[Immy Humes]

Simon thanks very much!

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[Immy Humes]

Thanks David I really appreciate your help.

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[Immy Humes]

thank very much Michael!
I have now learned much more about XML and will go see if I can do this.

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[Immy Humes]

Thanks to you both David and Rafael.

I’m not v. well-prepared here, cuz I’m describing an issue one of my students had the other day, and i didn’t take notes.

But I’m pretty sure the media and settings were “normal,” – i.e. captured from HVD tape, with good settings.

What I had never seen b4 is a seq that plays fine and then exports with (some but not all) slipped clips. I’ve now found a few other cases in the forum.

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/1081662

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1038510#1038510

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/8/1065801#1065801

Seems the only solution is to export and re-import the clips?

But don’t know what would have caused it in the first place.

Thanks for yr thoughts. I will double check everything after Spring Break.

yours truly,
Stumped Teacher

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[Immy Humes]

Just saw this for the first time in years of using FCP.

any thoughts anyone? i couldn’t fix it, can’t explain it. settings all seem correct. Tried exporting to .mov and several other formats, through Compressor and not, and all of them exhibit the same problem of slipping the clips.

Must be corrupt video? Very odd.

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[Immy Humes]

Well it seems that your story got attention from lots of us production people – so i think you did us a favor by sharing it.

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[Immy Humes]

Thanks to all for yr comments, I find this thread very interesting. I’ve been on both sides in different ways over the years, but as a freelance documentary producer, director, and editor, often for PBS, one thing in particular jumps out at me:

Total time on the Doc. – over 370 hours, Thousands of clips to import, lower thirds, rewrites, graphics, titles, mixing, changes, etc…. total pay – no exaggeration (I’m an idiot, I know) – $3,800. My fault for accepting these terms, but not ever having worked on anything longer than 12 minutes (besides weddings) I truly didn’t know how much work was involved.

My producer (friend) left her contract with PBS over my house a few days ago, – Total payment they paid her – $7,500. She made $3,700 for maybe a total of 60 hours of supervising my drafts and approving lower thirds that the PBS producer made me do over in the long run.

This was your FIRST hour doc. You’d never worked on anything longer than 12 minutes, expect for WEDDING VIDEOS.

To me, this screams big break. Your first PBS credit presumably, and first long-form. This puts you in a different job market. Before, I would never have hired you to cut long-form, even if you were my best friend. I tried that once and it was a disaster. Almost cost me an A&E hour. Now, assuming your hour is well-cut, I’d consider you.

So saying you’re an idiot cuz you didn’t know how much work was involved is not the point. It just shows that you did have a lot to learn about the process, and were probably, with all due respect, slower than someone who’d done even one before. Many people would happily take $10 an hour as you did to get that experience and credit. (I have many talented film students who would do it for free.) An experienced doc editor would have done it in less time, upping the hourly rate considerably.

Also, I can’t help suspecting that your “director of editing” (odd title… was there another director?) carried more weight than you’re aware of. Are you sure you know all the hours she put in? and what is her getting the job worth?

The sad part is PBS paying $7500 to cut an hour. They’re supposed to pay a living wage. But I don’t find the division of labor and money scandalous at all, and I hope you will reconsider feeling ripped off by yr friend. You may come to feel better about her and what you’ve gained.

That said, I don’t think a non-compete agreement is a good idea. Just sounds like hurt feelings on your (former?) friend’s part.

Sincerely,
Immy

[Immy Humes]

Thank you David!

I’d gotten that 1440 is “really” 1920, but I was so sure I had to make everything match that i hadn’t even tried to use the different media in a FCP sequence. So lo and behold, they play together just fine. thanks.

For the record, and any further illumination, I’m monitoring on my iMac screen, though I do have my good old heavy little Sony edit monitor gathering dust on the shelf.

and as for destination, well, these days it’s all up for grabs – ideally it would be first TV, then DVD, then web… or any other order or medium we invent by the time this project is finished.

really appreciate yr prompt and clear reply,

best wishes,
Immy

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