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Jean-François Robichaud

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May 28th 2011
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Damn autosave stops working and I'm pissed
by Jean-François Robichaud 8 months ago
I just lost over an hour of editing work because FCP X had stopped saving my edits for some reason. This isn't the first time it happens; the telltale sign is when the undo feature stops working. I've
Re: Damn autosave stops working and I'm pissed
by Jean-François Robichaud 8 months ago
I upgraded to 10.0.1, but I am still on Snow Leopard. By the way, it happened again, I just lost another 30 minutes of work. I can't believe this!
Absolute Load of Rubbish
by Philip Davies 9 months ago
Yes this is a vent and probably not very constructive but still... I'm getting at least a dozen crashes a day, some of which I can't even force quit. There are all minds of bugs. And the big one for m
Re: Absolute Load of Rubbish
by Steve Connor 9 months ago
Not true about tracks, I have been cutting 3 and 4 camera sequences in exactly the same way as I did in FCP 6 before multicam, laying one clip above the others and then razoring when I need to cut bet
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 9 months ago
Third Party Apps
by Marvin Holdman 9 months ago
So... thinking it might be time to see how many Third Party Apps are available as of now Everyone, what's out there And is it available on the App store Marvin Holdman Production Manager Tourist Netwo
Re: Third Party Apps
by Craig Seeman 9 months ago
Andy Field "Can anyone explain why anyone is twisting themselves into a pretzel trying to make FCP X work for them What's the point " For me FCPX untwisted pretzels I had in Avid for over 10 years an
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 9 months ago
Complicated means Pro : Simplified is Dumb/Amateurish
by Gerald Baria 9 months ago
I have just recently been visiting Cow all because of FCPX, for guidance and perspective from all the industry experts that I use to think proliferates much here with all your sigs and first-paragraph
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Gary Pollard liked this 9 months ago
Re: Complicated means Pro : Simplified is Dumb/Amateurish
by Glen Hurd 9 months ago
First time I'd have to disagree with you Scott :) What demise From newbies Is he serious I've never seen a newbie do anything besides waste his life away for $10 hour doing wedding videos, or run arou
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Point Me In the Direction of A...........
by Rich Kaelin 9 months ago
Okay, so this forum has become unwieldy, a collection of thousands of raves vs. rants, making the cultivation of any real knowledge almost impossible without days of sifting. ALL I WANT TO KNOW is can
Re: Point Me In the Direction of A...........
by Craig Seeman 9 months ago
Herb Sevush "I said I would believe it when I see it and that is exactly what I meant, nothing more nor less." That pretty much shuts down discussion since there's no point to discussing features unt
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2 months later.... still nothing?
by Marvin Holdman 9 months ago
OK, it's been 2 months. I don't read this forum as much, but still wonder if FCPX might be something one day And when that day might be Checking back on it TODAY, two months after the release, I notic
Re: 2 months later.... still nothing?
by Everest Mokaeff 9 months ago
Craig, are we in agreement that FCPX has nothing to do with pro application Sorry I wasn't paying that much attention to this forum lately. Is that something we at last can agree upon and move on I li
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Apple quote
by Geoff Dills 9 months ago
Found this gem in an article about Lion having quotes from the book of Jobs: "Here s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see
Re: Apple quote
by Herb Sevush 9 months ago
"if FCP X represents what "will be" in the future - well, that's great, but I can't make money with it right now." That covers about 70% of the content of this forum, with 20% saying just keep working
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 9 months ago
A To-Do List for Apple from a Non-Pro
by Matthew Schickler 9 months ago
Side-by-side reference frame for manually color matching one shot to another (automatic color balance and matching doesn't usually cut it for my tastes) Motion tracking for color correction masks All
Re: A To-Do List for Apple from a Non-Pro
by Matthew Schickler 9 months ago
My workflow for something like this would be: 1. Lay down the music 2. Lay down the clips in a preliminary order 3. Start at the beginning and ripple roll edit the clips to get a rough cut where the v
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FCP-X: Thinking Differently?
by Bill Paris 9 months ago
Maybe there's a power shift going on over at Apple and the "Consumer Guys" are becoming more in control.... hence "Imovie Pro" Imagine buying the next version of Photoshop and having the UI completely
Re: FCP-X: Thinking Differently?
by Jeremy Garchow 9 months ago
I wanted to post this before I left today, so it is incomplete. I spent about an hour trying to get this to look right, including naming all the clips in the timeline (which is separate form what they
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 9 months ago
The old one still works
by Stuart Cohen 9 months ago
Have I missed out on something here Doesn't Final Cut Pro 7 continue to do all the great professional things it did last month before FCPX was released And won't it continue to do those things well in
Re: The old one still works
by Jamie Franklin 9 months ago
Stuart Cohen "Have I missed out on something here " Yes, about 6 weeks worth of condescending and patronizing posts that suspiciously mimic yours....
