[Bob Pierce]

Turns out you’re right, Gary. After I set a keyword based on a range selection, I can then use the Notes function to type in. The manual explicitly says that the notes are for the whole clip, not the range selection which is not the case (at least as it’s working for me).
Bob

Director of Photography • Editor
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[Bob Pierce]

Thanks for responding Gary.

So I’ve resigned myself to using keywords as my only option for making notes about regions. The process is: mark an in and out point on the clip. Hit cmd-K to bring up the keyword HUD, and type the description and hit enter. Then, cmd1 brings you back to the event view (the region is still selected). Now I have to click on the event viewer to deselect the previous region – otherwise it will just loop. Then I can fast forward or play forward and repeat the process to fully log the clip. I really wish I didn’t have to deselect the damn region, but there you go.

There are only 9 available keyword shortcuts, so they get filled immediately, which kinda makes them useless. Everyone (well, some people) are very excited about the power and flexibility of keyword organization. I’m trying to embrace it, but so far it just seems more limiting. I’ll keep working on it.
Thank you!
Bob

Director of Photography • Editor
http://www.lightstreamassociates.com

[Bob Pierce]

Keywords are fine, but I want to do more than simply add a word. I’m trying to log an interview, say, and I want to go through a long clip, defining regions and type a couple of sentences describing what was said in each response. There’s got to be a way to do this most basic thing. I tried using the event browser’s Notes function, but it applies it to the entire clip. Very Frustrating.

I don’t get how compound clips will help me do this.

Smart collections are a keyword search function – I don’t see how that would work either.

I’ll continue trying to figure this out. I do appreciate your input, thanks!
Bob

Director of Photography • Editor
http://www.lightstreamassociates.com

[Bob Pierce]

I would appreciate it if someone created a keyboard shortcut translation. For example, FCPX’s “T” key is (trim) is now what we used to call “slip”. Experienced FC editors are going to need some help wrapping our brains around the new paradigm.
Bob

[Bob Pierce]

Okay, so now I have a pdf of the help file, but the links within it are disabled and there’s no index. For crying out loud, is apple going to give us a manual?!

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[Bob Pierce]

Took me a while, but I found it!
Thank you
Bob

[Bob Pierce]

But it’s not a pdf – it’s a help file. When I choose print to pdf it creates a pdf of only the cover page. If there’s a trick I’m missing I’d appreciate knowing.
Thanks!
Bob

[Bob Pierce]

You mean you literally printed it? Is there no pdf available? Jeez.

[Bob Pierce]

Oh, I see. After you installed the cinestyle preset, you need to adjust your camera’s custom settings manually (it’s detailed in the video). Please post back when you resolve your issue.
Good luck,
Bob

[Bob Pierce]

Cinestyle is great – it’s the camera that makes the moire. The sensor is line-skipped to downconvert to HD resolution, which leaves great gaps in the image resulting in jaggy edges along lines. Nothing can be done about it. Check out this great video from fxguide about the cinestyle. It includes an interview with the guy from technicolor that created it…

https://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-111-technicolor-cinestyle-examined/

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