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speed effects and Fit to Fill go bonkers on reconnect
Working in FCP HD 4.5, various G5s, OSX 10.3.9 on a documentary series…
We are using a lot of speed effects on our stock footage, including Fit to Fill. If (for any reason) we have to reconnect our media, the speed effects go bonkers.
IE: timeline refers to completely wrong portion of clip, huge portion of clip is squeezed (often in reverse) into timeline, etc.
It never effects our timeline, only the clip within the timeline.Our current workaround is to make sure we NEVER have to reconnect. Needless to say, this is not acceptable for the duration of the series.
Any suggestions?
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3 Replies
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Let’s hope this is addressed well in FCP 5. It is an issue that’s been discussed for some time. Can’t tell you why this is, but can agree it needs work… Media Manager has a tough time with speed changed clips as well so keep that in mind… The workaround has been to “un speed change” a clip using the first and last frame needed before media manager. Same could fix a reconnection if indeed you KNOW you are going to need to do this…
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We deal with this issue every day since we work in the classic “off-line to on-line” workflow. One thing we’ve noticed is that if you open up the motion tab on the “bonkers” shot, you will often see that an extra mysterious keyframe has been added, sending the speed change into uncharted territory. Frequently, simply removing that one “Bad” keyframe will restore everything back to your original intention. Without seeing your actual media, I can’t tell you exactly which keyframe is bad, but if you compare your off-line motion tab to your on-line tab you should be able to spot the culprit.
In the meantime, FCP 5 should be on the streets fairly soon. Let’s hope that this was fixed!
Good luck.
Mark
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Not only does FCP’s Media Manager and Time Remap totally blow, the rendering algorithms in FCP are terrible. Just wait till you view your finished slow motion or scaled images. If you have access to After Effects, save yourself some big hassles later and just take your speed changes and scaling moves out to AE. Apple claims the rendering engine in FCP5 has been rebuilt. I won’t see till I believe it.
As you move your doco along towards roughs and approvals and tests, you are going to come up against many more FCP walls you weren’t expecting. Some of these are user issues
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