[Robbert-jan Van der does]

I have got them on my machine too. And on my 2006 macbook pro as well (running motion 4).

Kind regards,

Robbert-Jan van der Does
lighting cameraman/steadicam operator/editor

WISIWYG (What I See Is What You Get)

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Hi Tomislav,

I’m sorry you couldn’t appreciate my post. That can happen.
I liked that YouTube clip a lot.
And I am definitely no Apple/FCPX hater.
I am very enthusiastic about FCPX, although there are still some things I would like to see implemented and supported. I have a bunch of equipment that is still useless for using with FCPX.
But I still have FCP 7 and that’s working for me. Meanwhile I am discovering FCPX and Motion 5 and I really like what I see. When I think I can add something positive to the discussion or when I think I can help someone out with a problem regarding FCPX or Motion I will do so.
As a matter of fact I am a lot of the time astonished by all the emotional pro and contra posts on several FCP related fora. And there are a lot of times that I felt the urge to put in my 2 cents. Fortunately I know myself that well that commenting in a different language than my native language (Dutch, sometimes double Dutch) can take more time than I would like to. I want to choose my words carefully because I don’t like to offend people. That is why counting to ten helps me to think twice before I post.

I think we will have a great time with this new software.
It is as with having kids. It was a big miracle when they were born, they certainly have had their quirks now and then (and so did I) but now two of them are adults and the third almost and all the time the miracle grew bigger as they did. I have enjoyed every single step along the way.
I hope to see FCPX growing up just as FCP did but it will definitely have a different character.

I also like a good laugh every now and then and I hoped to share that by posting the video.
So for everyone that feels adressed, Pro or Contra, PC or Apple, Avid, Premiere Pro, FCP, FCPX or whatever:
Do yourself a big favor and lighten up, life is too short to get angry too much.

Ok, that is of my chest. I will probably not be posting again in this thread, beacause “Less is More” and the wheel was in fact invented a long time ago, so bottom line we are always dealing with outdated principles 🙂 and you can write a good book on toilet paper as long as you know how to hold a pen and know how to write a good book.

Kind regards,

Robbert-Jan van der Does
lighting cameraman/steadicam operator/editor

WISIWYG (What I See Is What You Get)

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Not when they are far in the back behind the other clones.
It will just give some more variety. But if it turns out to look weird you can leave them normal. It’s just an option.

robbert-jan

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Standing is easier when you are shooting the actor in another location then where you shoot the background. Just a garbage matte and a key per shot. And then you stack all the shots on top of each other, move the shots around and scale them where needed, maybe duplicate some shots and move those more to the back, give the duplicates a different in point, flip some horizontally etc.

succes,
robbert-jan

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Well, if you don’t put people on the front row you can make shots in your greenscreen room/studio.
Let’s say from the waist or the knees up. I think I would play a little bit with the angle of the chair towards the camera to match seats in the auditorium on the left and on the right side. Use a stool or any other seat without back support. This will save you a lot of rotoscoping. You will have to do some masking around the seats in each row in the shot of the auditorium. When you have all the shots you can scale them and move them into position.
But the easiest would be to use a 1.5×1.5 m (minimum) greenscreen. Put the actor on one of the seats in the auditorium with the greenscreen directly behind him, repeat for all the positions you want him to be and don’t forget to shoot a clean plate. No masking required for the seats and always a matching perspective.

good luck,
robbert-jan

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Hi David,

as far as I know the only option would be to use Motion 5 for this.
You could even group them and use Rigging to make a Pop-Up window from where you select a type from within a group. The same way it is done with the Backgrounds that came with FCPX.
If you have Motion 5 but have not yet dived into it I can highly recommend Mark Spencers’ tutorial on Rigging in Motion 5. You can find it here and there are some free preview too:

https://www.rippletraining.com/categories/final-cut-studio-courses/motion-training/rigging-and-publishing-for-fcpx.html

Kind regards,

Robbert-Jan van der Does
lighting cameraman/steadicam operator/editor

WISIWYG (What I See Is What You Get)

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Ah, see what you mean.
Whenever you want do drag audio that hasn’t its In and Out points lined up with video (or another audio clip) this can happen. For instance, when you make a L or J cut and trim some from the end too, or when you place a music or VO clip that doesn’t necessarily line up with any other clip. Perfectly normal situations.
However I can understand that you’d like to organize the stacking order of your audio clips in the project/primary storyline/secondary storyline/compound clip/timeline/sequence/what-have-you-thingy.
I have found a workaround for this:
If you have snapping on you can option-drag the clip (it makes a copy) to a lower or higher position in the storyline. This way it will snap to it original. When the clip has landed select the original and press delete.

Cheers,
Robbert-Jan

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Tapio,

did you also try to move them with Snapping on? (Shortcut: N)

robbert-jan

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Hi Tapio,

Do you mean lifting them from primary storyline?
Because then you could use the shortcut Opt + Cmd + Up-arrow.

Kind regards,

Robbert-Jan van der Does
lighting cameraman/steadicam operator/editor

WISIWYG (What I See Is What You Get)

[Robbert-jan Van der does]

Hi Jurriaan,

guessed it was you.
Greetings to you too. What shall we do? I’ll be the blind and you the drunk, or the other way around? Although I hardly drink 😉
Anyway, thanks for posting, definitely something to be aware of.

Cheers,
Robbert-Jan