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Tracks and Primaries: Question for FCPX Users
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[Jeremy Garchow] ” It is a scripted piece, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. So in that regard, it’s linear.”
… though, as Godard would point out, that isn’t an uncontroversial point.
Franz.
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[Franz Bieberkopf] “[Jeremy Garchow] ” It is a scripted piece, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. So in that regard, it’s linear.”
… though, as Godard would point out, that isn’t an uncontroversial point.”
Thrilled to be mentioned in the same breath, but this project is not worthy!
It’s OK. I’m comfortable with the mediocrity on this one.
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Jeremy, what are you thoughts on the audio peaks in fcp x?
I find that when I’m cutting VO’s I can get to the start of takes faster because I don’t have to search as much.
I can see the peak drop off so I know the person isn’t speaking. I can SEE the starts and go right to that point.
Am I in left field on this?
Sorry it’s off topic but I thought about it looking at that timeline.
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[tony west] “Jeremy, what are you thoughts on the audio peaks in fcp x?”
I find that audio is much more pleasurable when compared to FCP7.
I do find that the “half” waveforms are kind of weird. I wish they were full waveforms so we can see any hidden peaks that might look like a valley at first pass.
I do like the functionality, though.
[tony west] “Am I in left field on this?”
In my opinion, not at all. I’m sure there are people that will say that audio manipulation in FCPX sucks, and then follow that up with FCPX is terrible, so there’s that.
Jeremy
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[Jeremy Garchow] “In my opinion, not at all. I’m sure there are people that will say that audio manipulation in FCPX sucks, and then follow that up with FCPX is terrible, so there’s that.”
From the ashes of Soundtrack Pro, FCPX has incorporated some of its features, but still some will argue that it doesn’t live up to its fellow “studio pro app”. For example, reducing background noise is not as good as it was before. Had Apple developed an updated studio pack, we’d have the best of both worlds.
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Primary for me is interviews, the A roll, and B roll is connected or intercut with primary. I have yet to create a secondary storyline. If you were doing fiction, I would think it would be the master shots, and then you’d work on the closer angles, reverses, inserts, etc as connected clips or intercut.
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Just cut my first project on FCPX. While I’m optimistic about what the program can be, I did run into one nagging problem that relates to this topic.
I was cutting a short documentary film. I selected interview bites and brought them into the primary storyline. Moved them around, cut them up, and laid them out in the order I needed for the narrative. Then I brought in the music under the primary storyline. Cut up the music, moved and repeated sections, etc., with an eye toward how the interview bites would sit within the music. Did a ton of work to get the music edited exactly right. Next I wanted to nudge the bites around to sit within certain sections of the music. But every time I moved an interview bite in the primary story line (using the position tool), it would move a connected clip from the music track. I tried making the music a separate storyline, but that didn’t work. My workaround was to lift the interview bite out of the primary storyline, and then I could move it without affecting the music. I desperately wanted to be able to just lock the music track so that anything else I did would not affect the music track (not too much to ask from the program, I would think.) I understand the music video approach of making the music the primary track, but that doesn’t make sense for a documentary, even if the music is very important to the flow of the piece.
Am I missing something?
Gary Breece
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[Gary Breece] “I tried making the music a separate storyline, but that didn’t work.”
What do you mean by didn’t work?
This is exactly the way to do it. Music in a secondary storyline.
Jeremy
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I know, but it didn’t work. THe music was already laid in under the primary storyline. Once I discovered the issue, and did a little research, I clicked on the music clips and selected “create storyline.” They dropped down slightly and a bar appeared above each of the music clips. But they were still connected to the primary storyline. There were thin vertical lines at the head of music clips that showed a connection to the primary storyline. And when I tried to move clips in the primary, the connected music clip would move with it.
A bug? Freak accident? Or do you have to create the separate storyline before you drop the music in?
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[Gary Breece] “Or do you have to create the separate storyline before you drop the music in?”
Ideally.
If not, you should be able to select all the pertinent clips that you need, then hit command-g to put them all in a storyline at once. You can’t have any overlapping clips, though, in this scenario. FCPX should add any gaps that you need. if you do have overlapping clips, you would need to compound them first.
Jeremy
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