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Friends:  Jay Carr  Lawrence Eaton | | | | |  | Wish List For Final Cut Pro Xby David Mathis 3 weeks agoA few simple things I would like to see in the next version or update: 1. Being able to save different versions of the same project 2. Send to Motion to make for more efficient workflow 3. The ability | Re: Wish List For Final Cut Pro X
by Andy Neil 2 days ago
Gabriel Spaulding "What trim tools does Premiere Pro CS6 have that Final Cut Pro X does not " Not Neil (assume he's who you're asking this question of), but FCP X is lacking in some trimming function
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| | | |  | Why you'll buy Adobe CCby John Kaley 3 weeks agoYou will have to buy Adobe CC whether you want to or not. Have you ever had a client send you a .PSD or .AI file for use in an edit and had to modify it Pay up, sucker! | Re: Why you'll buy Adobe CC
by Andy Neil 3 weeks ago
Maybe not PSDs, but I've had issues opening .ai files created on newer versions of Illustrator from what I own. Andy http: www.timesavertutorials.com
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| | | | | Compound clip length bug or feature?by Richard Jacana 3 weeks agoI am breaking up my little 30 min home movie into 13 compound clips (each compound clip contains about 1.2 - 2 min of video). This is been suggest by many FCPxers here right I then created a master co | Re: Compound clip length bug or feature?
by Andy Neil 3 weeks ago
I don't see the "slug" that you're referring to. But yes, I would cut the compound in the master sequence myself (although I wouldn't necessarily break apart clip items to do so). Andy http: www.times
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| | | |  | A hardware questionby Thomas Kaufman 3 weeks agoI need to buy a workstation for FCPX. Reading some of the threads here, I can see you folks are cutting edge. But all I need my workstation to do is simple cuts, dissolves, and fades. I'm shooting 192 | Re: A hardware question
by Andy Neil 3 weeks ago
Just an FYI on the Mac Book Pro. I'm not very happy with how hot it gets running FCPX. It's downright uncomfortable and loud most of the time. I'd go with an imac. Andy http: www.timesavertutorials.co
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| | | |  | FCP X and film editingby Oliver Peters 3 weeks agoSome more thoughts to chew on.... It strikes me that FCP X uses a design that is more akin to film editing than previous NLEs. The storyline connected clip paradigm mimics a newsfilm documentary A-Rol+1 | Re: FCP X and film editing
by Andy Neil 3 weeks ago
Franz Bieberkopf "I'm not familiar with your "newsfilm documentary A-Roll (dialogue) B-Roll (cutaway) approach" and I'd like to hear more about that process and your experience with it - it would rep
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| | | | | Custom speed change?by Esther Casas 3 weeks agoHello everybody! This might sound very stupid..I am new in FC X and can't find the way to CUSTOM change the speed of a clip..i don't want 2X or 4X...i want like a 15-20% faster...i only find the way t | Re: Custom speed change?
by Andy Neil 3 weeks ago
There's actually and even easier way to change a clip's speed in FCPX. Just put the clip anywhere in your timeline. Select the clip and hit CMD+R (retime) on the keyboard. A little bar will appear ove
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| | | |  | How can you see 4 audio tracks in timeline?by Ned Miller 4 weeks agoHi, I did a two camera shoot, each camera used all four of their audio channels, yet when I import I on;y see one track, which I think X has mixed I need to have control over each individual track to | | | | |
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| | | |  | Roles appear and disappearby James Bayliss-Smith 2 months agoI often assign roles to media. I have ones called "VO and Intv" Sometimes they are available sometimes not. What is going on here Are they somehow attached to events or projects Is this a bug I don't  | Re: Roles appear and disappear
by Keith Koby 2 months ago
Yes the roles that appear in the interface are attached to any roles that are used in open events and projects. If you close and remove all projects and relaunch the app, you'll find that you are back
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| | | | | Tutorial: Motion Quick Tip - Custom Titles for FCP Xby Andy Neil 9 months ago Apple Motion Motion Quick Tip - Custom Titles for FCP X In this tutorial, Andy Neil shows how to create a custom designed lower third for Final Cut Pro X. Tutorial, Video Tutorial 08 30 2012 A+2 | @Gregory Bauhof
by Andy Neil 6 months ago
This is probably because you had the Titles group selected when you drew the line and so your line layer is located in that group instead of the new group. Just grab the line layer and drag it into yo
