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Time saving with paper timecode list
Is there an easy way, if all material is already in the system, to input a paper edit list and have FCP create an assembly? I’m assuming an easy job, i.e. no duplicate timecode numbers (e.g. only one “reel 1” – and only one 01:00:00, etc.).
Typical workflow here:
1. import everything
2. send window dubs to producer
3. make rough cut based on paper edit timecode list from producerIs there a way to use Batch List for media already in the system, without importing a ton of “duration” “media start” and “media end” data which is totally irrelevant? I’d like to be able to create a text file with the following criteria:
1. Name (I’d use this to number the shots, in their final order)
2. In
3. OutBob C
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I would think you would simply log the numbers in, then reconnect to existing media.
Somebody’s going to have to type them in somewhere along the line!
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[Bret Williams] “I would think you would simply log the numbers in, then reconnect to existing media.”
Clearly I’m missing something here. I thought logging could only be done during capture.
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Just tried the trial version of MovieLogger. I don’t think it applies.
okay – may have found the answer: https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/log_capture_workflow.html
The section on “digital work print,” para. 3 has some links for spreadsheet templates.
Thanks for helping jog my brain, folks. I’ll report.
BC
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Logging has to be done in the capture window, but you don’t have to capture. You type in the info and then hit “log clip”. The uncaptured clip is put in your browser, with whatever info you have entered in the capture window.
Herb Sevush
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[Bob Cole] “Is there a way to use Batch List for media already in the system, without importing a ton of “duration” “media start” and “media end” data which is totally irrelevant?”
Not really. FCP doesn’t work this way. And since you’ve already got the media on your drive, what difference would it make?
[Bob Cole] “I’d like to be able to create a text file with the following criteria:
1. Name (I’d use this to number the shots, in their final order)
2. In
3. Out “If I understand you properly, you’re not looking to log media for capturing, you’re looking to create an edit. In theory, you could open up TextEdit and manually punch in an EDL, then import that into your FCP project. In practice, it’s probably no less work than simply taking your paper edit & building it up in an FCP timeline.
The biggest problem is that you don’t want to use the original QT filenames, you want to rename them in order of the edit. That means you’d have to reconnect to each file one at a time. It’d be faster to simply build the edit in FCP.
Arnie
Post production is not an afterthought!
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