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How to find what clips have been used?
Hello,
This is such a simple question that I am sure there has to be some other thread about it. So, I apologize in advance if that is the case. I have been searching, but I could not find it…
I am editing a feature documentary with Avid Media Composer. Another editor just joined the project and, since I have already put together about 95 minutes of it, we are having a very hard time making sure that he is not using any shots that I have already put in the film.
Is there a way to tell them apart? I think Final Cut displays the in&out points for any clip in the timeline.
Thank you so much!
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6 Replies
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Hey there,
If you turn on Dupe Detection in the hamburger menu of your sequence, a red line will appear on any clip that is used more than once.
If you want to find unused clips, you can open your sequence and any bin, and choose “Select Unreferenced Clips” – then you can see any unused clips in that bin.
Good luck!
Jess -
You could put your sequence into it’s own Bin, set your Bin Display to show Reference Clips then color code all the clips in the bin.
the only caveat with that is that if you have a large master clip containing multiple b-roll shots (ABCDEFGH) and you only use “D”. then the whole clip will be colored. Which will make the other editor think they couldn’t use shot C or H or whatever.
It really depends on how organized you were when setting up the project to start. If you subclipped the b-roll shots from the Master Clip, then if you color the subs, the Master will not take on the sub’s coloring.
Kenton VanNatten
Avid Editor (for hire) -
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If you turn on Dupe Detection in the hamburger menu of your sequence, a red line will appear on any clip that is used more than once. [/quote]Only if those clips are on V1 and rarely in a project do you have all your shots lined up on V1
Kenton VanNatten
Avid Editor (for hire) -
Yup, you’re correct about Dupe Detection only working on V1, which I should have mentioned. But there’s not much harm in turning it on. I always leave it on and it’s saved me quite a few times.
I’ve used the color method you mention, mainly for figuring out what shots need to be uprezed in a sequence. That could work too, depending on how they organized the project.
Jess George
Freelance Editor, NYC
AVID – FCP – After Effects -
Yep, In the end I suppose it really comes down to how organized the person who is handing it off was when setting it all up.
There’s a million scenarios for doing it, but only a few will work depending on the previous due diligence
Kenton VanNatten
Avid Editor (for hire) -
Thank you so much! Fortunately we had a very good assistant doing the log in, and the footage is very well organized. Even the sequence only has two tracks of video, so merging everything into V1 wouldn’t be that difficult.
I am going to try these options and see what happens.
Thanks again!
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