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Option to show timecode on a clip starting from 0
I’m working on a project using FCPX for the first time (edited on fcp7 for years and in PP for the last 4)
I have about 60 clips which the director has made selects from by watching the rushes on their laptop, making timecode notes in using regular timecode starting at 00, not the actual clips timecode.
I cannot believe there isnt an option in FCPX to view the clip and choose the TC to start at 00 (as there is in every other editing software). I’ve worked on so many projects where I’ve received notes on selects and transcripts where the director/producer uses the TC begins at 00 and not the actual clips timecode (through watching the og rushes on laptop in QT which display it from 00)
I cant create a project for every single one of these clips to put a 00 TC on them. And do not want to mess around creating a compound clip for every clip either. Is there really no way to do this?
I was under the impression FCPX was now a serious editing tool.
If you aren’t willing to change you shouldn’t be editing” – Richard Marks
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I agree with you, there should be a toggle to allow timecode to just start at 00. This has been discussed previously. There are a few different workarounds, I prefer the one by Michael Leavitt at the bottom of the comments:
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That’s similar to what I do. I simply drag out a selection and while you do so, the duration is shown right there at the cursor as you drag and is the equivalent of a basic timer. I’m usually given sound bites, so I drag across a selection to the in point, and then mark in and start playing at 2x until I reach the end of the bite and mark out. Then mark as a favorite and edit into the timeline.
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