Simon Ubsdell
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Lots of interesting questions there and a lot of very tricky challenges.
As you say, the cleint continously requiring changes that you can’t possibly predict adds a much great level of complexity to this kind of job. Great of you’re working by yourself on your own project because you can make the rules up before you start – but when you don’t know what the rules are likely to be, that’s when it gets hairy!
I did cut a small piece like this a while back in FCPX and I was amazed at how quickly I got in awkward spots once the client started picking at the edit and the music. (The worst part was trying to nbegotiate around transitions which quickly make a mess of your timeline and the ease with which you can manipulate it – or maybe that’s just me.)
The only thing I would say from my experience is that the best way I have found to edit music (and let’s face it most of the time most of the music we use needs editing) is to cut it in a secondary storyline. That makes both the actual music editing easier and the swapping out of different music choices and edits.
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[John Corbey] ”
I wouldn’t have chosen it myself, it was a request from a client”Ah, clients! What can you do? No taste … 😉
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Have a look here for lots of tips about this effect, including how to make it yourself in camera:
https://fcp.co/forum/4-final-cut-pro-x-fcpx/7889-film-flare-overlay-plugin#7898
Or just google “light leaks” – which is the way it’s usually referred to.
I don’t want to seem rude but … be aware that this is currently the most over-used effect out there!
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Or you could try this one from fcpeffects.com:
https://www.fcpeffects.com/collections/new-stuff/products/screen-splitter
Only $39.
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You might want to try one of the various freeware split screen templates that I have shared which have proved very popular:
Or you could buy a similar effect from Crumple Pop for a mere 75 dollars:
https://www.crumplepop.com/?page_id=1296
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This has been noted before.
The problem (I think) is that FCPX has an ease in/out behavior on the keyframes going in and out of all speed effects.
This was certainly the behavior in the original release and it looks like it still hasn’t been resolved.
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[Chris Harlan] “Yes, I’m hearing a few things here and there–some of them substantial–but all still speculation and not quite commitment yet.”
Thanks a lot, Chris. That’s very useful to hear.
My experience this side of the pond is very much that Media Composer is for the moment taking up any slack in the FCP7 market at least in terms of the feature film world. I’d be surprised if any feature was posted on Premiere for another year at least over here – but you never know. CS6 is certainly looking the business.
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[Chris Harlan] ” I’m guessing it will get much more scrutiny from me this time around as it is very possible that it will, over the next year or two, become a force in my little corner of the Universe.”
I’d be very interested to know if your neck of the Universe is starting to make audible noises about actually using it, though.
My position is that unless and until my clients start cutting movies with it there is no question of my thinking about using it in any meaningful way. Whether I want to or not.
Though of course I’ll join in with playing on it this time, just like everybody else!
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Hi Andreas
This is really incredibly useful. Thank you so much.
Simon Ubsdell
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