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How to add an effect layer?
In AVID we were able to add an effect layer that would overlay all our video tracks. How can this be accomplished this with Final Cut Pro? More specifically, we are synchronizing 3 DV captures from 3 different cameras. We put the three different angles on three separate video tracks on the same master sequence, synchronized on a clapper board. In the past with AVID we would put a timecode on a top layer track and export each video track with the same time code effect for each angle. Any help anyone can provide will be very appreciated.
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In an Avid, the empty layers aren’t really empty…Avid treats them as FILLER…or BLACK LEADER. This allows you to add effects and stuff to them. Unfortunately this doesn’t work for FCP, not even with SLUG…because FCP isn’t an Avid. If it did something like that, Avid would sue.
ANYWAY…this is accomplished by NESTING. Nest everything into one long clip and then you can apply the filters. I recommend this lightly, as nesting can get messy….and not update properly if you make changes. So only do this when you have picture lock…or if you make changes, re-nest and get rid of the original nested sequence.
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This is what we expected, but thank you for validating our hunch.
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If by chance you have a Kona card, you can output your FCP timeline with timecode burn-in on the fly and then recapture.
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