[Paul Figgiani]

Mike,

What features in ppmulator make it attractive for you? It does look like a nice set of tools. And the price is reasonable.

I’m using Nugen’s VisLM in X. Worx pretty well. The thing is X makes it difficult to use due to the lack of tracks, buses, etc. I’m not complaining – I realize that’s the way it is. As it stands I apply it to Compound Clips for global measurements. Sometimes I have multiple instances of it running on individual clips. Not very efficient to say the least. It would be nice if apple ramped up the X meters. There’s definitely room for improvement and enhancements …

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

0 dB in FCPX is the same as 0 dBFS in FCP 7. In essence – X’s meters are PPM’s and not VU’s.

If you’re looking to meet a -12 dB target, using the FCPX Limiter or Compressor is fine. OTOH it’s slightly less intuitive when compared to using something like Nugen’s ISL or Wave Arts Final Plug. (I own both and I’m not affiliated).

Both of these plugs allow you to clearly set -12 dBFS as your ceiling. If necessary you can drive the input as high as you like – the signal will never pass -12 dBFS. In fact the Nugen limiter will also handle ISP’s (Intersample Peaks).

Here you see I’m set to safeguard at -12 dBFS:

Here I set a -12 dBFS Ceiling – and I’m driving the input by lowering the Threshold. This will result in an increase in overall loudness with the output never passing -12 dBFS.

[Paul Figgiani]

0 dB in FCPX is the same as 0 dBFS in FCP 7. In essence – X’s meters are PPM’s and not VU’s.

If you’re looking to adhere to a -12 dB target, using the FCPX Limiter or Compressor is fine. OTOH it’s slightly less intuitive when compared to using something like Nugen’s ISL or Wave Arts Final Plug. (I own both and I’m not affiliated).

Both of these plugs allow you to clearly set -12 dBFS as your ceiling. If necessary you can drive the input as high as you like – the signal will never pass -12 dBFS. In fact the Nugen limiter will also handle ISP’s (Intersample Peaks).

-paul.

Here you see I’m set to safeguard at -12 dBFS:

Here I set a -12 dBFS Ceiling – and I’m driving the input by lowering the Threshold. This will result in an increase in overall loudness with the output never passing -12 dBFS.

[Paul Figgiani]

Currently there is no way to select multiple audio keyframes and cumulatively move their position in the timeline while retaining their values. You can cumulatively alter their level settings, but again, not their position in time.

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

There’s no need to flip back and forth between FCPX and Motion to handle this. Learn how to create Compound Clips and take advantage of the new Reference New Parent Clip command located in the FCPX Clip Menu.

Watch this tutorial by Ripple Training.

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

Spatial Conform:

https://www.larryjordan.biz/fcpx-spatial-conform/

And here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH42A4gblUs

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

Shane,

Thanks. Not looking for a tutorial. I’m interested in his techniques and findings …

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

Thanks, Bill.

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

Ping me at:

thx316 at mac dot com

I’ll send it over …

-paul.

[Paul Figgiani]

Robert,

I built a basic PIP Effect in Motion. If you would like to check it out let me know.

You apply it to the secondary – then set size and position using Transform. The aspect ratio is retained. You can also manipulate the scale and the X/Y position of the inset video. The Fade In/Out setting is useful as well.

-paul.