render chime and collect files

[Shane Ross]

COllect Files:

https://digitalheaven.co.uk/loader/

Render Chime…well, someone made something, but I can’t find it anymore.

https://lfhd.blogspot.com/2007/07/render-alert-for-final-cut-pro.html

Shane

GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

[Brandon Morris]

oh by collect files i meant also at the end.
it resaves all the used files for that project where u tell it.
in AE it looks at the files ur projects uses and will reduce to only the used files.

i  my mac.

[Andy Mees]

It was the wonderful Andreas Kiel’s Render Alert applescript:

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tell application “System Events”
tell application process “Final Cut Pro”
set windowList to get name of every window
end tell
end tell

if windowList contains missing value then
beep 5
end if

quit

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Copy and paste that into the Script Editor app in the /Applications/AppleScript folder and save it as an application

Drop the app in your dock. Once you start a render, click on the render alert in the dock. Nothing will happen until the render finishes, at which stage your system alert sound should sound five times.

You must have Universal access activated for this to work – which is in OS X’s System Preferences > Universal Access > tick the box “Enable access for assistive devices” at the bottom of the window.

For extra credit you can change the “beep 5” bit to do something more flashy like send you an SMS via Skype or Email …

tell application “Skype”
activate
end tell

tell application “System Events”
tell application process “Skype”
set theTarget to “skype:” & internationalPhoneNumber & “?sms”
open location theTarget

keystroke theText
delay 2

keystroke tab using shift
keystroke return

end tell
end tell

or

set the_number to “5555555555@message.alltel.com”
set the_message to “Your Final Cut Pro Render is Complete”
set the_subject to “FCP Notification”

tell application “Mail”
set new_message to (make new outgoing message at end of outgoing messages)
tell new_message
set visible to true
make new to recipient at end of to recipients with properties {address:the_number}
set subject to the_subject
set content to the_message
send
end tell
end tell

none of this code is mine … its all scavenged from various quick searches of the internet for Andreas’ Render Alert helper app

https://www.editorsguild.co.za/documents.html
https://www.screeneditors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5086&postcount=20
https://community.avid.com/forums/t/45992.aspx
https://www.sms411.net/2006/07/how-to-send-email-to-phone.html

[Shane Ross]

[brandon morris] “it resaves all the used files for that project where u tell it.”

That is called the MEDIA MANAGER.

Shane

GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

[Arnie Schlissel]

[brandon morris] “oh by collect files i meant also at the end.
it resaves all the used files for that project where u tell it.”

Honestly, I do this while working on the project. As new media gets added, I try to keep it in as few places as possible, all very clearly labelled. Still should all go in one folder, lower 3rds and graphics in one folder, music in one folder, SFX in one folder, etc. All on the same RAID, all labelled with the project’s name so that everything can be found very quickly, and all can be backed up easily.

Arnie
Post production is not an afterthought!
https://www.arniepix.com/

[David Holmes]

I followed the directions. ..So why are the chimes coming in the middle of the render instead of at the end? A fluke?