Gerry Fraiberg
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What a time saver it is.
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I believe that MovieSlate is camera agnostic. The FCPXML is generated on the iPad based on timecode, not codec. I will try to find tome to run a test, but strangely enough things have gotten busy this summer.
From the MovieSlate web site:
Save time and money.
This professional film and video production tool is the easy way to log footage and take notes as you shoot— saving you valuable time later when capturing/editing, and creating reports. All at a mere fraction of a bulky digital clapperboard’s cost.
How MovieSlate can help you.
MovieSlate is a slate and clapper board— traditional movie-making tools for syncing picture with sound, and photographing shot/production info when starting and ending takes.
MovieSlate logs notes and info effortlessly as you shoot. With accurate notes, you’ll save time by capturing only the good footage during post production.
MovieSlate exports notes and logs to files of various formats— so you can:
Generate Daily Shot Reports
Maintain long-term History Archives
Ingest shot data into Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Avid Media Composer, and Adobe PremiereWiFi Sync with other MovieSlates.
Send timecode and data via WiFi from one iOS device running MovieSlate to another..
Remotely control MovieSlate iPads.
Using a WiFi sync connection, remotely trigger an iPad’s MovieSlate clap from another iOS device running MovieSlate. -
It looks like it’s done by keywords.
In the iPad MovieSlate app, go to Settings, and select Shot Log History. There is a section for Final Cut Pro Reports, which includes:
– FCPX XML Keywords – 7 fields
– FCP7 XML Markers – in shots
– FCP7 XML Export – everythingWhen selecting FCPX XML Keywords, we find: “MovieSlate can auto-generate Final Cut Pro X keywords using content from the fields you choose below.”
Preselected fields which are check marked include: Keyword Notes, Marker Notes, Picture (ratings), Sound (ratings), Producer, Roll. These can be deselected. Other available fields include DIRector, DP, CAMera, SLATE, Scene, Take, Circled Take, False Take, Title, six fields labelled DATA, INT, EXT, NITE, MOS, UBITS, State/Province, Date, Duration, FPS.
Gerry
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I haven’t tried this yet, but the MovieSlate app generates reports, which are then emailed from the iPad to your Mac. The files are in Final Cut Pro X XML format, and are ingested into FCPX. You can read more on the MovieSlate web site, although it has not been updated for the new FCPX features:
https://www.movie-slate.com/Reports/
Gerry
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Learning the Color Board in FCP X would help your overall production skills. There are several good tutorials out there.
Mac Pro Video
https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/finalcutprox107-color-correction-techniquesColor Grading Central
https://www.colorgradingcentral.com/final-cut-pro-x-color-grading-table-of-contents——
Plug-in for FCP X – Finisher
CrumplePop – Finisher – works well, render times are long.
https://www.crumplepop.com/finisher-plugin/Plug-in for FCP X – Levels and Curves
https://www.nattress.com/?q=LevelsCurves%20There are more out there, but this should get you started.
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Thanks for this very informative article. I’ve been waiting to read your latest experience with FCP X. Welcome to the fire pit 🙂
Gerry
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This is still not working. Thanks for the reminder. I haven’t look at this since January. It appears that 10.0.5 did not fix this. In the basic title or basic lower third (Edit > Connect Title) the Face options are: Colour, Fill With Gradient and Fill With Texture. Fill With Gradient and Fill With Colour work. Fill With Texture does not work.
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From the App Store – FCP X Version 10.0.5: “This update improves overall stability and is enhanced for the Macbook Pro with Retina display”
Downloading now. Stability improvement is always welcome.
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And the Apple Store page has been down for 24 hours, with a note saying “We’ll be back. We’re busy updating the Apple Store for you and will be back soon.” Any co-relation?