[Yurii Hydrick]

Thank you for helping with this, Ola.

The collapsing the multiclips isn’t really the issue. That was just one method, of many, that I used to try and troubleshoot the real issue, which is:

Resolve can’t reconnect all the media properly. A large chunk of clips stay unconnected because of timecode issues. If I force conform them, they still don’t line-up with the proper timecodes. (I don’t see why there would be any codec issues, as every single clip is ProRes422HQ 23.98).

Even many of the clips that do reconnect properly the first time, do not line timecode up correctly, so I would have to go through every one of those shots and slide them until they are correct. Make sense?

I have figured out a work around, that is not ideal – but will work for now:

In FCP, as the timeline is prepped to go into Resolve, every single shot has to be match framed (hit “f”) then overwrite inserted, so that the multiclip is no longer associated at all – but each shot is source only. It’s a bit of a pain, but it appears to work, in terms of timecodes lining up properly. There still have been a few minor issues with the clips even connecting… but only a few.

I’ve tried this on three different machines, at different locations, using the same workflows and codecs as prescribed by blackmagic’s user manual… so I now it’s not just a fluke from my machine.

I’m just confused as to why nobody else appears to be having the problem except me and Bernard. Again, thanks for any help.

Yurii

[Yurii Hydrick]

No problem. I explain it all at this link:

https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/277/12025#12025

Yurii

[Yurii Hydrick]

Seems like the RT pulldown may be the culprit. Without the “Multiclip Playback” option, it won’t playback. Have you tried creating a new project file? On occasion, they become corrupted.

The only other option I can think of off hand, is that – if you’re not getting all the RT options, you either have a version of FC that doesn’t support it, or there was a problem with installation. In your post, you said it is FCP7, which supports multiclip, so you may need to try reinstalling. Have you used multiclip editing in your current version of FCP before?

[Yurii Hydrick]

Thanks for the reply! To collapse the multiclip, in FC, I just right click on the clip and select “collapse multiclip.”

I could see AVC Intra being problematic, however none of my footage is anything other than ProRes 422HQ. And I’ve considered “baking” it, but I’d prefer to avoid destructive editing processes. I’m grateful for your suggestions, do you have any other thoughts or ideas? Thanks again.

Best

[Yurii Hydrick]

Thanks all,

It was, indeed, the zip file that needed to be imported. For some reason Resolve needed me to restart my computer. Go figure.

[Yurii Hydrick]

Hi Perer,

Thanks for the reply! I did try that, and it was giving me the same grayed out option – It wouldn’t even let me select it.

[Yurii Hydrick]

Great explanation. Thank you Bob. I appreciate you, and everyone else on the forum, taking time to help me understand this better.

Best,

Yurii

[Yurii Hydrick]

Great information. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it.

Best,

Yurii

[Yurii Hydrick]

Thanks Robbie! I’m going to look into Alexis’ book. I feel like I understand what it’s implications are (as I can see them obviously on the screen)… I just want to understand the color theory behind it all.

Thanks for answering about the dpx too. If you don’t mind me asking, how would it work into a workflow? Is it just a final output codec like ProRes, or more like an OMF (but for grading), or XML? I guess I’m just not understanding it’s place in a workflow.

Thanks again though, for helping.

Best,

Yurii

Yurii

[Yurii Hydrick]

Thanks for your help Vladimir! Sorry for the slow response.

Best,

Yurii