James Cude
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If it’s SD footage you can change the interpretation in the Inspector with the Anamorphic Override field in the Info tab.
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That said- if you really do need more extensive audio mixing you want to move to ProTools or to Logic Pro X via X2Pro for AAF export of your project timeline.
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Put a green screen shot in the primary and then connect a clip below it- that’s pretty eye opening. The primary storyline isn’t the bottom layer of your video as it is in all other NLEs. In X it’s just the ground floor of a building that can have many subterranean levels (should you need them).
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That’s because the MXF trial plugin only imports part of the file. They’d um like it much more if you actually purchased their plugin…
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FCPX’s performance requires the fastest GPU possible. A Mac Pro’s GPU can be upgraded. A MacBook Pro’s cannot. So by trading for the MacBook Pro you’re getting a non-upgradeable GPU from a few years ago. Not ideal for X today and definitely not for tomorrow. Much better for X would be either getting a new Mac Pro or putting in a 2GB+ graphics card into your older Mac Pro.
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It kind of depends on the title but a lot of them will automatically stretch out the build based on the length. If this is an issue you can always make your own titles in Motion or not use the built-in builds.
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It’s really the GPU that matter more than the CPU as far as FCPX is concerned. Therefor a 15″ MBP, an iMac or a new Mac Pro in order of power are what you want to get the most of FCPX. The 13″ GPU is at the lower end of performance for Macs.
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In the final export or just while switching?
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Unfortunately you’ve hit a bit of a roadblock due to how timecode is handled in Canon footage coming from older versions of FCPX to now.
Once the project is in that state, the best option would be to reimport and replace the clip in the edit.
The other option- go back to zero timecode- would be to open the file with QuickTime Player 7 (which means you both have to download that separately, and activate it with the Quicktime Pro key). https://support.apple.com/kb/ht3678
Then delete the timecode track on the file (and save the file, of course). If it’s one clip used multiple places—that might be a more practical option, but it also involves more steps.
In new projects created in 10.1 and on with Canon footage this shouldn’t be an issue.
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Also something like this can help the process immensely-
https://www.arcticwhiteness.com/finalcutlibrarymanager/