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Steve Kanter: What FCPX CAN Do
by Paul Jay 9 months ago
Steve Kanter: What FCPX CAN Do http: fcp.co final-cut-pro news 502-fcpx-what-it-can-do-by-steve-kanter
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Re: Steve Kanter: What FCPX CAN Do
by Bill Davis 9 months ago
David, It's not about your opinions. It's about the relentless TONE that you and a few others here have adopted. I understand that, since I found myself going in the same direction and had to elect to
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 9 months ago
Where are we TODAY?
by Rick Fromet 10 months ago
So, here's our situation we're in, in the real world, as of today... We are in the process of hiring 2 new editors, and need to buy them software laptops. We are a FCP house with 9 FCPS licenses. So y
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illya laney liked this 10 months ago
Re: Where are we TODAY?
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
Neil Goodman "The fact i have to wait for it to guess what kind of edit i want to do (trim slip roll ripple) depending on where i put the cursor slows me down right there, and there and its extrmely
Time requirements & Marker limitations, any ideas?
by Bobby Mosca 10 months ago
As you know, episodic television has to be the same length every time. (26:46 in one of my cases.) Naturally, I would just enter the time, throw up a marker, and start filling in content (if I wasn't
Re: Time requirements & Marker limitations, any ideas?
by Mark Morache 10 months ago
Here's a creative solution I bet you'll like. I think it's cleaner than having a clip floating beneath your timeline during your entire edit, and I honestly don't know if it will cause you any problem
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FCP X - 15 films/5 days/clunkety clunk!
by Boris Jansch 10 months ago
As the title suggests, I recently finished a large 5D project editing exclusively with FCP X over a 5 day period. We cut 15 films averaging three minutes in length. Approx 9 hours of rushes. There was
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Re: FCP X - 15 films/5 days/clunkety clunk!
by Herb Sevush 10 months ago
"Premiere Pro, which is being eulogised on this forum was also a piece of crap at version 1.0." PPro might have been "a piece of crap" compared to Avid or FCP, but it was also a HUGE improvement over
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 10 months ago
FCPX Text Search
by Trevor Meier 10 months ago
I'm logging long interviews in FCPX and working on the ideal metadata workflow. I've read through the following threads but I have some new info to share and some questions: http: forums.creativecow.n
Re: FCPX Text Search
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
It just comes down to using the wrong tool to achieve what you want. Keywords are useful when they are short and multiple: - "Horse" is a good keyword; there will be many instances of "Horse" in your
NEW FCPX Drop Shadow & Border Effect
by Simon Ubsdell 10 months ago
Nothing fancy here but this could be very useful. A way to add those (missing from FCPX) border and drop shadow effects easily in one simple to use effect with controls for: - Source image scale; - bo
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Re: NEW FCPX Drop Shadow & Border Effect
by Simon Ubsdell 7 months ago
I can't imagine what went wrong for you - as I say I've tried it to "break" it and can't seem to get any problems with it this end - but maybe it's down to the way you "installed" it and it somehow go
Drop Shadow doesn't work with Cropped Video Clips
by David Intrator 10 months ago
I've created a drop shadow effect in Motion 5 and published it to FCPX. It works fine with still images: photos, logos, etc. But it does not seem to work at all with video clips if I crop them. What I
Re: Drop Shadow doesn't work with Cropped Video Clips
by Nick Toth 10 months ago
Crop your clip and then make it a compound clip (Option G). Add the shadow to that. NT
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 10 months ago
Grounds for legal action. What would you guys do?
by Dylan Hargreaves 10 months ago
Hey CoW folk, Had an interesting development today regarding a job that's left me in the position of being able to take legal action against the client. I wanted to canvas some opinion about what othe
Re: Grounds for legal action. What would you guys do?
by Mark Suszko 10 months ago
Dylan, I think this is a really bad idea. Your legal case sounds tenuous unless any amount of money changed hands, you have no paper trail, even if it was only emails. It's your word against his. Seco
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FCP X and Digital Broadcast
by Ewan Lim 10 months ago
Hi all! After years of stalking the cow, i've decided to sign up and pose a question that I need to be answered. I've taken a month to fully absorb, read up and even toyed around with FCP X. After all
Re: FCP X and Digital Broadcast
by Bill Davis 10 months ago
Why not just output a full rez Quicktime file - Import that into FCP-7 - open the scopes - tweek things to your hearts content - heck, use the broadcast safe filter if you aren't comfortable adjusting
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Jean-François Robichaud liked this 10 months ago
Would this be possible as effect.
by Frank Doorhof 10 months ago
I'm more and more also diving into motion and some people asked me if it was possible to make two clips "flicker" which each other. Sounds funny so let me explain. In some most video clips you see thi
Re: Would this be possible as effect.
