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Try looking here:

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852

This seems to be the answer to many of these kind of problems.

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The problem is that “music” is non-continuous noise (like hum or hiss).

That’s the kind of noise SoundSoap is designed to handle.

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Use the Expander/Noise Gate.

But I have to warn you, you may not like the results.

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Try looking here:

https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852

Worth a shot.

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Simple way: Motion Tab-

Use the “Crop” (Right Crop) so that the signature starts wiped off the screen (not seen), then reveal it over a few seconds time using the keyframes.
This will certainly look like the straight-edged wipe that it is, but won’t take too long to accomplish.

Complex way: Animated reveal-

Start with the full signature and carefully build a SERIES of “cover-up “frames that (one-at-a-time) BLACKS-OUT (covers up) the signature…
But starting at the END of the signature and working FORWARD.
So each successive frame blacks out a tiny bit more of the signature until (at last) the signature is fully “blacked-out.

Then “stack” these cover-up frames in REVERSE ORDER (one, two or three frames duration EACH, in length) so that they “play” (animate) in FCP.

They will NOW (animating in the reverse order they were created) UN-COVER the signature starting at the FRONT.

Very realistic, very long time to create.

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Why didn’t you just Daisy-Chain the drives together?
Why did you use a Hub?

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The first thing to always try is to Quit FCP, Restart the Mac, Open your FCP project and try again.

Next:
THE FOLLOWING COMES FROM THE KEN STONE WEBSITE:
“Over 5,000 years ago Confucius wrote: ‘If you are toiling away, you have changed nothing and FCP heads South on you, [starts behaving in strange ways] then it is time to trash your FCP Preferences.’ ”

Click the following link for instructions.

https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/trashing_fcp_prefs.html

A great way to do this is to use “FCP Rescue” a free Apple Script that will Trash the Preferences for you (and restore nearly all of your user settings afterward).
There are versions for FCP (Pro) & FCE (Express) and a new one for FCP 5.

Download these free Apple Scripts at

https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/
or
https://pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue/

This is one FCP tip that has helped in solving hundreds of “odd” problems.

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The following works with Alpha Channels or Luma Mattes.
You can use the “green screen” or Chroma Key in the same way.

ALPHA:
You can use any alpha channel image (a Title, a Photoshop image with alpha, etc) to cut a HOLE (in it’s exact shape) and “Fill” it with other moving (or static) video… all “keyed over” another video track.

V3: Fill clip (what you want to be “inside” alpha)
– Select (highlight) THIS clip on V3, then:
Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Alpha

V2: Any “Alpha-channeled” clip (or title generator)

V1: Background clip (will be seen outside the “hole(s)”)

If you end up with the “reverse” of what you want, swap the clips on V1 and V3.
Remember to change the settings (Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Alpha) on the clip that is now on V3.

You can move/expand/reposition the V2 clip or even use it as a custom “wipe”.
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LUMA:
You can use any high-contrast image (a Title, a Photoshop image, a moving video clip, etc) to cut a HOLE (in it’s exact shape) and “Fill” it with other moving (or static) video… all “keyed over” another video track.

V3: Fill clip. What you want to be “inside” the “hole(s)”. (Where the WHITE area of the V2 clip is.)
– Select (highlight) THIS clip on V3, then:
Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Luma

V2: “Hole-cutter” clip or title
V2 can be any HIGH-CONTRAST (B&W preferred) video or CG.

V1: Background clip. Will be seen outside the “hole(s)”. (Where the BLACK area of the V2 clip is.)
V1 can be a VIDEO CLIP or a MATTE COLOR.

If you end up with the “reverse” of what you want, swap the clips on V1 and V3.
Remember to change the settings (Modify (menu) > Composite Mode > Travel Matte – Luma) on the clip that is now on V3.

You can move/expand/reposition the V2 clip or even use it as a custom “wipe”.

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Is your matte saved in RGB color mode?

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Was the audio on the TPAE recorded at 48 kHz (16 bit) or 38 kHz (12 bit)?

It really should not matter that much, but we need to check these things.

Are you capturing to:

A. Internal Mac Drive (same drive with system and FCP app)?

B. Internal Mac Drive (DIFFERENT drive than system and FCP app)?

C. External FW Drive (connected to different port than camcorder/deck/capture card)?