Robert Garry
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Just a guess but see if Audio Scruubing is turned off – View>Audio Scrubbing
Hope it helps
Bob -
When you select something and hold OPT while you drag the clip you will insert the clip in the timeline. When you OPT drag something and release OPT before letting go of the clip it will overwrite.
In both cases you will be duplicating the clip in the timeline.
If you want to simply move the clip don’t hold OPT down and you will move the clip in the timeline in overwrite mode.
Copy and paste defaults to overwrite mode. If you want to inset paste use SHIFT-V.
Hope it helps
Bob -
You probably want to use the gradient wipe and insert a custom grayscale image into the image well to get the effect you are looking for. There is no Avid paint (I think this is what you would have used) type of utility in FCP.
You can download some grayscale images and see how they work here:
https://www.buena.com/coolgradients2.html
Of course you can also create your own. I know there are several other packages of these types of images out there but the names of them eludes me at the moment.
Hope it helps
Bob -
“I don’t have the original files anywhere else since the drive they were stored on was erased. Shouldn’t I be able to reopen a LT or Motion file from the browser in FCP?”
This is your issue. LT and Motion both work in a way that is a little different than you might think. When you save a project in either program you can essentially drag the “project” into FCP and that “project” then acts like a clip. You have to think of the original project as media like you would a Photoshop file or a a video clip. If the original file doesn’t exist anymore FCP doesn’t “remember” what was contained in the file hence the media offline message you are getting. FCP will not open either file becasue to FCP that file no longer exists.
To avoid this in the future you can do several things.
1. Always save the original LT or Motion Project File as well as a copy of the elements you may have used in those projects. You don’t need to save the elements that come with the apps (as you can always re-installl thes) but you do need to save any alternate elements like Photoshop docs or created background video that you are using in the projects. I always save a folder for each project that contains the LT or Motion project as well as any elements so that I can always bring these projects back to life.
2. Export your project to QT or whatever video flavor you want to use. I would suggest, of course, the highest quality possible so that you always have at the very least a clip that should be usable for you.
Unfortunatly I think you are out of luck in getting this media back as the original files have been erased. Unless you can find these files you are back to the creation stage. Sorry for the bad news but change your workflow a little and you won’t run into the issue again.
Hope it helps.
Bob -
If you are looking to find the source timecode from your master footage you can sort the footage in your browser window using the Media Start heading. This will let you quickly scan the clips and find the timecode you are looking for.
If you know the footage well enough you could also bring the playhead over the shot you know contains the TC you are looking for, hit “F” to match frame it into the Viewer window and then either scan or type in your TC (in the Viiewer’s TC window) to find the point you are looking for.
In either case you will most likely be recutting this new footage into your timeline as there isn’t an easy way (that I know of) to slip your footage to a particular TC once it is in the timeline.
Hope it helps. From the wording in your post it is a little difficult to figure out exactlly what you are trying to ask.
Bob -
You probably need to export 4×3 with a letterbox as I don’t think the iPod will support other aspect ratios (unless you cheat it like I think you will have to). You might try exporting through QT conversion and using the 16×9 setting as I think this throws a letterbox on it as well as giving you the option of codec you want to use. I’m sure there are several ways to do this, Compressor, inside FCP, Cleaner, etc.. This is just the first idea off the top of my head.
Good Luck
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Do you have the “remote” turned on? Make sure the switch on the uvw-1800 is fliiped to remote and not local. (You know this I’m sure) I would also consider trashing your prefs. Search the forums and find the procedure, there’s even a cool little app that does it for you posted around here somewhere.
Good Luck
Bob -
As long as you have the media and the original LT or Motion project still available you should be able to recconect the media just like any other clip in the timeline. Control click on the clip, choose recconect and then either manually choose your file or have FCP search your drives for it.
If you do not have the original media nor the original Motion and LT projects you are out of luck and will have to recreate the projects.
Good Luck
Bob -
In your profile it says you are using a Decklink card. I don’t use this card but I would imagine you could monitor your video output from this card under the Video Ouput settings in FCP (Final Cut Pro>Audio/Video Settings>Video Playback>Decklink). You should be able to use the FW 800 port on the LaCie drive and still monitor using the card. Give it a go.
Good Luck
Bob -
FCP does have a broadcast safe filter in the video filters folder within the effects tab. If you use this along with the range check (View>Range Check) you should be okay. Of course true leaglization is better but in a money crunch situation this is probably one of your cheapest options. As long as the Range Check shows a green check mark your levels should be acceptable.
You can also choose various levels of broadcast safe from within the filter parameter depending on how bad your levels are.
Good Luck
Bob