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We need a LOT more info than that.

Whole image?

What was the format?

What did you “do” to the image?

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But if you WANT to export an image Sequence:

Choose the area you want to export by setting an IN and OUT point.

File (menu) > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion… > Format: > Image Sequence.
Options… > PICT (or similar) > OK > Save

It will create a separate still of each frame (named after the sequence or file) and add a number after it (in order.)

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Fast fix is to just record the audio onto a DV tape and then capture as usual (you’ll then have Timecode and that can be very handy.)

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If the object is STATIONARY, just export a single FRAME, open it in Photoshop, paint over the object, eliminate the rest of the image leaving only the new object, create an Alpha channel around the new object, import the frame back into FCP and Matte key it over the running footage.

MUCH faster than exporting/importing an image sequence.

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This thread has been a jolly-good romp, but the phrase “copy keyframes” can have a very specific meaning.

OF COURSE you can use “apply attributes”… but that just duplicates ALL of the keyframes in the entire effect (excluding, apparently, the keyframes in FILTER adjustments).

What is MISSING entirely is the nearly BASIC (some say ESSENTIAL) function of just being able to jump to a given keyframe, hitting COPY, then jumping to any other point in the clip, and being able to simply PASTE the previously copied keyframe (all settings) instantly to the new point.

This makes creating a simple PAUSE in a given move (2 identical keyframes, x distance apart) very fast and easy.

Yes, if you know EXACTLY how the move will work BEFORE you begin it, you can “work backwards”.

Yes, if you can “slice” the move into small parts and use “paste attributes” carefully you can “kind of” work around it. (Also creating a “salad” of sliced-up effects.)

But yes, if FCP designers just created the basic concept of “copy keyframe”, we could work much faster, make easier corrections, and change our minds (non-linear editing) like we have been able to do in virtually every other edit system, animation software and standalone DVE in the world.

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Sadly, no.

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There’s not a single thing wrong with using iTunes.
It works perfectly, and is every bit as high-quality as a “high-priced” app.

I make my house payments quite nicely as a video/audio professional with iTunes as one of my major tools.

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[jack halsey] “On the sound that doesnt clean up so well…what is the cheapest and quickest way (note cheapest) way to re record that sound…Dat, mini disc…etc.”

You don’t need an audio pro to tell you that a miniDisc recorder is cheaper than a DAT recorder.

But, you do need some professional advice.

Spend some of the limited budget on hiring an local audio PRO to (at least) help get you started.
You can waste a lot more money (and time) if you’re unsure of the proper techniques.

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BTW, this is a VERY FAQ.
You can find nearly “instant” answers to many questions by just using the SEARCH POSTS on the COW.

The audio is, by default, MUTED to the Mac’s speaker output during Log and Capture.

You should normally monitor the audio directly from the camcorder or deck you are using to capture.

NOTE:
Many people have reported that noise or “pops” appear in the captured clips if the Mac’s internal audio is left on WHILE capturing… so may want to choose “Off During Capture.”

However, there is a way you can turn ON the Mac’s speaker if you really WANT to:

Final Cut Pro (menu) > Audio/Video Settings… > Capture Presets (tab)

“Duplicate” the Capture Preset you are now using, when the window opens rename it (I added “MacAudioOn” to the file name).

Click open the “Advanced” button in the Audio section and turn speakers to “ON during Capture.”
The Mac speakers/audio-out will now play Audio during the preview in the Log and Capture window.

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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 on how to do this.

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

Another method 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 FCPro & FCExpress.

Download these free Apple Scripts at

https://fcprescue.andersholck.com/