[Sascha Engel]

Thanx guys for your concern. I actually did some training on it, and I’m “editing” on virtual projects, giving myself tasks, trying to understand other those how to translate certain workflows and actions I’m used to from 7 into X. Also the magnetic TL which was a riddle for m e in the beginning, I grasp very well now. The media management is the only thing, that stroke me very inflexible and unforgiving so it’s important to me, that I launch the project the absolute right way first, not – like you said in your posy – to hit a brick wall in the project , by facing that I ingested the mea wrong.
I know it’s risky, but I’m an auto didactic self teacher, who got into producing his first film and editing it by jumping into he cold water in the first place. It’s war where you learn how to battle, all before is just warming up.
That said, I will keep consuming tutorials and tips from wherever I can get them, till I get the project on the table.
If I manage to safely set up the project – with the help of you super COWS- I think, I will manage to edit he film on it.

All the best,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Clear. So I should copy files to event and also check the proxy option?
When it comes to he disk usage: I did put events and projects also till now onto my internal RAID, not the start up disk, since it’s SSD and rather small.
After I finished the project, can I move the project folder and event folder on the client’s Extetnal HD? Will all be still linked then? My main concern is, that after moving it, FCPX won’t be blue to read the project anymore.

What other options I should check in the import window?

How should I organise the footage folder wise before importing for proper keyword set up?
Or only after I imported?

Thanx a lot for your time to explain all this!

Greetings,

Sascha.

[Sascha Engel]

Great. Will do! Thanx a million!

Greetings,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Well, I get the material in 2 days, so I might knock on your door already then 🙂

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

The link you posted is for FCPX?

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Great, could I knock on your door in case I have some Workflow Qs?

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Hope, I do not drive you crazy! But some other Qs:
In the preference window of FCPX under import options, should I check the box “import folders as key word collection” and if yes, how Dow it help, when I import directly from the camera folder? In this structure I can not change anything, and therefor not make pre named folders that will be mirrored in the keywords after import.
Also: when I import with copying to events folder, should I also create proxies? If yes, where are they stored then?
Should any of the other boxes be also checked, such as face recognition, sons repair, analyse for balance colour and so on?

Somehow, I feel secure enough in the editing to work with X on this, but the whole setting up the project gives me a headache 😉

Greetings,

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Another one: if you imported as ProRes, why you have to tell X afterwards still that it’s C Log.
And: does the download plug in for C Log in FCpX works then in background? It will only work when importing, no?
If I just link it to the copied files it will use the original clips as they are on the copy of the card, no?

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Puff, if I’m really honest, I don’t understand several things in your explanation:

1. Why I have to create a separate partition and cannot just create an event folder and project folder on one of my internal drives?

2. What do you mean by copying the footage into the sparse?

3. Where do I set c log in the info panel?

4. I do need to download the C log driver for FCPX, after installing it, I just import the original files over the event window? Best way?: to let FCPX copy them into the event or having them on the drive in a separate folder and just letting X link to it? In this case will X work with the compressed footage from the card without transcoding?

This is all very confusing for me, coming from many years of working in FCP 7. I’m sure whe somebody would explain me that directly, I’d get it quick, but over the web it’s hard to understand and makes me very scared to actually jump into the cold water and trying it. Specially since its known, that you pay a big price for not doing the media managements right in FCPX.

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang

[Sascha Engel]

Definitely the part, where you bring it back into X, I will have to ask you for how dactyl to do it again.
The whole media management of FCPX really scares the crap out of me.
I really like so many things about it, but the whole way it organises media and ALS the keyword meta data organisation way still is a bit alien to me and I’m afraid to entering a big project, like this short film now with it.

Sascha Engel
TIME BANDITZ Productions
http://www.youtube.com/taikang