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Graffiti with FCP
Hi. I have an easy one. (I hope). I’m using Graffiti version 2.1 with Final Cut Pro HD 4.5. I’d like to know how to see the background video layer while creating a lower third in Graffiti. I have my video on FCP track V1, and I put a Graffiti static title on track V2. I double click the Graffiti item, bringing it into the Viewer. Then I click on Controls and click the Graffiti logo to actually enter Graffiti. When I’m there, I don’t see the background video layer, just the text layer, with a checkerboard (empty) backround. I really want to see the underlying video track, so I can line up my text, boxes, etc.
Do I need to do something in the FCP viewer window to load in my background video? I see Video layers int he Viewer window, but am unclear about how those work in relation to Graffiti. Or am I on the wrong track altogether? This must be easy and I’m just missing it.
Thanks a lot –
Mike
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2 Replies
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I had the same problem. It works so easy in M100. But here’s what you do in FCP:
1. Double click your track with graffiti
2. select the “controls tab”
3. from the FCP timeline drag the clip that you want Graffiti to reference and drop it on one of the little windows (marked video 1-6) with a “film reel’ and question mark in it in the controls tab.
4. double click the “boris graffiti logo.
5. Graffiti launches
6. Add a “background track in Graffiti (1st box/upper right V1)
7 In the new background track it should say “V1” select it and in the drop down menu select the track that you put your clip into from FCP (I usually use V2).
8. Voila! you should now see you background track in Graffiti.
9. When done laying out your text in Graffiti, delet the background track and hit apply to return to FCP.Hope that helps and is clear.
Happy editing!Kevin
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Hi Kevin
Thanks so much for your helpful response. I followed your instructions, and it worked like a charm. Funny you could tell I’m (mostly) a Media 100 editor. Apparently M100 does the V1-add background layer thing automatically. One follow up: while in Graffiti, is there a way to see the output on my NTSC monitor? The Preview>>Display on Monitor selections are all ghosted for me.
By the way, I was pretty impressed with FCP 5 at NAB. I like the multicam editing function a lot – that will be very useful for me.
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