[Gary Breece]

You’re right. The overlapping clips was the issue. Once compounded, I could create a new storyline unconnected from the primary. Thanks!

[Gary Breece]

I know, but it didn’t work. THe music was already laid in under the primary storyline. Once I discovered the issue, and did a little research, I clicked on the music clips and selected “create storyline.” They dropped down slightly and a bar appeared above each of the music clips. But they were still connected to the primary storyline. There were thin vertical lines at the head of music clips that showed a connection to the primary storyline. And when I tried to move clips in the primary, the connected music clip would move with it.

A bug? Freak accident? Or do you have to create the separate storyline before you drop the music in?

[Gary Breece]

Just cut my first project on FCPX. While I’m optimistic about what the program can be, I did run into one nagging problem that relates to this topic.

I was cutting a short documentary film. I selected interview bites and brought them into the primary storyline. Moved them around, cut them up, and laid them out in the order I needed for the narrative. Then I brought in the music under the primary storyline. Cut up the music, moved and repeated sections, etc., with an eye toward how the interview bites would sit within the music. Did a ton of work to get the music edited exactly right. Next I wanted to nudge the bites around to sit within certain sections of the music. But every time I moved an interview bite in the primary story line (using the position tool), it would move a connected clip from the music track. I tried making the music a separate storyline, but that didn’t work. My workaround was to lift the interview bite out of the primary storyline, and then I could move it without affecting the music. I desperately wanted to be able to just lock the music track so that anything else I did would not affect the music track (not too much to ask from the program, I would think.) I understand the music video approach of making the music the primary track, but that doesn’t make sense for a documentary, even if the music is very important to the flow of the piece.

Am I missing something?

Gary Breece
Public Address System
https://www.publicaddress.tv