[Jeremy Garchow]

[Eric Santiago] “Hey, thanks Jeremy never really thought about using a third-party for finder copy.
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With Shotput Pro, just be sure to turn off the preference to stop the job on an error. This will copy all the remaining files, while signaling which file(s) errored out.

Turn this off:

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Kyrina Bluerose] ” It won’t stack over the audio using arrow or position tool. “

Position tool allows you to move a clip in the primary storyline and “overwrite” whatever is underneath the final position of the clip.

It does not stack clips. For that, you can move the clip out of the primary (command-option-uparrow) making that clip a connected clip. Then you can move that clip over to where you need it.

Is this what you mean?

You can also copy the clip out of the workshop, and paste as connected (option-v) in the main Project.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Michael Hancock] “How well does this work? If I have everything in my events set as a dialogue role, do my edit, then go back to the event and properly set Music, SFX, Broll Audio, Dialogue, VO, Graphics, Logos, Titles, etc…., I can “update” my project and it will push all the new roles down? Because I’ve been making that feature request to Apple for years now!”

I haven’t done extensive testing with Projects, but what I have tested has worked.

I use it mostly for getting Events from other editors, and updating their Events with my Events or vice versa.

Here’s an article from Ronny C: https://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/2098-free-update-for-merge-x-make-changes-to-clips-in-the-browser-and-see-these-changes-reflect-on-the-timeline

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Michael Angelo] “It may be a bit spicy for our current challenge but I think I can visualize a workflow:”

You would have to test this workflow, but I think the best thing would be to export an XML from your current Library Event with the “good” names.

Then export an Event from the “bad” library (no reason to import any footage first).

Merge those two Events with the emphasis on the “good” metadata. Import that XML in to the “bad” Library and Replace when it asks you to. At that point, if the metadata is secure, you can relink the media to another data set (if that’s the goal).

I have just started getting to MergeX. It is very cool and powerful. The newest version also handles Project and Roles and can “pass down” updated information from the Event to Projects, which is awesome.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Garchow]

For large file transfers, I never use finder.

I use either Chronosync or Shotput Pro.

Chronosync is good because it can restart a copy that has been interrupted without reciting all the files.

Shotput has various levels of verification (XX Hash or MD5) to make sure what you copy is the exact same as the origin.

Chronosync also has a “Trial Sync” mode which basically runs a preliminary check and shows you what files are going where before doing the long copy process. It’s very helpful. You can choose to move from one drive to another or “sync” the drives so that what is not on one or the other will end up on the other one or the other (great for keeping multiple data sets on different drives, like studio storage and mobile storage).

I use both of these softwares regularly.

[Jeremy Garchow]

In the inspector, hit shift -t to bring up the transform controls, and right click on the keyframes (arrows) and change the interpolation from “smooth” to “linear”.

[Jeremy Garchow]

Have a look at MergeX: https://www.merge.software

Great software and may help you.

[Jeremy Garchow]

Do you have stabilization on any of the clips?

[Jeremy Garchow]

What are the settings of the working timeline and what are the settings of the non-working timeline?

[Jeremy Garchow]

You have it.

Why do you need the frames to not count 1 by 1?

I’m confused.