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| | | |  | Rotating Tile Transition assistance neededby Don Eitner 8 months agoFollowing two previous threads (one dating back I think to 2008 or so) I am trying to build an FCPX transition in Motion 5 where Video A breaks apart into a 10x10 grid of tiles and each tile rotates i | | | | |
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| | | | | Tutorial: FCPX INs and OUTs - Multicam Part ONEby Andy Neil 1 year ago Apple FCPX Techniques FCPX INs and OUTs - Multicam Part ONE Finally it's here! FCP X has included a multi-camera workflow in its 10.0.3 update. Andy Neil will take you through the INs and OUTs of thi+2 | @brian mclean
by Andy Neil 10 months ago
When you create a multiclip, it has to conform to a particular frame rate. It sounds like it's conforming to 30fps. Cam 1 is 29.97 which is not the same frame rate so therefore the TC will be slightly
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| | | | | Tutorial: Draw On Textby Andy Neil 3 years ago Apple Motion Draw On Text In this Apple Motion video tutorial, Andy Neil gives a quick tip on how to animate your text as if it's being drawn with a pen. Tutorial, Video Tutorial 10 25 2010 Au+1 | @Laura Cook
by Andy Neil 11 months ago
Make sure you only shorten the write on behavior to time. Keep the text layer as long as you need it for everything to write on. Andy http: www.timesavertutorials.com
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| | | | | Tutorial: FCPX INs and OUTs - Trim Toolby Andy Neil 2 years ago Apple FCPX Techniques FCPX INs and OUTs - Trim Tool In this tutorial, Andy Neil shows off the new trim tool from FCPX, and explains the differences from how trimming is accomplished in FCP 7. Tutoria+4 | @Andres Haldemyr
by Andy Neil 1 year ago
Go to the Final Cut Pro menu inside FCPX. There is a Provide Final Cut Pro Feedback seletion. I use it often to report any strange or unexpected behavior, as well as ask for enhancements. Andy http: w
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| | | |  | Cropping or wiping onby Tony Sarafoski 1 year agoI have a graphic and title which I've placed in a group, I'd now like to keyframe this group wiping on the screen, but when I click on the properties tab, theres no cop option Would I create a mask, o | Re: Cropping or wiping on
by Andy Neil 1 year ago
Your group is probably set as a 3D group. You can't crop or mask 3D groups. Well, you can apply an image mask to a 3D group, but the mask itself will be 2D. If you NEED the group to be 3D, then place
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| | | |  | which color bars to useby Erik Pagan 1 year agoHi. Probably a simple question but I don't want to mess this up. I shot a short film that's now making its festival run and I need to transfer a copy to HDcam tape. I shot it on a red and edited in FC | Re: which color bars to use
by Andy Neil 1 year ago
Use the 1080i bars. It's the proper frame size which is what you need. Don't worry about it not being 23.98. Just decide whether you want unity to be set at -12db (default) or -20. Andy http: www.time
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| | | | | Tutorial: FCPX INs and OUTs - Rolesby Andy Neil 1 year ago Apple FCPX Techniques FCPX INs and OUTs - Roles In this tutorial, I'll show you the INs and OUTs of the Roles feature. How they work when exporting projects as well as tricks on their use in editing +6  | Re: FCPX INs and OUTs - Roles
by Jason Brown 12 months ago
When when you "hide" a certain role, when it's in the primary or secondary storyline, it doesn't change size. Is this a bug Is there a reason you wouldn't want your storyline to change sizes
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| | | | | Podcast: FCPX INs and OUTs - Rolesby Andy Neil 1 year agoFCPX INs and OUTs - Roles by Andy Neil (00:20:49) -- 01 16 2012 In this tutorial, I'll show you the INs and OUTs of the Roles feature. How they work when exporting projects as well as tricks on their | | | | |
| | | | | bring in audio clipby Michael Smith 2 years agoHi, I'm trying to bring in a audio clip from a digital voice recorder. It's a WMA clip that is 2 hours and 30 minutes long. I try importing it and FCP only brings in 38 minutes of it can't figure it o | Re: bring in audio clip
by Andy Neil 2 years ago
Final Cut is not compatible with WMA files. It needs to be converted to a standard WAV or AIF file. You'll probably need to do this on a PC. I'm not aware of a Mac tool that converts WMA files, but pe
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| | | | | Podcast: FCPX INs and OUTs - Replace Editby Andy Neil 2 years agoFCPX INs and OUTs - Replace Edit by Andy Neil (00:07:25) -- 10 23 2011 In this In and Out tutorial, Andy Neil shows off FCPX's Replace Edit feature: one that's quite a bit different from previous vers | | | | |
| | | | | Podcast: FCPX INs and OUTs - Trim Toolby Andy Neil 2 years agoFCPX INs and OUTs - Trim Tool by Andy Neil (00:09:29) -- 10 06 2011 In this tutorial, Andy Neil shows off the new trim tool from FCPX, and explains the differences from how trimming is accomplished in | | | | |
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