Andreas Kiel
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Now, XMP is metadata, whereas XML is for data transfer through a packaged markup language.
So two completely different things, but I can see where it might be confused.
XMP is VERY useful when storing extra info about a clip and FCPX, while it creates info about a clip like Shot angle, faces, etc, you can't export that data with a clip.
So perhaps what you would like is a way to get clips from FCPX to export with XMP data. That would be cool, eh!
Sean,
You’re not totally right.
XMP is just another approach (from Adobe) for interchange work which might work with ‘containers’, like AAF, MXF, OMF or QT, and even PDF. Finally it’s just another XML based format.Since years you could use XMLs to transport metadata and data.
It’s always about the way it is used. Different from container formats XML metadata often is embedded in one of those to hold the metadata. Sometimes a XML file is used as an additional file to provide metadata for a file.Broadcast Wave files do have an embedded XML for metadata (mostly meanwhile), they easily can be opened by any app which just reads WAV format. This doesn’t mean metadata are really read by every app.
On the other hand you can add metadata to any QT file – which is a container format – and for example add the audio XML info to it (like common scene/take/note). Applications which are able to read that embedded XML – like legacy FCP – do extract those metadata, beside those which are embedded in a different format, like timecode tracks, reels, date etc.What do you think about the Alexa when working with Prores, what is the XML on the card for? Data or metadata.
P2? Canon 5D/7D?The old DVDSP did contain both references and binary data when saving to XML, and it was/is all about metadata – whatever you define as metadata. Same with Motion.
FCPX Events can include XML (meta)data from Motion, but different from Motion projects they are not saved as XML but only embed those XMLs.So let’s wait and see what AXEL will be in some month.
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Yes I know that feeling as well from several events.
Many years ago I was asked to do an one hour presentation how to do 3D animation on a Mac connected to SGIs using Pixar’s Renderman. I had ‘trained’ myself over and over for this presentation.
But at the conference nothing worked for the first half hour. And because of that I made a real lot of mistakes mixing my needed spontaneous dialog to the pretty big audience and the need to get some stuff fixed on the two stage computers the same time.
I had luck. I fixed the stuff and got (because of a free slot) more than half an hour more to do the presentation. Was finally a huge success with standing ovations. After that I went to the hotel to change my cloths – because the current were wet of sweat.
Doing a live presentation is a kind of complex multitasking.Anyway the presentation showed that there is some potential with FCPX if you do it the ‘right way’ and don’t get nervous or stressed while finding this way.
It also showed that the old Apple slogan ‘Think different’ is back again. This maybe good, fun and opportunities for some, maybe a ‘no go’ for others (at the moment I belong to the others)
Maybe the show just had the wrong title and therefore expectation was different.As Dennis said (even though he is from Adobe 🙂 )
...Adobe built a new house that fit within the confines of the property.I think what has been a challenge for FCP users is that in one fell swoop,
Apple changed the architecture,
the interface and the workflow.
And on top of that, they lost several very key features.
It will be interesting to see what the next 6 months holds for the industry.
We either are interested and try, interested and wait or switch. In any case we should read, discuss and keep our eyes open.Funny thing is that the presentation obviously wasn’t edited with FCPX, otherwise they didn’t need PluralEyes (which I like). Below an example of what can happen using FCPX’s sound sync.
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/FCPX/BWAV_Short.mp3
It’s not meant as FCPX bashing – it’s one of the thing you CAN’T do with FCPX reliable.At the end of the day it’s your choice how to go further the one or other road.
My 2 cents
AndreasSpherico
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Norman,
I don’t think the investment of 50$ is an issue.
With Motion 5 you get the “butter smooth” solution – just with one click, following the steps explained above.Andreas
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With FCP X there is no API published which shows how to import or export stuff. There is some XML based stuff within the “.fcpproject” files, which can be read.
But it doesn’t make too much sense to try that without documentation. To create such a file without documentation even makes less sense.
So stay with FCP 7 for a while.Andreas
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As Jeremy said 23.976 (or 24 on NTSC) is not real time.
TC addresses a full frame of a video. So the number of frames in a 24 and a 23.976 sequence will be the same — playback time on NTSC will be longer.
The TC calculation you made, addressed the real time. If you would overlay your movie above a movie with 24 or 23.976 with the same amount of frames it won’t match.Andreas
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Twixtor is worth the money.
You may also try Motion, it’s quite good.Andreas
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What’s about this:
https://digieffects.com/product/damageI used it ages ago, worked fine.
Andreas
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Beside of that what Rafael and Michael said there is an option to test DCP. Download the the EasyDCP and EasyDCP Player demo so you can see wether or how the noise is handled by the JPEG2000 conversion.
Andreas
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I’m also in the bad situation to have a really very slow internet connection.
So to download Lion (as a developer) it will take me 10-14 days, if there is no error.
So I’m eager to see how big FCP X will be 🙂Spherico
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Wayne,
Glad to hear your back on track — you should have told us the reason why you wanted to “XML yourself” (great expression btw :))
Beside the Edit Mule app and Boukes setup you may try
https://www.spherico.com/filmtools/removeFilter/removeFilter.zip
I never did set up any website for it but quite a lot of people do use it. Up to now it never failed.
So you may try (it’s free) and let me know whether it works.Andreas
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