Steve Schoenbaum
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Ronny – you were, of course, spot on. Except it took me about 12 seconds to change my first one. Maybe the next time it will take 10! That’s a big help- but I do wish I could do that in the inspector in FCP X. Thanks!!
FCP X 10.2.2
MacBook Pro 10.10.5 -
Thank you, Ronny – a very kind offer, but the flip effect was just an example. If I’m not mistaken, this was easily done in FCP 7. I have many instances when I want to apply effects to different layers so that there’s multiple movement. Can’t believe I have to do this work around for each one each time.
FCP X 10.2.2
MacBook Pro 10.10.5 -
Ok, I’m clearly doing something wrong. Let’s make this simple: I have a bottom layer which is a static background of a graphic. Above it I have a basic text clip. I have another basic clip on the same level and they’re touching. I put a flip transition between the two text clips. What happens is that the background layer below is also impacted by that effect. Is that right? I can’t put an effect on one layer only? I’m feeling really dense.
FCP X 10.2.2
MacBook Pro 10.10.5 -
Thanks, John…but…I understand that higher clips are on top of the layers below them, but, regardless, I only want to effect one layer. For instance, if I have a background and want to put a still image over that background but I apply a flip transition to bring it on, the background will also flip. I can’t put the background on top of the still. Perhaps I’m using this wrong, but my assumption was that you could use any transition to bring on a clip in another layer (like the flip) not just as a transition between clips.
FCP X 10.2.2
MacBook Pro 10.10.5 -
Thank you for your response. I have uploaded two images (I think!). The first one shows my time line with the playhead in a specific place and the viewer. The timeline has two bottom background layers which are moving over top of each other. Above that is the Activate text generator followed by a still frame grab so that the end text holds while I, ideally, use the swish pan effect to bring on a compound clip of 3 stills under the text.
The second image shows the playhead advanced to the middle of the swish effect and shows it effecting not only the compound clip to which it’s attached, but the layers below…which I did not want.
FCP X 10.2.2
MacBook Pro 10.10.5
