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Need workflow for music video editing
Hey Gang,
I’m a seasoned M100 editor who is switching to FCP. I speak geek, and learn new apps pretty fast. I’m looking for a cool workflow for Music Video editing. Below is the approach that has worked so well for me for the past 10 years…. I’m open minded and welcome any suggestions. But, in the mean time, here is a specific question. Is there a way to drag a clip in the timeline directly to a marker so that the clips starts on that frame in the timeline? I’m used to editing music videos on Media 100.The workflow I’m used to is as follows; I lay down the audio track, then play the audio track and as it plays, I type F6 (on Media 100), which creates a “user mark” or rather user marks to the rythm of the music. It’s a pretty fast and fun way to figure out my cut points for the song. Then, all I need do is trim the in point of each video clip in the bin, which works great, because I only really care about the next 30 to 60 frames. I worry about the out point in the timeline… Once I have each clip basically around the shot I want… I drag and drop each clip to the user marks in the timeline, which offers a very fast and very cool “cut to the rythm” edit. Then I tidey it up in the timeline.
Does anyone have any ideas for how I can re-create this workflow in Final Cut Pro? It seems that I can’t drag clips from the bin or timeline to mark in’s or markers… or a cool workflow in FCP for editing Music Videos.
Thanks much and warm regards,
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Very simple to do in Final Cut. Lay down your audio track. Press Control V (Add Edit) to the beat. You can also make a button for Add Edit and click your mouse on the button.
Add edit sets your edit points. Press X between the edit points. This sets In/Out points. Set your Video Clip In and Overwrite (F10) to the timeline.
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Thanks Steve,
Not bad… not bad at all… I appreciate it! Do you know if there is a quick way for me to go back and add a 5 frame disolve to a range of shots all at one time? Once I lay out the video in cuts, I then like to go back and tweak shots… change motion and such…
your first tip freed my mind! Now I’m having fun… thanks!Ethan-
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This is one thing that M100 has over FCP (dare i even say that). There’s no ‘add transition to range’ in FCP as there is in M100. What you need to do is create a 5 frame dissolve and then drag that dissolve into your favorites folder in the effects tab. You then need to make that 5 frame dissolve the default dissolve by right clicking or control clicking that dissolve and select ‘set default transition’. Now, select all the video in the timeline and drag the timeline up to the canvas window and select overwrite with transition. you are essentially editing the timeline back into the same timeline. Viola, 5 frame dissolves on all of your cutpoints.
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Jeremy,
You could simply lasso all or part of the timeline, and then drag a five frame dissolve on top. Sure seems a lot easier to me…
DRW
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[David Roth Weiss] “You could simply lasso all or part of the timeline, and then drag a five frame dissolve on top. Sure seems a lot easier to me…
DRW”
Maybe YOU could David, but not with FCP.
What edit system do you use?
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Matte,
You are absolutely correct!!! I am absolutely wrong!!! The technique I described does work with filters, but not transitions. I stand corrected and humbly await sentencing.
And Jeremy, I apogize to you, and from now on I’ll read everything you write as though its writtten in stone.
DRW
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Make a five frame dissolve your default transition. Put the playhead in the Timeline at the beginning of the group of clips that you want to apply the transition to. Select the shots that need the transition applied, drag the selected items from the Timeline to the Canvas to drop on Overwrite with Transition.
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[David Roth Weiss] “I stand corrected and humbly await sentencing.”
Since we’re still awaiting new Supreme Court Justice approval.
I’ll step-in and give you a penance of having to drag your timeline selections to “Overwrite with Transition” every time you need this, until FCP allows the simpler, more-direct method you described.
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