[Matt Tureck]

No, just one master fader, and individual faders for each track. Is there a way to get a second master?

[Matt Tureck]

All my source material is already dual mono. I just need to be able to adjust all my tracks that I assign to channel 2 as easily as possible. For instance, I have a reporter’s voice track on Ch. 1, and all the rest of my audio tracks (nat sounds, sound bites, etc) going into Ch. 2. I want to be able to adjust Ch. 2 as easily as possible, preferably in the Audio Mixer.

[Matt Tureck]

Yeah, that’s the best I had to offer so far too. Unfortunately, he’s thousands of miles away from his software at the moment.

[Matt Tureck]

Are we the only ones in news that still have to deliver in split channel? We need to keep reporter track on ch.1 and mix everything else onto ch. 2.
How have people here managed that in a timely fashion using X? I know I can go into the inspector and pan everything accordingly, but that takes time.
Thanks

Matthew Tureck
Editor
The CBS Evening News

[Matt Tureck]

Yup, but I’d still have to export first, which slows things down.
That export time may be the difference in whether my story makes it on air, or misses the deadline.
That’s my big problem with X for news use. Yes, there are workarounds to most of my issues, but they all add a step…and in a business where speed is so important, I need a workflow (like 7) that doesn’t add those extra steps.
Not trying to be contrary here…I really want to be able to use X. Lots of features will make my life much easier, and if they add a better dual mono workflow, it’ll go a long way.

[Matt Tureck]

Ah, but you’re assuming we use a vaguely modern workflow. 🙂
I don’t need to export in dual mono, (although it’s good to know, thanks for the post)I need it to play out through a mixer and up to satellite in dual mono…and that’s what I can’t figure out.

[Matt Tureck]

Has anyone saying that X would be good for news actually used it for news?
Because I’ve been trying..and failing.
Here’s my current workflow for a basic news story.

1)Take the reporter track and put it into Audio 1
2)Insert sounds bites
3)Cover black holes with video/audio
4)Play out (not export)finished story split track, with reporter track on audio 1, and all other audio mixed to audio 2.

Keep in mind we shoot and edit in dual channel mono.

So, let’s picture doing this in X.
The reporter audio becomes the primary storyline, all b-roll has to be edited as connected clips or as a secondary storyline, which can cause complications.
Lack of dual mono workflow means I have to go into every clip in the inspector and choose which track to use, instead of just assigning it once or twice on the patch panel.
No way to play out in dual mono…again, I could go into each clip and pan left or right, but that would take lots of time.
And I’m leaving out the obvious stuff…lack of tape support, no broadcast monitoring, etc.
Keep in mind I’ve just started playing with it…I’d live to hear suggestions on improving my workflow.

Matt Tureck
Editor
CBS Evening News

[Matt Tureck]

You can argue that they took something very simple, audio and video tracks, and made it far more complicated, with storylines, secondary storylines, connected clips, etc.

To answer your question though, imagine that if in FCP 7 you couldn’t dissolve between two clips on V2. That was true in the first version of X. Now you can add a transition to clips that aren’t on the primary story line (think V1), but it transforms it from a connected clip into a secondary storyline. Why we need secondary storylines is anyone’s guess.

[Matt Tureck]

Thanks, but I should have been more specific in my question.
I wanted to know if you can re-time without rippling without having to pull the clip out of the storyline.
In 7, I’d right click on the clip, select change speed, and un-check the “ripple sequence” button.

[Matt Tureck]

While we’re on the topic of re-timing, is there any way to re-time a clip already in a storyline without rippling it? There was a check box in 7, but I can’t find anything similar in X.