[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Dmitriy,

Only two reasons for your problem that I can think off, is if you have mixed files with different frame-rates, or if there is ffmpeg file that not been closed properly if the original was a Long-GOP format.

As you are Mac based, I would suggest as a test that you take the XML generated from the ffmpeg files and put that through SendToX?
https://www.intelligentassistance.com/sendtox/

I also have good experiences with intelligent assistance using XtoCC coming out of FPCX to Adobe PPro.
https://www.intelligentassistance.com/xtocc/

Hopefully you’ll get a working XML and you might be able to identify where the part-frames are sneaking in.

Atb
Mads

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[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Philip,

Yes, Avid still has a lot of catching up to do. Hopefully, the new management will make it happen for them.

Have you got the free Sony codec plugin for Avid?
https://nablet.com/plugins
Don’t know if your codec is hiding in there, but worth a try.

More details here on Avid site:
https://kb.avid.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Knowledge/en394827

Atb
Mads

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[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Dmitriy,

I still don’t know where you are coming from, and where you want to go with the edit that you are converting using XML.

Your “1.25seconds” is likely to be related to a clip that are running at a different FPS.

Atb
Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Helen,

Sorry, but this is all silly questions you might already have tried:

Have you saved the project as a 2024.5 project?
Have you trashed the preferences and deleted all render files?

Only do this next step if you already have a safety copy!
I would set up a new project and import the last known good timeline.
Or, delete any unnecessary old timelines and unused footage files, etc, out of the current project.

The other thing to investigate is if you have any plug-ins or similar, and disable those.

If you find the solution, please do come back and share.

Atb
Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Michael,

I have only used the option of separating windows on 2-screen set-up like this one:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/final-cut-pro/verfa85dcd9e/mac

There are ways of minimizing or “close” widows, but don’t think that even the latest version will allow you to drag them around.

Hope that this helps?

Atb

Mads

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[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Bathinda,

I would suggest that you generate a multi-cam from the two clips, which should line them of for you (you can open the Multi-cam in a Time-Line).

Once lined up, it will be easy for you to find the matching frames.

The other option is to check whether the camera operators locked their cameras together, and recorded the same timecode?

Atb

Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Dmitriy,

“I’m, using script that generates fcpxml project”

Where does the data/project come from that you are using the script to generate the fcpxml with?

As a guide, if the framerate is based on video, then if progressive, 1 frame = 1 fps.

Audio on the other hand, depending on the NLE, can be played back in a number of vays from locked to video to milliseconds.
It all appears to be 29.97 fps, but maybe it is not?

I suggest that you investigate the two clips.
36 x – where does the “lens_flare” come from?

    <asset id="video17" format="r1" name="36 x.mov" start="0s" hasVideo="1" videoSources="1" duration="16.02s">
      <media-rep kind="original-media" src="file:///Volumes/Dropbox1/RealMedia%20Dropbox/Real%20Media/Media/Test/FC%20Test%20Address,%20Final%20Cut,%20testOLOLO/video/36%20x.mov" />
    </asset>
    <effect id="lens_flare"  name="Lens Flare" uid=".../Transitions.localized/Lights.localized/Lens Flare.localized/Lens Flare.motr" />

And details for 36 x:

            </asset-clip>
            <asset-clip ref="video17" offset="165095/2997s" name="36 x.mov" duration="15274/2997s">
              <timeMap>
                <timept time="0s" value="0s" interp="smooth2" />
                <timept time="2.2982332672809s" value="2.2782332672809s" interp="smooth2" inTime="0.5s" outTime="0.5s" />
                <timept time="2.7982332672809s" value="13.721766732719s" interp="smooth2" inTime="0.5s" outTime="0.5s" />
                <timept time="5.0964665345618s" value="16s" interp="smooth2" />
              </timeMap>

For 12 vo, that is an MP4 file. Which FCPX has a love-hate relation ship with:

    <asset id="video2" format="r1" name="12 vo.MP4" start="0s" hasVideo="1" videoSources="1" duration="9.51s">
      <media-rep kind="original-media" src="file:///Volumes/Dropbox1/RealMedia%20Dropbox/Real%20Media/Media/Test/FC%20Test%20Address,%20Final%20Cut,%20testOLOLO/video/12%20vo.MP4" />
    </asset>

Details for 12 vo

              <asset-clip ref="video2" offset="31067/2997s" name="12 vo.MP4" lane="-2" />
            </asset-clip>

My first test would be to convert the MP4s to .MOV files, to see if that locks the duration?

But as set out at the the top, where is the original data coming from before you use the FCPX XML generator?

Atb

Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Kelly,

Looks like you found the answer.
Solved by FCP Legacy, many years ago:
https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/make-slow-mo-with-footage-look-like-regular-speed/

Please do share if this work-around worked?

Adding that when fiddling with frame-rates and progressive video, watch out for flicker in the black levels of your video.
Should not be a problem if converted from 12fps, but if that originally were converted incorrectly, you may experience flicker in the black areas of the image – all depends on a large number of factors. So it might not be there.

Well done to you for finding the solution!

Atb
Mads

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[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Damien,

That looks like a bad TV/VHS/DV filter/plug-in taken to the extreme.

But there are block wipes or similar that might create a similar effect.

Atb
Mads

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Echo Kirk on BorisFX.

There are several YouTube tutorials floating around.

But you also have a walk-through on BorisFX website, where they have various options, including a 1-month subscription.

https://borisfx.com/documentation/continuum/bcc-beat-reactor/

Atb
Mads

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