Michael Garber
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Ahh, yeah. That’ll happen. It’s not so great at remembering your twirlies.
Here’s a little song I just wrote.
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Hi William,
I am able to log notes into a keyword’s notes entry. Were you having issues with this?
Michael Garber
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Unfortunately there is no way to do that. Definitely submit it as a feature request. I want to be able to do that, too.
I second Bret’s advice. If you have to place all the clips above the timeline and need to remember your position, just add a marker where you need to paste the clips. Then move them all over to that point once you’ve pasted to the end of the TL.
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Thanks, Paul. I tried both. I think Wave Agent is a little better with the R26 files because you can drag the folders into the program and it exports with the original filename in tact. Good to know about another program, though!
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That did it! Thanks, Oliver.
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Yeah, forgot to mention that about the TC issue. The only way around that is to make multiclips instead of synced clips. Multiclips will carry TC from the video.
While multiclips are great, I don’t like working with them if I don’t have to since you can’t break them apart or do audio-only or video-only cuts.
Marcus – have you brought multiclips into Resolve? Any issues there?
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TOD is probably your only option. You can organize by TOD in the event browser. I shoot this way with my dslr. Make sure you have audio going into the camera as well so FCP can match it up. Otherwise, you’ll be syncing by eye.
If, for some reason, your TOD is way off on the audio clips, you can modify its record time/date in the modify menu. You can apply that to several clips if you need to. But, the best way is just to make sure the time on the cam and audio is the same every morning (I’ve noticed significant drift on my camera and recording device).
You could use Pluraleyes since you could just send everything to it and (hopefully) it would be able to sync all your clips without issue.
Ultimately, I think it’s “best practice” to sync in FCP and avoid the XML in-out early on in the edit. Pretty sure you’ll be a-ok with Resolve if you sync clips in FCP. Always recommend trying it out before you shoot.
With RED footage, I recommend not allowing X to copy the files into the events folder. This way, you can create new events and move footage between them without FCPX copying the footage. Reason I bring that up is that, to save on space/confusion in your event, you could move the synced clips into a new event to keep all the original footage separate and avoid event-bloat. Also, you’ll have less issues with relinking files later on since FCPX won’t be assigning UUIDs to clips.
Does anyone know if there’s a pocket recorder out there with the ability to jam-sync TC?
Michael Garber
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Any single word tokens that are shared over many clips could be keywords. Dave is a keyword, Masculinity could be a keyword. You could also create a keyword for the reel. However, there is a metadata field for that so you might find it easier to just log it in the “reel” column. That can easily be done by selecting a group of clips and changing the REEL field in the inspector under the info tab.
A benefit you might find in keywords is that you can apply them to parts of clips. So, “Dave” can be applied to the entire clip. Then “Masculinity” can be applied to the section which he discusses that topic. With each keyword range, you can add a note. I find this best managed in list mode (cmd-opt-2).
There is a caveat when searching for keywords when you have a lot of them. The search (rather, “filter”) box does not allow you to find a keyword based solely on text. You have to add a keyword filter in the search box and then find the keyword you are looking for in a list (to my knowledge, you can’t just start typing it in). If you have, say, 100 keywords, finding the keyword you want could take extra time. In the event that this would be problematic for you, you might want to place “Masculinity” in the notes field. That way it can be quickly searched across clips.
Yet another way (and probably my preferred way at this time) to log this would be to create a general keyword called “Description” or “Answer” “Dave Answer” or something like that. Every time you find a section you want to log info, select the range and apply the “Description” keyword. Then add “masculinity” and “long transcription of answer” to the notes field. Be sure to add the keyword “Dave” to the entirety of a clip in advance. It’s still searchable.
You can then organize all of the keywords relating to Dave in a folder. Or if the keywords themes apply to many different interviewees, then you can create a folder called “Themes” or really anything of your choosing. Then you can skim by alphabetical order for the keyword you are looking for.
Michael Garber
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Ok, thought about it some more. Your method is great for using two clips of audio and that would work for me most of the time. But let’s say that I add in a third clip — a drum beat, sfx, or anything to add more depth to the music — anything that needs to stay in sync with those two clips that are joined in a secondary. To do that, I’d still have to turn the third clip into a secondary storyline and add gap before the clip to keep it in sync with the same cut point. Given that scenario, it would still be useful to be able to group connected clips so that they stay locked to each other.
Michael Garber
5th Wall – a post production company
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