[Andy Mees]

you don’t. copy and pasting individual keyframes (or a selection of keyframes) is not a current feature of FCP.

you can copy (cmd-c) and then paste all keyframes of a given attribute set using the Paste Attributes command (opt-v) , or by saving/applying a favorite motion

[Andy Mees]

$49.95 single seat license
$129.95 5 seat license
$199.95 10 seat license

… that $1,000,000.00 price tag is very scary 🙂

[Andy Mees]

sounds like you nedd to use a Noise Gate filter
see “Issue 5” within this great little intro to Audio Filters in FCP
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/basic_audio_filter_tutoria.html

also, in the Final Cut Studio bundle you would probably want to use Soundtrack Pro for more advanced controls, with all manner of goodies such as using the Noise Print feature to remove an unwanted background noise, or the advanced frequency controls

[Andy Mees]

you can do this in FCP, but if you want to have the logo tracked automatically so that the blur follows then you’ll need to either buy a plugin for FCP (https://www.lyric.com/fcp-plugins/tracking.htm) or just use Motion’s Match Move and Track features (https://www.motionsmarts.com/tutorials/matchmove1/mm1.html)

however, if theres not much movement and/or you’re happy to keyframe it manually in FCP, then you can use my free Region Blur plugin (at https://homepage.mac.com/andymees) or go the whole hog and set up the masked blur manually as well (https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/cops_redux_stone.html)

hope it helps
Andy

[Andy Mees]

thx for posting this

[Andy Mees]

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[Andy Mees]

[Chris Babbitt] “Are there any advantages working with XDCAM footage vs. HDV footage in FCP? Of course there is a definite advantage in file transfer time vs. capturing from tape, but what about editing, realtime functionality, rendering, conforming and output? “

well the most significant advantage of XDCAM HD over HDV is the quality (at 35 Mb/s VBR)
additionally, as noted, the file transfer workflow for import is faster than from tape.
but as to editing, realtime functionality, rendering, conforming and output then there no specific advantage that I’m aware of.

[Andy Mees]

hey Nick

what seems to happen is that the first clip instance is referenced as per usual, but the remainder of the timeline would seem to get conformed to a single clip / render that’s then embedded within the reference file … now, its highly unlikely that renders in your timeline would ever exist in such a state naturally (ie a single fully conformed timeline render of everything but the first clip) but if my analysis is indeed correct then its possible that the reference file would point to that existing render file.

if you’ve the time and energy to investigate this a bit Nick, your feedback would be much appreciated. I spent some time looking at reference files created by XDCAM HD / HDV timelines and came to the conclusion that reference files were a waste of time with these formats (i’d like to have said, “quickly” came to the conclusion, but with all that darn conforming there was nothing quick about it!)

cheers
Andy

[Andy Mees]

if you want an FCP solution you can also try the Region Blur filter here:
https://homepage.mac.com/andymees

enable the “Invert” checkbox
set the Blur to zero
choose a Tint Color and increase the (tint) Amount as required
then keyframe the Center control to follow the player around

hope it helps
Andy

[Andy Mees]

hi Mort
if you’re working with mixed XDCAM HD / HDV timelines then you need to take into consideration the native Long GOP structure of those codecs.A few things to note:
– rendering to these codecs is extremely processor intensive, so if this is not your target codec then there is no reason* to export a self-contained qt with “current settings” as a first step .
– reference files don’t work effectively with these codecs (only the first clip instance will be referenced, the rest of the timeline will be rendered, so the resulting file will be almost as large as a fully self-contained file plus will take all but a few minutes less to encode)
– export > using compressor… used to tie up FCP whilst Compressor works its mojo, and whats more Compresor tended to be slower when launched from FCP … thats why people would export a self-contained qt of their timeline first, so that they could load that into Compressor separately from FCP.

so, things to try :
– export your timeline “using Compressor” directly to your target codec, do not export a self-contained qt first
– export “using Quicktime Conversion” to an interim codec that is not XDCAM HD/HDV first (suck it and see what works) then feed that file to Compressor, do not reload it into FCP first

* if you do need to create a native master of your timeline anyway, then there is no escaping the initial long conform time so why not export back to disc and then send just the client the MP4 proxy of the edit that will be created by the XDCAM device ?

hope it helps
Andy