[Peter Litwinowicz]

I actually like the graphical editor with AE. I think it will do all the things you are looking for. (it allows you to set the display range of an animation parameter curve independent of what the max/min range is).

Pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

I actually like the graphical editor with AE. I think it will do all the things you are looking for. (it allows you to set the display range of an animation parameter curve independent of what the max/min range is).

Pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

Yeah, it sounds easy.

Except: FCP doesn’t allow you to dynamically change the displayed range. So having separate parameters to control the display range is not possible.

The display range and range of allowed values that you can set for the parameters are tied together within FCP. If you give a range that’s less than what we giv now,, then you it’s not just a matter of the displayed range being set, but he maximum and minimum POSSIBLE range you can set. So if we set the range from 0 to 100, then users wouldn’t be able to set the range to 1000. or 2000. or more. And trust me, people want to be able to set the speed that high (we’ve tried smaller ranges and people find that too restrictive).

“I would suggest adding a built in logarithmic scale to the visual display of the speed curve that doesn’t affect the actual functioning”

Um, we have no control over the display versus the actual set values. And we definitely want to use the timing controls of params that FCP already has, so we want to use their animation controls because users already know how to set these up… having a separate interface in a separate window for controlling the animation, which is the only other option, would take users out of the experience they already know within FCP (and we consider this very bad, and so do most users).

” It seems the best solution would be to automatically detect the length of the clip and make that the maximum.”
Once again, you can’t set this dynamically within FxPlug.

If you find better solutions once you start program in FxPlug, let us know.
pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

Yeah, it sounds easy.

Except: FCP doesn’t allow you to dynamically change the displayed range. So having separate parameters to control the display range is not possible.

The display range and range of allowed values that you can set for the parameters are tied together within FCP. If you give a range that’s less than what we giv now,, then you it’s not just a matter of the displayed range being set, but he maximum and minimum POSSIBLE range you can set. So if we set the range from 0 to 100, then users wouldn’t be able to set the range to 1000. or 2000. or more. And trust me, people want to be able to set the speed that high (we’ve tried smaller ranges and people find that too restrictive).

“I would suggest adding a built in logarithmic scale to the visual display of the speed curve that doesn’t affect the actual functioning”

Um, we have no control over the display versus the actual set values. And we definitely want to use the timing controls of params that FCP already has, so we want to use their animation controls because users already know how to set these up… having a separate interface in a separate window for controlling the animation, which is the only other option, would take users out of the experience they already know within FCP (and we consider this very bad, and so do most users).

” It seems the best solution would be to automatically detect the length of the clip and make that the maximum.”
Once again, you can’t set this dynamically within FxPlug.

If you find better solutions once you start program in FxPlug, let us know.
pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

YOu can certainly set keys manually within FCP by typing in speed/frame values, so that even though the curves appear flat, they are not.

However, if you want to tweak the curves interactively in FCP’s curve editor, that’s another thing. We’ve been asking for years to the FCP team for a feature to stretch out their curve editor editing regions (we have no control over this). Please ask the FCP team for this feature. You can do that here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

CHeers,
Pete Litwinowicz
RE:VIsion Effects, Inc.

[Peter Litwinowicz]

YOu can certainly set keys manually within FCP by typing in speed/frame values, so that even though the curves appear flat, they are not.

However, if you want to tweak the curves interactively in FCP’s curve editor, that’s another thing. We’ve been asking for years to the FCP team for a feature to stretch out their curve editor editing regions (we have no control over this). Please ask the FCP team for this feature. You can do that here: https://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html

CHeers,
Pete Litwinowicz
RE:VIsion Effects, Inc.

[Peter Litwinowicz]

Not sure. is the machine where it doesn’t work running a different version of the Mac OS?

Send us a note at techsupport (at) revisionfx (dot) com and we’ll continue to help.
Pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

Not sure. is the machine where it doesn’t work running a different version of the Mac OS?

Send us a note at techsupport (at) revisionfx (dot) com and we’ll continue to help.
Pete

[Peter Litwinowicz]

You can use Twixtor in the following way to recreate the missing frame: take the two frames surrounding the glitched frame and put them together in a new timeline. Then apply Twixtor and set the speed to 50% to interpolate a frame between the two good frames (the newly interpolated frame will then be the second in that new timeline. Then put that newly interpolated frame back into your sequence.

A much easier way is to use RE:Flex to replace the frame. There’s a tutorial here on the Cow! https://library.creativecow.net/freitag_lori/Replace-Missing-Frames/1

Pete Litwinowicz
RE:Vision Effects, Inc.

[Peter Litwinowicz]

Why don’t you send your registration name and key to us at techsupport (at) revisionfx (dot) com and we’ll take a look at what’s going on (do not post here!)
Pete
RE:Vision Effects.com