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
One way to do it would be to turn the transparency of the first clip on off rapidly and putting the second clip under the first.
Color bars?
by Graham Dickinson 10 months ago
Did Apple not include bars and tone on fcpx If they are in the program can anybody tell me where to find them
Re: Color bars?
by Bill Davis 10 months ago
Personally I'm not sure what traditional bars mean in a digital world where every color values are typically represented by unchanging numeric data. It's not like you're chasing analog voltage drift t
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Audio on FCPX - how would you do this?
by Herb Sevush 10 months ago
When doing interviews I record separate mono audio to each of the 2 tracks. How does FCPX handle getting the following to the timeline - audio 1 only, 2 only, both and all with and without video Herb
Re: Audio on FCPX - how would you do this?
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
If you select a clip in the timeline and go into the info tab in the inspector window, the in out TC will be displayed there (maybe not under the basic view though). I do hope Apple provides a better
What does FCPX teach new editors?
by Walter Soyka 10 months ago
We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us. - Marshall McLuhan I was in college studying broadcast communications during the linear non-linear transition, and I learned
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William Carr liked this 10 months ago
Re: What does FCPX teach new editors?
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
Walter Soyka " I think that flexibility was the design philosophy in FCP -- there were always multiple ways of doing the same thing. Agreed. In fact, I'd say it's the design philosophy of all success
Transitions pushing video off-sync using the Apple Multiclip Workaround
by Ellie Krnich 10 months ago
Is anyone having a problem with the transitions pushing two synced tracks off sync when doing the Apple Multiclip workaround It's driving me bananas and I'm not sure how to get around it. I've got two
Re: Transitions pushing video off-sync using the Apple Multiclip Workaround
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
Ellie Krnich " Also, if anyone knows a way to tell FCPx to STOP moving the playhead when I simply want to highlight a clip, that would be lovely." Hold the option key when clicking on the clip.
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Syncing woes... a limitation when syncing video to audio
by Jean-François Robichaud 10 months ago
FCP X synchronization has an annoying limitation: it needs to use a clip as its base for syncing others, but it will only accept a video clip for this, never an audio clip (here, when I write "video c
Re: Syncing woes... a limitation when syncing video to audio
by Jeremy Garchow 10 months ago
Plural Eyes relies on XML to marry audio to video and send over to FCP. Currently thy function is not available in FCPx. Here's to the future. DualEyes might help you, though as it marries audio and v
Music Videos in Final Cut Pro X
by Rolando Martinez 11 months ago
I mostly do hip hop music videos, so I do an extreme amount of syncing with the music. Every time i want to go back and add subtract a clip, the clips that i already have "timed" to the music moves an
Re: Music Videos in Final Cut Pro X
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Exactly, the best way to edit a music video in FCP X is to put the music in the main storyline and connect everything else to it. That defines the music as the backbone of your edit. Each connected cl
Magnetic Timeline: opinion poll
by Alan Okey 11 months ago
One of the most polarizing features of FCP X seems to be the Magnetic Timeline, particularly to experienced editors who are well-versed in the traditional multitrack paradigm. What's your opinion of t
Re: Magnetic Timeline: opinion poll
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
The concept of the magnetic timeline is an A, the implementation is a C. It's true strength is that it lets the editor explicitly define in the timeline the relationships between clips that were only
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FCP X and Education
by Shane Ross 11 months ago
Looks like FCP X is taking a hit in education too. http: forums.macrumors.com showthread.php t=1176567 Remember, students are the filmmakers of tomorrow. They typically use the tools they learned in c
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Re: FCP X and Education
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Bret Williams " And FCP X really has no place in the pro world, yet, if ever. Plus it's nothing like Avid or FCP classic (7) or Premiere. At least those three share 3 point editing. Premiere is a goo
OMF and Automatic Duck
by Tommy Brown 11 months ago
Does anyone know if automatic duck will be the only way to export OMF in FCP X. Read here: http: www.apple.com finalcutpro faq It mentions OMF can be exported NOW via automatic duck which costs more t
Re: OMF and Automatic Duck
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Aindreas Gallagher " mm. That's not what we wanted to hear, can you rephrase it " Ok. I'll code an fully-featured OMF export tool during lunch and sell it to you for $0.99 on the App Store. Is this b
