[Craig Alan]

Are we talking about things like titles? I just tried to blow a title clip up and nothing at all appears in the clip.

here it is in the timeline:

And in viewer

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[Craig Alan]

generally, lots of overlap between stuff that can be done directly in the timeline/inspector/viewer vs adding an effect from the effect’s browser. I assume there is a technical difference on how these are being applied.

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[Craig Alan]

make sure nothing is being processed in the b.g. command-9

easy enough to check your media drive or storage location options and get info in the finder will tell you about remaining space, though a snapshot is a tiny little file. but regardless I would be very careful to not go beyond 80% capacity on any drive.

a snapshot is treated as an edit. command-z will actually undo it, much to my surprise when i took a snapshot and then undid all things I had done because I wanted to compare where I had been and where i was going.

worth a try:

Reset preferences in Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2

Quit Final Cut Pro X.
Hold down the Command and Option keys while reopening Final Cut Pro X. A window will appear asking “Do you want to delete preferences?”
Click Delete Preferences. This command removes the preference files and resets Final Cut Pro X to default settings.

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[Craig Alan]

command-9 is your friend

“FCP 10.08 on OS X.8.5”

and when you’re done sharing … up-date. A lot has happened for the better.

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[Craig Alan]

Thanks David.
It is an obvious and weird omission. FCP X is full of stuff that can be done in one instance and not another.

So if you want to overwrite audio using timeline clips (I’m not suggesting this for you, just trying to learn for myself, aka I’m not close to being at your level):

shift-3 (audio only edits)
select primary storyline sequence that contains the dialog
control-shift-S to detach audio
select detached audio clips
command-G (create storyline)
select an audio clip within the new storyline
shift-F (reveal in browser)
select range to be overwritten
D (overwrite)

so shift-F instead of command-C
R click to select audio clip to be overwritten
D instead of command-V.
then if you wish to keep individual clips magnetic
select the audio storyline and shift-command-G to break apart audio storyline

Perhaps on your level???-
https://fcpx.tv/Pages/tracks.html

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[Craig Alan]

[Andrew Kimery] “I would be surprised if Apple didn’t project 5-10 years into the future with its product roadmaps”

They might have some projections but I don’t think they know that much detail 5 years in advance other wise they never would have changed the organizational structure in major ways twice so far in 3 years.

[Andrew Kimery] “If you are familiar with multiple NLEs and workflows then you’ll be much less likely to get the rug pulled out from under you, IMO. I’m not saying you have to be expert at multiple NLEs, but just be aware of what other options exist.”

I can’t disagree there and putting it another way – you need to learn how to learn. When FCP 7 was announced as EOL but still alive and kicking as it is still … I used it for another 2 years as I looked at other NLEs. I took a course in AVID and FCP X. Since I need to teach HS kids, I was very conflicted initially. I knew I could learn either one but was not so sure that AVID would work for a lot of the students. It was a harder learning curve and harder for me to learn the media management. It’s not too Mac like. FCP X was under such heavy criticism that I wasn’t sure I’d be teaching “professional” practices. FCP began to get mixed reviews and I needed to make a decision. About that time I heard that AVID was bleeding red and FCP’s jury was still out. I started to consider premier and then Adobe went to the monthly bill thing and that took care of that. So I decided on FCP X and it is a great fit for the classroom. I have kids up and editing within minutes. I do the media organization for them except for advanced kids but it’s been a good fit. Any student that might consider editing on a professional level – I tell them they need to learn as many programs as they can including AVID, resolve, CC, pro tools. Most of them can’t afford it but their college will. And unlike in the first year of FCP X, the colleges do use it and allow students to submit projects with it. They also teach the others.

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[Craig Alan]

Little confused David. How would you paste overwrite just the audio from the browser onto an A/V clip without first breaking apart the audio?

Also can you paste overwrite the visual on the timeline? I can insert and connect but I can’t seem to overwrite except from the browser.

The only way I know to select a timeline clip, audio or visual, and paste it as an overwrite in the timeline: select it, reveal in browser, and then overwrite.

Am I behind the times?

[Brett Sherman] “You’re right, the structure of X doesn’t allow that, and won’t ever. “

I can’t imagine that anything prevents Apple from writing code that will allow this feature/behavior.
You can detach audio from an A/V clip.
You can overwrite from start to an audio clip.
You can form a compound clip of the attached audio and visual clip.

So all Apple would need to do is write a script and a short cut to perform it.
And it would be nice to have something similar to a compound clip that did not adhere to all the parent child save in the browser behaviors. And be able to break apart this compound like clip and reassemble.

Also it would be nice if you did overwrite dialog to have a little symbol on the clip that shows you that the original audio was over-written.

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[Craig Alan]

Granted. But it felt that way. They initially stopped selling it and it didn’t seem like the way to go if you were setting up new stations.

I for one was very excited about what FCP 8 would bring to the table.

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[Craig Alan]

[Andrew Kimery] “[Pam Picard] “With all this said, I’m curious where people think FCPX will be in 5 years?”

Only Apple knows. “

Yes Apple is secretive about stuff they are working on, their plans. However, I really doubt Apple knows what they plan to do 5 years in advance. I don’t think they planned to move to the library structure they have now. I think sales and yes even user feedback and where other companies go are all variables. Not to mention the availability of creative talent and patent rights and so forth.

I think its really important at this stage in FCP X development that as a user base we let them know our needs as if every vote counts. I doubt they would make this product if only the high end uses it because that market is very small. But since they are making it, the high end is a very important selling point, branding point. Look how they brag about its use on their site. If some hot shot director or major film is released that was edited on FCP X they will make a big deal about it.

If only NBA players wore Nike sneakers, Nike could not afford to make them. But if they didn’t wear them, they wouldn’t sell nearly as many.

I think the last update had a quite a few features that initially only the upper middle and high end would care about.

[Andrew Kimery] “I about learning more than one NLE so that all your eggs aren’t in the same basket.
“

If you want a career as a free lance editor, that’s true regardless of what will happen in 5 years. Be able to say yes to whatever gig comes your way. However, for independent producers and jack of all production trades, learn a work flow and get good with it. If the rug gets pulled out from under you, like it was for many with FCP 7, learn something else.

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[Craig Alan]

If you are really hurting you could first try the zoom tool (Z)
and if that doesn’t do it
system preferences>accessibility and

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