Offline – Online…and how to do it?

[John Pale]

Now, there are basically two questions I have:

1) since the tapes have not been broken down into clips but whole tapes have been captured, is there a way of not having to capture the WHOLE tapes but really just the portions that have been used in the timeline? How would I do that?

Use the FCP help…read the chapter on Media Manager. Then read this article.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/FCP_4_trim_dang_it.html

2) Are there any effects (filters, speed changes, nesting etc.) that will cause trouble when onlining?

Should work well if you follow the directions above. The latest version of FCP seems to have solved the issues with speed changes, which were a problem in the past.

[Colin Shamrock]

Hi John,

and many thanks for pointing out this article to me. And I’ll also have a look at the FCP manual. Thanks for easing my mind about the speed changes.

What would you suggest about nesting? I know that nests won’t be included when up-resing, so would I try to avoid them FULL STOP or simply nest when absolutely necessary and then up-res the nested items in their own sequence?

Maybe you have got a got tip once more?

Thanks anyway for your help, I’m really thankful for it!

Cheers,
Colin

[John Pale]

[Colin Shamrock] “I know that nests won’t be included when up-resing, so would I try to avoid them FULL STOP or simply nest when absolutely necessary and then up-res the nested items in their own sequence?”

Nests have had inconsistent behavior. Sometimes Media Manager works correctly with them, sometimes not. If you think you can make your second solution work, then go for it.

[Colin Shamrock]

Hi,

and thanks again. I guess I’ll try to avoid nesting if I can. In case I won’t be able to avoid nesting, I’ll let you know if/how it worked out.

Cheers,
Colin