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subclip contains the correct video, but audio is taken from the beginning of original
Does anyone know why my subclip contains the correct video, but audio is taken from the beginning (up until the point corresponding to the end of the aforementioned subclip) of the original clip?
Did any of that make sense?
I’ve tried a number of different in and out points, but it always seems to do this.
My footage is captured in iMovie which evidently “captures in DV Stream, the native format with mixed audio. Final Cut strips out the audio and puts it on separate tracks in the QuickTime file.”
Is there a way to separately select video and audio for the creation of subclips? Might that be necessary?
A million clams and my pet hamster’s hand in marriage to anyone who can answer this mystery.
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In addition iMovie strips out the timecode information and has no reel information, which is probably what’s causing the problem.
All the best,
Tom
Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP6,” “Basic Training for FCS2” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
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Thanks for the speedy answer Tom,
Do you know if it’s possible to retroactively apply timecode to a clip or media file?
Or alternatively, ANY ideas at all (besides re-capturing, I don’t have the tapes) how to make this red headed step child iMovie media behave like an upstanding member of my FCP family?
Thanks again,
Christian
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Hi Christian,
Oh boy two of my most dreaded problems, IMOVIE and Subclips in FCP. Yikes almighty. IMOVIE strips the timecode of the clips and makes it like editing machine to machine on VHS in control track.
I have never found a work around this problem except for to sit down with a piece of paper and do the math. Figure out the in frame of the clip in IMOVIE. Go to your good clip in FCP, match the frame by eye and then figure out the length of the shot in IMOVIE and put it the good clip in your FCP timeline.
I am creating visual effects and color correcting a project that was captured in FCP via P2 in HD and then the editor thought it would be grand to bring all of that in IMOVIE and edit it there. I had to re-create the edit by hand, meaning look for the P2 file numbers, then look at the IMOVIE cut and figure out where it went in the edit back in FCP.
If this is not your personal project, I would tell the client that it is going to cost more for you do it. That is what I just did. It took me two days to fix mine, it was 30 minutes long.
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Hello Christian/Tom
I think my problem is similar, let me run it by you. Video is transcoded through Compressor (1080 50i ProRes HQ, never on tape) synced to DAT tapes (recorded for 25pfs. In FCP the video was subcliped by scence and then synced with the audio (linked). Now when you subclip any furhter the video and audio no longer match. Seems a lot like the problem you are describing with iMovie/FCP/audio? Audio starts correctly but video is black becuase its at the head of the orginating subclip.
If I understand your post this is becuase imported files not captured off tape (broken connection because of iMovie), has absolutly no timecode, starts at 0. Knew that but was not aware it was a problem becasue dont all QT files contain no timecode. Timecode is applied by association to logging info in the FCP project?
Solved problem sort of, exported the master subclips as stand-alone clips. These new files, I can sub-clip many layers, no problem. Why? Seems like it’s a FCP bug rather than timcode from stand-alone fiels.
Does this sound like the same problem? How would your fix be appleid here? Thanks –
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