[Michael Williams]

Part of the problem seems to be that when exporting XML directly to FCPX it can create a new project and go in the wrong library.

[Michael Williams]

OK further, the clips in the browser have names like GP015175, while in the timeline the name is GP015175.MP4. One has the TLA at the end the other does not. Could there be a problem with PE exporting XML where the clip name is incorrect (or FCPX importing the XML improperly?) If I right click on a trouble clip in the timeline and choose reveal in Browser, the corresponding clip without the MP4 is indicated by the Browser. In the browser, right click on the clip and choose reveal in Finder, shows the clip is located in the path projectname.fcpbundle->{project-folder}->Original Media->mp4-file. That pathname is not normally visible in the Finder (the library.fcpbundle doesn’t act like a folder, but as a file)

BTW when dragging a clip from the browser and replacing the “same” clip in the timeline, the clip in the Browser then gets an orange stripe indicating it is used in the current project.

Thanks for reading through this, someone here will have ideas.

[Michael Williams]

On more insight on this, in FCPX I turned on the “orange line” for clips in the browser, which indicates if the clip is used in the project currently opening the timeline. For the two projects where no video shows, NO clips are being used! Somehow the browser knows to display the clip but the timeline is not finding it?
If I drag the “same” clip from the browser into the timeline and choose “Replace”, the timeline reflects proper thumbnails, and has sound, but STILL won’t play in the timeline. Also, dragging the “same” clip from the browser to the timeline removes the red Unrendered line from above that clip.

[Michael Williams]

Thanks Andreas. I didn’t have the GoPro suite, so it is now installed on the system! BTW it also couldn’t deal with the broken clips.

The software that worked (out of quite a few video repair packages just tried) was gs, AKA Grau Online.
It was able to “repair” and make usable all but one of the clips in entirety.

Thanks!
Michael

[Michael Williams]

Hi Ron,

update.. selecting clips from different events and syncing them can be done! The trick is using the Filter function in combination with keywords applied to clips across all events.

Also, there is a sort by function on the Libraries List under the gear pull down, to sort by date, which will group clips created at the same time together for synching.

Thanks!
Michael

[Michael Williams]

Noah, no they won’t open in QT either!

[Michael Williams]

Hi Nick,

I read through the Sync-N-Link doc here:
https://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/Sync-N-Link-X/help/Sync-N-Link%20X%20-%20Help.pdf

I have each camera in a separate event as they suggest, and I can create a separate timeline for each camera of the shoot, but would need to have the clips within that timeline automatically go into their timeline at their start times. The clips have time gaps between them, it would be fine to have those gaps filled with FCPX gaps (or not) It seems Syn-n-lync is for aligning clips “vertically so they start at the same time. I’m looking for something that just puts clips into the timeline based on their start times.

Any thoughts?

[Michael Williams]

Shane,

I tried your first suggestion, yep they all go in together, ignoring their start times.

Is there some way to have them all sort to their start times once they are loaded into a timeline?

Thanks!

[Michael Williams]

Hi Doug,

There are 4 valid ones, and five invalid ones so 9 total. The ones with the Quictime icon are the invalid ones:

Thanks!

[Michael Williams]

This looks cool. Dees it create gaps automatically between clips in the timeline when there is time between the out and the next clips In?

Thanks!