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Wrong parts of clips conform in Resolve via FCPX XML (multicam)
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Hey Dennis,
Unfortunately, I don’t know of a solid workaround and I really wish this was something that could be solved. I just spoke with Davinci the other day (day after latest update was released) and they confirmed there are still problems with bringing multiclips in with both FCPX and Premiere projects. With Resolve X, something has changed because I’m getting a different error and now the timeline created out of FCPX’s XML have no clips, whatsoever–even less usable then before.
Anyway, I have two suggestions for you:
There is a $50 program available called FCPXto7 that can convert FCPX XML back to FCP7 XML. I haven’t tried this yet but wonder if you could convert your xml to 7 (this automatically flattens the multiclips) and bring that in to resolve. (note: i don’t believe you actually need to open 7 as the multiclips are flattened in the conversion)
As a last resort, you can simply export your project from X (remove or burn in all dissolves, transitions and effects), then import that single video clip into Resolve and use the “scene detect” feature to cut the clips appart. This kind of sucks because you would have to create groups and add clips from each camera angle to have the ability to do global grades, where otherwise, Resolve would automatically detect edits from the same source file and group them. Honestly, on many multicam projects that didn’t need drastic correction, I have just opted to do the grading in FCPX for speed but I am not a fan of X for grading or much else for that matter.
One more thought–We have just gone back to pluraleyes for syncing because its much faster than X. I’m wondering if we started by making a set of synced masters and brought those into resolve before imorting the XML (and deselecting auto import clips so it reverts to the masters already in the library) but I doubt this will make any difference because the issue seems to be with the way FCPX deals with timecode in XML.
Please let me know if you figure out any better solution. I’m hoping for answers with the new version of FCPX. If not, I am probably going to go to Avid or some other NLE for multicam.
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Hi Rob,
YEah, we actually purchased Xto7 yesterday, and that helped. A little. The fcpx.xml’s were crashing Resolve upon import. Repeately. So we then converted them all using xto7 and that worked. They were then able to import into Resolve (version 9 btw). But then we noticed large gaps on the sequence wherever a multi-cam clip was. So now I know xto7 is supposed to flatten these clips. But something is not working then. Because when we load them into Final Cut 7 (the converted XML) it shows the same gaps where those multi-cam clips are supposed to be.
So I must be doing something wrong either during the export XML phase from FCX, or during the conversion phase.
There’s no easy method in X to flatten multi-cam clips. God, I wish I could click Shift F on the clip and have it point to the single camera version of the file. But it doesn’t. It points to the file I pulled the clip from (the multi-cam). So it doesn’t get me anywhere. At this point, I’m contemplating just going off the time-code, and rebuilding the entire film again with non-multi-cam clips.
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Dennis Widmyer
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Has anyone found a solution to this? I have a multi cam concert and another project that uses multi cam clips in FCPX. Multiclips are not coming into Resolve 10.1 at all. Exporting from FCPX 10.0.9
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Well, two things that will help:
1. They made some big fixes to how XMLs export in FCX 10.1, so you should definitely update your software. As a safety measure, back up your project first, and make a zipped archive of the actual application file for FCX 10.0.9 (that way you can roll back versions if you’re not happy with 10.1). Also, if you update to 10.1, make sure to choose the option to Save your current projects as a backup. This will create a backup version of them that doesn’t get updated to the new Library structure.
2. After I had this issue, the owner of the Xto7 program made a big update that resolves the issue, and once he did, all our multicam clips arrived in Resolve perfectly.
The issue ended up being the way the multicam clips were created from the assistant editor. He would first sync our A and B camera clips to the audio, hence creating Synchronized Clips. Then, he’d take that new synchronized clip and make THAT into the multicam clip. So he was actually creating an extra step, and that was the problem. This would create a lot of examples where our multicam clips had audio beginning before video. And up until the last update, Xto7 couldn’t read those correctly, and hence, they weren’t surviving the XML transfer, and that was creating all the blank spots in Resolve.
In the newest version of Xto7, it addresses this hiccup and knows how to read it now. But another way to insure this doesn’t happen, is to make sure your multicam clips were created the correct way. To do that, simply highlight / select your A and B camera clips and your sound file all at the same time, and when you merge those into a multicam clip, it syncs the audio as well. In other words, do NOT synchronize the clips first. It’s a pointless step and will cause you a ton of headaches. I know from personal experience. :/
Hope this helped.
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Dennis Widmyer
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Dennis – Thanks so much for your reply. Purchased Xto7 today and it has worked on the multicam clips that contain two clips, however it is not seeing cam A + B of a 4 camera multi clip. Sent the issue to the Xto7 folks and they asked for my xml file five minutes later, so they seem to be on top of it. However in the mean time I may upgrade to Mavericks and 10.1 Was hoping to hold off till I got a few projects out the door however this issue is keeping me from doing that 🙂 My multi clips were made the “proper” way btw.
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Very cool. Yeah, it was contacting the creator of Xto7 that got my problem initially sorted out as well. He’s amazing and got back to me very quickly. Within an hour he had all 5 reels / XMLs fixed and we were back in business.
If it ends up working out for you too, then yeah, maybe wait on upgrading to 10.1. Though I don’t know of any examples of people upgrading a project mid-way through and really having any bad issues. So up to you if you want to roll the dice.
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Dennis Widmyer
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Exporting full res reference movies of projects, then gonna roll the dice!
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OK looks like operator error on my part. Somehow angle A and B were compound clips. Not sure how that happened. Cutting in the original clips now as “break apart clip items” does not seem to be working in the mc.
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Hi,
I’m having FCPX 10.0.9 and resolve 10.
Since I cannot upgrade at this point in time, I wonder,
How did you manage to consolidate/flatten a Multicam TL in X?
Thanx.Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang
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