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Transition FX holds the old render file and does not update
Okay, this is wierd and seems to be selective. Sometimes when I add a transition, a dissolve, to the end of a video clip so that it will fade to another clip below it on the timeline the old video from the previous edit decision remains in the transition. In particular I had a nested sequence with a logo over a color matte and added a fade to the end of the sequence so that it would fade to another video track below it that contained an animation movie. I made some changes to the animation, created a new one, and edited it into the master sequence in place of the old animation. ***Keep in mind that I kept the same file name for the animation for organizational purposes and file management. FCP requested to find missing media and I would update it accordingly.
Yet, even after rendering, when you play through the dissolve you see the old animation instead of the new one. Once the transition is over it cuts/pops to the new animation that has been edited into the master sequence.
The only way I was able to get it to update correctly, was to quit FCP and reopen the project.
Any suggestions?
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[Brian] “The only way I was able to get it to update correctly, was to quit FCP and reopen the project.
Any suggestions?”
Yes, exactly what you did.
Another method (without the re-start) is to edit a section of the “slug” on same track right on the area that presents the “ghost” video.
Then, just delete that slug and add the transition back in again.
Render, and that should clean it up.Another thing to try:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”Click the following link for instructions.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html
A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCPro & FCExpress.Download these free Apple Scripts at
https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
This is one FCP tip that has helped in hundreds of “odd” problems..
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Enable, then reenable the animation clip. That will break the relationship to the render file. I forget the keyboard shortcut but I think there’s a menu option in Tools. You can also try the render manager to delete the render file.
Jeremy
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