[Ann Marie]

Aloha Teddy,

Mahalo. Totally makes sense. I will check out the youtube clip you attached. Have a great day!

[Ann Marie]

Aloha Mark, Mahalo. I have a good system that’s working on the project I am doing now, but I will certainly try what you suggested on my next long format project.

[Ann Marie]

What might seem redundant to you does not seem redundant to me. = ) Everyone has their own editing styles and organizational way. The second keyword is only for Compound Clips created. They are not the same keywords for the individual compound clips.

When you’re dealing with a long doc that has 20 or more interviews, as I am and where this thread started from and in not being able to take a long master clip and break it down to subclips without all the subclips carrying the same name as the master clip, that’s where the problem is at the moment.

[Ann Marie]

Howzit Mark,

It broke my brain a bit too.

This is what I I ended up doing, it might help you, here goes . . .

I put keywords on the long interview clips in the event (or some still call a bin) to organize. Then I drop those long interview clips into a timeline. I then cut up the long master clips to shorter clips on how I want to have them in separate clips for my documentary. I add a 2 sec handle on the cut clips in the timeline. I select the clip and then do option + G and create a compound clip that I attach a name. Those compound clips end up in the event window. I then put keywords on the compound clips identifying them as a compound clip. It creates another keyword collection to easily work with. When I select the compound clip keyword collection I created I can then quickly add notes to those clips in the event area (bin). The reason I put a 2-second handle on the clips I selected is when you drop them in your timeline for editing you have a little play with the compound clip for a dissolve/transition. If there is no extra media on the clip you have to open the compound clip redo the compound clip creation and add the extra media to do your dissolve/transition.

I can export the list out and it prints out my clips and my notes in how I organized them.

Again, I hope this helps and I absolutely agree with you, this is way harder than it should be to name and add notes to a cut clip from a master clip.

Apple should work on making this way easier!

[Ann Marie]

Thank you. I will try what you suggested. Much appreciated.

[Ann Marie]

Yes, thank you. I know what you shared in regards to keywords and markers. As editors, we all work differently, that’s what makes a creative field creative. The workflow you described for your self is great. I appreciate what you shared and know you are looking at how to make what I asked about work. Thank you. However, it is a different way of working and doesn’t answer what I was asking about. However, no worries.

As I shared earlier, I spoke with Apple, the tech was aware of what I was asking in regards to clip and notes hopefully, they will have an answer. If and when I hear from them, I will post. Have a good day!

[Ann Marie]

What I originally was asking about, and why I called Apple, is because, for example, like in the project I am currently working on – I have long clips for interviews for a documentary. In these long single clips may be 4 or 5 questions and answers. In the past, I would take the one long clip, blade it up where the questions are and add notes/log notes to each clip in the notes area for the cut clips. Really fast and effective way for me to work, everyone has there own editing style, this one works for me and some other editors I know and they have the same question I have.

In FCPX when you cut one long clip into smaller clips to organize, for example, Q & A, and you add notes the notes you add will then attach to the entire clip; even the cut pieces. So you then have to add another step by then doing keyword ranges to add notes. Bladding does not separate the note information on the clips that are cut. That’s what I specifically was asking about. This is what Apple said is not possible at this time.

Thank you again for your help.

[Ann Marie]

Yes, I have been inputting my log notes in keywords. Thank you for your help. It is much appreciated.

However, the initial question I have still remains. = )

I called Apple and I asked how to add notes / log notes to a tagged range and not have the notes attach to the entire clip – something that could be done earlier with subclips. The person I spoke with was really great, knew what I was asking about, and had no internal Apple FCP solution on how to do it. He also recognized earlier this was possible with subclips and how helpful it is in editing. He is passing on my editor request to the FCP team. Hopefully, they will come up with something.

[Ann Marie]

Thank you. Yes, this is very close to what I am looking to do.

[Ann Marie]

Thank you for your response.

Would markers work if I want to be able to log clips? Can you export the text from markers? Also, aren’t markers
only shown on the timeline and timeline index? I was looking to be able to view my log for my clips and separate them as they are to be used in the film. Can markers do this?