64 bit
by marcel franck 11 months ago
Do I have to anything special to work in 64 vs 32 bit...do I boot my mbp holding down any special keys thanks marcel Producer - Director - Editor marcel@newcity.tv FCP 7.0.3 OS 10.6.8 CANON 7D 3.0 MBP
Re: 64 bit
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Is there a way to know which version of the kernel (64 or 32) is currently running Will 32-bit applications see a performance hit when the kernel is in 64 bit
Locking in and outs in Bin (or what ever they call it now)
by Elliott Dunwody 11 months ago
Is there a way yo lock your in and out on a clip in the events. Every time my mouse moves over it the in and out gets moved. Driving me crazy. Bright Blue Sky Productions 4811 Rivoli Dr Macon, GA 3121
Re: Locking in and outs in Bin (or what ever they call it now)
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Very nice. That's a relief. Not being able to save my in out points was a major problem for me. Now once the range has been made a favorite, moving the handles won't update the favorite range. If I wi
Pros of Storylines instead of Compound Clips
by Tony Silanskas 11 months ago
Just curious of what you guys think of using "Secondary Storylines" instead of Compound Clips. What are the advantages you've seen thus far tony www.HungryCliff.com
Re: Pros of Storylines instead of Compound Clips
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
You can add a transition to a connected clip if you make it part of a secondary storyline (cmd-G) I also like the built-opacity faders. The same exists for audio controls. No need to add a keyframe to
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Don't Install X over FCP7!!
by Bob Pierce 11 months ago
As detailed in Richard Harrington's excellent article "Response to David Pogue" (here on the COW), Apple is actually recommending that we NOT install X over partitions with 7 installed. The document i
Re: Don't Install X over FCP7!!
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
What kind of stability issues have you been seeing Just like you I installed it on the same drive as FCP 7. Yeah I like to live dangerously (I can easily revert to a previous state though). I haven't
Blog: FCPX: Let me Count the Ways to Organize your Media in Final Cut Pro X
by gary adcock 11 months ago
This is meant as a simple guide to the some of the media handling commands in FCPX. I have augmented the Apple menu items with some of my own experiences and concepts. Your experience will vary but th
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Tom Brooks liked this 11 months ago
Re: Blog: Let me Count the Ways to Organize your Media.
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Indeed, you can set the default behaviour in the preferences. This default behaviour comes into play when you drag clips into the Event Browser. If you use the Import Files command, then FCP X present
Tutorial: FCPX Quick Tip - Taking projects on the go with you
by Kevin P McAuliffe 11 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate FCPX Quick Tip - Taking projects on the go with you One of the biggest concerns in FCPX is the ability to take projects with you on the go with you. Well, in this tutori
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Re: Quick Tip - FCPX - Taking projects on the go with you
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Hi Kevin, Thanks for the tutorials. However, I think it's simpler to use the Project Library to migrate a project to an external drive. What you've done in 2 steps here can be done in a single one, wi
Article: FCPX - Final Cut Pro Flux
by Dennis Kutchera 11 months ago
Apple FCPX - Final Cut Pro X FCPX - Final Cut Pro Flux As the world of post-production enters dramatic changes as of this late June 2011, with the introduction of Final Cut Pro X, Dennis Kutchera loo
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Will liked this 11 months ago
Re: Final Cut Pro Flux
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
"Many an editor would copy the media and project to a firewire drive and then take the project home or on the road, rather than be chained to the edit suite. Who hasn't done this You won't be doing th
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Article: FCPX: What Pros Find Missing in Final Cut Pro X
by walter biscardi 11 months ago
Apple FCPX - Final Cut Pro X FCPX: What Pros Find Missing in Final Cut Pro X June 21st, 2011, was met with the news that Final Cut Pro X was finally available and what a thrill ride it has been! Prof
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@Dennis Kutchera
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
"I can handle a change in the interface and MAYBE not opening old projects, but not being able to move a project from one Mac to another is ABSURD." FCP X has a whole lot of pro essential features mis
Adjusting your rate for older clients
by Jean-François Robichaud 12 months ago
Three years ago I took the plunge and entered the video field full-time, quitting an unrelated career in the process. I already had extensive experience in editing, compositing and motion graphics, an
Re: Adjusting your rate for older clients
by Jean-François Robichaud 11 months ago
Thanks to everyone for your comments.


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