Match Frame to a Sequence.

[John Pale]

What happens if you use the Link command to link the video to the audio you want? (Select the Video and new audio in the timeline, then go to Modify/Link).

Does it now match to the proper audio and video?

[Jeremy Garchow]

Are they the same clips every time? If so, why don’t you stack all the audio underneath the video (in sync of course) then simply make your cuts from there, slicing and moving all the audio at once.

Jeremy

[Michael Kaidbey]

Funny you should suggest that, because that’s the first thing I did and it did not work!!

[Michael Kaidbey]

I don’t get the audio of all the languages at the same time and the delivery date could vary, so I have to get what I have done.
The idea was to sync the audio when I get it and then paste it under the clips, the problem is hat I keep getting a match frame to the original theatrical clip with the domestic audio as opposed the timeline with the new synced audio! With the different languages.

I tried “option” dragging the timeline into another timeline which seems to work for one version, but you have to do it every time because when you add a new language it wants to match frame to the source of that timeline!
The logical process should be match framing back one step every time you push “F” until you get all the way back to the original clip.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Michael Kaidbey] “I don’t get the audio of all the languages at the same time and the delivery date could vary, so I have to get what I have done. “

So, keep a ‘MASTER’ sequence with all of the cuts in it. As you get more languages, you simply add in the language, make the cuts match, then duplicate that sequence and delete the unnecessary parts.

Does that make sense or am I misunderstanding what you are trying to do?

The other thing to do is to resync to the new audio and link the audio and video together as has been suggested, then drag that new clip to the bin and make it a new master clip by right clicking on it and choosing as such.

Jeremy

[Michael Kaidbey]

That is what I thought I would need to do, however as soon as I add the new language to the time line that I call “SYNC AUDIO” FCP stops match framing to it and wants to match frame to the audio source clip! (AIFF File).

[Nick Meyers]

here’s a different approach, using RECONNECTING

have one sequence with one entire film on it.
stack different audio versions in the audio tracks,
add new audio as it comes in.

for each new language just solo that language track,
and EXPORT a reference movie.
reference movies are small files and quick to make
append the language and give it a .ref so you know it’s a reference movie

to swap out one language for another,
copy the sequence into a new project,
select all, reconnect, and navigate to the new language’s ref movie.
if each feature is one file, then you should be able to do a reconnect for each movie in one go.

smal problem is the NAME of the clip wont change with the reconnect.
so..
once you have reconected,
select the sequnce in the browser, then Tools Menu > Create Master Clips.
right click on the clip/s in the browser, and choose Modify Clip Name to File Name.

nick

[Michael Kaidbey]

That sounds like a good idea. I will try it.
I also have another way that should work which is making the “sync audio” time line into a multi-group.
A multi-group consisting of one item still acts as a multi group and all I would need to do is keep adding the new tracks to it as they come.
Unfortunately I have been away from the project for a few days and until I do these work flows they remain theories!
I should be able to test them in a day or so.
Thanks a lot for the great input.

[Nick Meyers]

ah, an ever-expanding multiclip!

now that does sound like a good idea.
better than reconnecting, if it works.

nick