Brett Sherman
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[Scott Witthaus] “I like the other model: where you pay once for your power and all the power and updates come free. Why would ANYONE do anything else?”
That’s EXACTLY what I’m getting when my solar panels are installed in a couple months. I’ll recoup the investment in about 6 years. I recouped the investment in FCP X much faster.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
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If you read to the bottom of the article, you’ll see Pixel Film’s apology and mea culpa. And this happened years ago. I’m not sure a permanent boycott is justifiable. I don’t think anyone is claiming this color correction plug-in is pirated.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
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You might want to add “Build In” and “Build Out” markers. That way the animation in and animation out speed will remain the same if you change the length of the title. With keyframes, animation speed will scale with the length of the clip.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
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[Simon Ubsdell] “I think there’s a good case to be made that the AVID (default) mapping is the most efficient for working exclusively with the keyboard (though it’s not without anomalies). I sense that there was a lot of clever thinking that went into it that other NLEs haven’t ever matched. My gripe is that there seems to have been a lot of laziness here.”
When I switched from Avid to FCP 7 I kept the Avid keyboard layout. I liked it, but it was also because I didn’t want to learn a whole new set of commands. When I switched to FCP X, I committed to learning the new layout. The Avid keyboard layout is designed for additive and subtractive, 3-point in-out editing. To over simplify, Avid’s editing is frame-based. FCP X’s is clip-based. I almost never set Ins and Outs on the FCP X timeline, like I did all the time with Avid. Commands like Lift, Extract, Clear In, Clear Out not to mention using 6 keys for Video and Audio track selection don’t translate well to FCP X’s connected timeline.
But I’m sure you’re right that FCP X’s layout can be improved. I just don’t think it’s awful (like FCP 7’s was).
I also agree with you on specialized work surfaces. I’m not interested, if nothing else, because I edit on multiple workstations and on the road with a laptop. I don’t want to become attached to an individual device. As far as mouse versus keyboard. Keyboards are good for instantaneous actions (blade, marking in-out, connect, etc.). Mice are good for variable input (skimming, parameter adjustment, etc.) Using both appropriately is the best strategy.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
I was aware of this at the time. But, do they still do things like this? Or was this an isolated incident? As bad as it was, should they be blacklisted forever? Even if they make something you find useful?
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
If you are using 10.3 then it depends on whether you set the Library to store Motion templates within the library. If so, then you can’t. However if it’s set on using the Motion Template folder you can modify the Motion template in the “Movies” folder and it will modify within FCP X. You just have to close FCP X and reopen it. You might have to change a parameter slightly to force it to re render.
That being said, if you modify how parameters are implemented or add new parameters, weird things can happen.
Just make a backup of your Motion template. Then try modifying it and see what happens. You don’t have anything to lose.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
Very helpful. Thanks!
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
[Simon Ubsdell] “I would encourage users to get friendly with Clones in general; they are one of the most powerful and versatile features in Motion but are not generally well understood.”
The one thing I’m not sure about is whether there is a hit on performance when you use this type of cloning. For example, I’m making a Newspaper Article template that will have multiple layouts. Is it better to build them into one Motion Template with a lot more layers and graphics? Or would it have better performance if I use a different Motion template for each layout?
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
I attempted a method like this for selecting colors from a group of swatches. Slightly different in that I was using “Link” instead of “Clone”. The thing was it worked perfectly in Motion. But crashed FCP X every time. I don’t know if it had something specifically to do with color or the “Link” parameter behavior. But I’ve been extremely hesitant to use this method ever since.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here. -
[Simon Ubsdell] “Spot the schoolboy design errors here. You should be able to see at least five. Experts will be able to spot many more.
“I have to admit I’m not seeing any. Icons seem unnecessary, but other than that?
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
I work for an institution that probably does not want to be associated with my babblings here.