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recreating a file with wrong sequence
Hey guys
I edited a music video (shot in HD) and although I exported the QT file in HD it played it with black bars…
I figured it out later on. Unfortunatelly, the initial setting of the sequence was wrong before I started to edit.
In order to save the two days of work editing, does anybody know how to re-create the project in a new file and bring all the footage from first timeline as a correct setting in the second?
Unfortunately, even if I set up the new project as HD and copy and paste the edited stuff from the first edit still exports with black bars… I know there is a solution, but I don’t know what it is…
Any help would be appreciated it.
Thanks,
Sorin -
5 Replies
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The only “short cut’ I know is to use a match frame deal.
Make the new sequence with the correct settings have both sequences open. Go through each clip in the wrong seq and do a match frame at the start and end of each edit to set the in and out of the master clip. Then drop this into the new sequence and it is be the correct aspect ratio. If you have filters on the on the original clips you can do a copy/paste attrib. There is still a lot of hand work but it is the only way that I know to get it right.
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Hi Michael
thanks for the answer. The question is: how do I make a match frame at the start and at the end of each clip? What do I press? Just in and out point – in this case where is the match frame feature?
Thanks in advance,
Sorin -
The shortcut for matchframe is the F key. Just position the playhead over the appropriate clip on the timeline first.
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Everyone should take the time to get to know the program they are using. What key to press should never be answered on the COW, sorry if that sounds harsh, it is not meant to be but there has to be a certain level of responsibility of each editor. The is a manual built into all the apple apps these days, a quick search of match frame would yield the answer.
But one thing that may not be straight forward is the match frame of the out point. When you go the next edit point you will need to go back one frame and then do the match frame. This will give you the out point. FCP out marker always includes the frame to the right of the marker.
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Make a new sequence with the proper settings, copy all the clips in the old sequence & paste them to the new sequence. You’ll need to check each & every clip to make sure it’s displaying at the proper aspect ratio, size, etc.
Arnie
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