Kevin Monahan
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Mike,
Wise FCP’ers never use the standard text generator for this….Use Title 3D and you will be able to make multiple columns. Just drag out tab stops from the top left corner of the interface. Use the tab key.
You do have Title 3D installed, don’t you?
Legacy title generators are really only useful for restoring old projects these days.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Hi Cindy,
Timeline TC doesn’t get output first of all. You have to trick it with Edit to Tape. You’ll have to back-time your countdown, bars and slate, etc. to make the same TC on the tape that is on your Timeline. I black and code my tapes from 58:00:00 onward and start my backtiming from 58:30:00 usually.A different problem is to actually use Edit to Tape. If your tape is black and coded, it should work for Assemble Edit mode. Are you trying that?
I have heard that with Edit to Tape that you have to load your sequence into the Viewer prior to dragging and dropping it into the Edit to Tape window. Try that.
Kevin Monahan
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Geez Thanks!! Make mine a Rogue Brutal Bitter…or anything by Rogue for that Matter.
Cedar Rapids ROCKS!
Kevin Monahan
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This is very common…..
View Menu: External Video > All Frames.
Connect the speakers to the DV Deck or DV Camcorder and not the Mac.Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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OH! First of all, change Expose to CMD + F9, etc. in the System Prefs.
F9 is for Insert
F10 is for OverwriteMy Workflow:
CMD 4 Selects the Browser
Up and down arrow keys to select the clip
Enter to load clip into Viewer
JKL to find In point
I to mark in
JKL to find Out point
O to mark out
CMD 3 Selects the Timeline
JKL to Find In or Out (or up/down arrow keys to find a cut)
F9 or F10 to insert or overwriteAlthough it sounds like it’ll take WAY longer than drag and dropping, it’s not. It’s a very compact way to work. With drag and dropping, you invariably have to trim-and sometimes that extra step takes a lot of time.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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No sweat.
A couple of years, eh? You’ve got to stop drag and dropping then. Try out those KB shortcuts, bro!
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Check out automatic duck. http://www.automaticduck.com. Not free, but VERY effective for this task.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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By default it doesn’t always work as expected. Adjust the velocity handles to tune the move. To do this, I zoom way in on the canvas and tweak the handles as the effect loops in Quick View. This is a workflow that works well for me.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Once they master all the beginning stuff, please look into using my book. It will bring the beginners up to intermediate level quickly and they’ll learn FCP FX to boot.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Tom’s right. Look for the visible line that separates the track. If you drag below the line it’s an overwrite. Above the line is an insert edit. It makes sense once you look for the “dividing line”.
I encourage you to lose the drag and drop habit though. Speedy editors use keyboard shortcuts instead. Once you get used to F9 and F10, you never go back. 😉
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
fcpworld.com