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thanks for the hints. i’m an editor coming to final cut fresh.
i’m stepping into an existing workflow. generally, i’ve been
able to make things work well. there have been some instances,
however, like this one, in which i could use some specific help.

being that i’m on someone else’s system, i’m not sure where to
find the tutorial, or even if it’s loaded. i also haven’t had
time to do anything but edit. been doing four hour stints on
a four camera shoot. i’ve gotten this to work fine but on
occassion need help. in surfing the manual i find it often
takes more time than i have in a four hour session to locate
information i need. this is often due to a lack of familiarity
with final cut terminology. if i don’t search the right keyword
i don’t return the right links. either that or i return too many
links to efficiently browse before i have to leave the workstation.
these are the kinds of instances in which i’m posting in hopes of
a quick tip from experienced users.

i took over this project from an editor who teaches final cut.
apparently he told the filmmakers that the multicam setup i
proposed was not possible in fcp. i was able to walk the filmmaker
through the setup process over the phone without ever having sat
down at a fcp station: ‘look for this kind of menu. what’s it say?
now look for that kind of menu. what’s it say.’ once set up i was
able to perform the first cut of this four cam feature in a week.
i say this not to boast but just as an indication that i’m not
frivolously posting but am already fairly capable and am simply
looking for a quick tip to keep me moving.

is the tutorial loaded with the app or is it more likely to be on
a cd. no idea where the cd’s are for this system. i’m usually
there alone. where would i look for it? on a fcp menu? i’ll play
with it next time i’m there. also, i’m familiar with right-click
contextual menus but with the single-button mouse on this system
find things a bit cumbersome.

thanks for any help,
BabaG

[Baba Goof]

great! perfect! thanks arthur.

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great! thanks. and what does an overwrite edit?

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thanks scott. is there a way i can just drag a clip from one place to another and have it ripple? what has to be selected, or how do i get into the proper mode to do this? sorry for the noob-ness.

BabaG+

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thanks. i’ll check that on monday.

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thanks jerry!

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thanks noah. can you give a pointer or tip as to where to
start; search criteria maybe? what i’ve done so far just
leads me to things that are either unspecific or more
compressed/lower quality than mpeg-2 (like mpeg-4).

thanks again,
BabaG

[Baba Goof]

thanks noah. what wiould be the file choice for projection?
would this be mpeg-2 as in dvd? or would one use a less
compressed format at a 24fps rate for projection?

thanks,
BabaG