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Output to Tape
Hi, quick question when I output a sequence to tape, by dragging it from the Browser to Insert in Edit to Tape mode, I have to manually type in the In point for the tape. How do I get FCP to take the sequence In Point automatically for the tape Inpoint?
Thanks
Barti -
4 Replies
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If you are looking for the hallowed automatic Avid function called Output to Sequence Time/In To Out, fugettabout it. It ain’t there in FCP.
Unless FCP has changed in FCS 2 and I am not aware of it, you will have to copy/paste it. Sorry. I have been whining about this shortcoming for years.
steve covello
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I am also thinking this way of having to enter the timecode manually is really annoying. It gets a bit better by just copying the inpoint from the timeline, and pasting it into the edit to tape window. But it is still kindof manual
Anders
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Yeah, this is where I really miss Avid. It seems that outputting to tape is an afterthought for Apple. Outputting to tape was about as easy as making a dub on an Avid. Not so with FCP. It’s usually a long painful process. You’d think that by leaving the in-point blank that FCP would default to the in-point of your sequence. Nope. That would be too easy. I think it shows how little time Apple spends on that part of the app.
Gordon Gurley
Director of Operations
Stanford Video -
Thanks all. I initially thought I was missing something! But now I know the input/output is just dissapointingly designed.
Thanks
Barti
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