.

I’d like to avoid anything that would require rendering time, like a filter. Also, if I have to flip it in the timeline I wouldn’t actually be changing the Master clip and my 2 problems would still exist.

[Jeremy Garchow]

You can change the flop filter to horizontal, vertical, or both. You can also try the rotate filter. Unfortunately, you are going to either have to use a filter, the motion tab, or something, then export, and reimport. FCP does not have a redrock button. You are going to have to solve this the manual way.

ALso, Raylight is working on a new version for the mac that will flip your MXF media for you. Maybe contact them and see if you can get a beta.

Jeremy