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Set default dissolve rate in FCPX
I heard that you have to set rates in seconds, not frames. Is this true. If it is, one more fact that shows this is a consumer, not professional, editing program.
“…the inability to set the default transition in frames instead of a fraction of a second.”
Is this correct?
Best,
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Frames are only meaningful if you’re working in one frame rate format. If you have multiple projects in multiple formats or multiple formats of media in one project a percentage of seconds makes more sense. You have only to see how legacy versions of FCP handled frame rate discrepancies between PAL and NTSC.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Coming in 2011 “Complete Training for FCPX”
and “Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and Final Cut Express Users” from Focal Press -
Thats a ridiculous comment.
Yeah im editing this documentary, its 90000 frames long, because i am a pro. -
No, I think this is a ridiculous reply. Or at least nonsensically rude.
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It reminds me of camera shutter angle. 180° vs 1/60, the latter of which would have a different impact depending on frame rate one is shooting at.
Editing frame rates might be
59.94
50
29.97
25
23.98So a setting of .5 seconds means it’ll be just that duration regardless of time base.
A setting of 15fps might be OK for 29.97 but would be odd for 23.98 which would more likely be 12.
They should have a brief explanation of the rounding used because when editing 25fps one might expect 12 and not 13.Some are used to just changing the default in frames when they set the time base for the project though.
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Saying Final Cut Pro X is just consumer is ridiculous and uninformed.
Final Cut Pro 1 used to be a consumer toy right?
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[Paul Jay] “Final Cut Pro 1 used to be a consumer toy right?”
No. It wasn’t.
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Tom,
I only work in NTSC, transferring legacy Quad and 1″ material to digital files.
I prefer to think in frames. After 40 years, I got quite good at it. I like to say, “trim that two frames minus on the recorder side” instead of “1/15 th of a second”.
Best,
Park -
It’s an opinion. Any editing program that cannot adjust video in frames or fields is not professional, in my humble opinion.
New users who have not worked in editing for long may find other measuring methodology to their liking.
Best,
Park -
Everyone was calling FCP 1 a consumer toy. And then they took over AVID.
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Just by repeating something over and over again doesn’t make it true.
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