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Grade Version Management
When grading, I want to show the client the clips that are from the edit and then afterwards conform a new time line with handles. The problem I run into is with grade versions. I would like the “current” grades to populate the handled timeline as well. What happens is that version 1 is the one that usually gets assigned to the grade (if there are multiple versions). Is there a way to mark or designate the preferred grade without deleting the other versions?
Robert Due
Editor / Colorist
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If you don’t mind, why don’t you just render with handles using the Final Cut Pro XML workflow?
Charles Haine
Colorist, Professor
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I am not sure what you mean. What part of the FCP XML work flow would work as a solution?
Robert Due
Editor / Colorist
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Well, you can render that workflow with whatever handles you need, so you’ll end up with handles back in FCP that you might need.
That gives you handles while also being a cut you can watch with the client that matches the final edit.
Charles Haine
Colorist, Professor
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The handles aren’t really the problem. It’s the preferred grade that I want to stick. For example, if I have 4 versions of a grade (grades 1 – 3 are old and may be of no use, but I still want to hold onto them) and grade 4 is the FINAL version. I want to open a new time line and make sure I am looking at the preferred grade – not one of the old ones. The new timeline is the handled version and I sometimes have to make sure tracking info is extended on the handles.
So, without deleting all of my old grades, is it possible to make one grade THE grade that always shows up – regardless of time line?
Robert Due
Editor / Colorist
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I have the same problem with no solution. I use versions when a linked clip needs discrete adjustments within a scene. When I brought in a new XML I realized all versions default to version 1. I would think adding a option in the config page would be best. Something like pass through current version in all sessions.
Patrick Woodard
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Yep, that is missing .
Or a function to set all current versions to be the active one used for color trace and all.
Solution for now : Copy your version 4 into the default oneA slice of color…
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