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global slipping
does anyone know how to globally slip their edits in the timeline? The senario is that footage was brought in during an online and what has hit final cut pro doesn’t match the timecode on the deck… so how can we slip the edits for all of the 500 edits?
I can modify timecode for one clip, but how do i mulitply that across, maybe an applescript from someone?
thanks,
jw
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8 Replies
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Fraid not.
Might be easier though to do this in a text editor in an EDL… then reimporting that into FCP for recapture.
One thing though, if you use the same deck and system for recapture, you probably shouldn’t change the TC because it will recapture the wrong code again unless you also offset the device control settings for that machine.
Jerry
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How many source clips? You’d need to modify the TC in the source, not every edit. If I’m not mistaken, this should automatically update every edit in your timeline as long as you haven’t broken the Master/Affiliate relationship. I wonder if there’s a slick way, though, to do a global offset. I don’t think…
The easy way to do it in Modify Timecode, though, is to just hit + or – however many frames, and enter, and FCP will do the math for you, so depending on how many source clips you have, this could at least speed up the process.
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True indeed! But if every clip was a master clip…
Jerry
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…then it’s time to cry.
I guess this is why you calibrate *before* capturing. :O(
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In ancient times, software to globally ripple EDLs, reel by reel, was invented. Called Shotlister, this amazing software, which was originally written for Windows 3.1 and still runs today on my WIN XP machine, will manage your problem. It also does lots of other list management tasks using a graphic interface to the horrible EDL, text editor alternative.
Also amazingly, the inventors Jack Swart and Nick Repin are available via Jack’s web site https://www.users.bigpond.net.au/swart/digiteyes/index.html
You could contact Jack and perhaps offer a few shillings for the best EDL manager on the planet.
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I think this works: select all the clips, change to the slip tool by typing S then tap the bracket keys.
Kevin Monahan
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Kevin, I think it’s the timecode that needs to be altered. That only affects content, doesn’t it?
I was thinking, though, if the timecode offset is constant, couldn’t the online facility simply create an offset before recapturing?
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The other editors modified each clip… a new deck was brought in and finished the online— proper calibration would be a very key thought indeed.
thanks for all the response, it gives me a couple things to try in case this happens again, but it better not.
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