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Loren Risker

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May 9th 2011
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Noise reduction and color correction - order of operations?
by Loren Risker 5 days ago
I've got my edit and am ready to work on the color. I like to apply noise reduction first, then do color correction, then add back a bit of noise. How do I know control at which point the color correc
Re: Noise reduction and color correction - order of operations?
by Loren Risker 5 days ago
Ok great, good to know. ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music videos, and entertainment for your couch.
Video Missing from FCPX Multicam Clips
by David C. Scott 1 week ago
(I probably mistakenly posted this to the wrong forum. Sorry. Hopefully this is the appropriate place.) While trying out FCPX's multicam feature, I have yet to successfully produce a "new multicam cli
Re: Video Missing from FCPX Multicam Clips
by Loren Risker 1 week ago
When you open it in the timeline, are you doing that by right clicking and selecting open in timeline, or are you dropping it in a project down below Because my first guess is you don't have the video
Modified Files rant
by Loren Risker 2 weeks ago
Has anyone figured out how to avoid the modified file errors It's driving me nuts. I edit on 2 computers, office and home. I have all of the original media on 2 drives, one at the office and one at ho
very best way to compress for youtube
by ed sayers 3 weeks ago
hi all can anyone recommend the very best way to compress for youtube most up-to-date info only please... this is YT latest spec guide: http: support.google.com youtube bin answer.py hl=en-GB&answer=1
Re: very best way to compress for youtube
by Loren Risker 3 weeks ago
Your settings look good and mpeg streamclip can get the job done. One thing neither MPEG streamclip nor FCPX's share to youtube doesn't do is give you the option for fast start and compressed header.
Go to beginning of clip - keyboard shortcut?
by William Davis 3 weeks ago
I've been cutting in FCP X for a while, and this one drives me a little nuts. If I'm playing through a clip in an Event and I want to quickly go back to the beginning of that clip, I instinctively hit
Re: Go to beginning of clip - keyboard shortcut?
by Michael Garber 3 weeks ago
I have found one bug where it doesn't work. If you match frame from a clip in the timeline, it seems that you are stuck in that range, even for playback. the only way to "unstuck" it is to go to anoth
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Slip 'n' Slide
by Loren Risker 3 weeks ago
Is there anyway to do a slip or slide with the keyboard only I can get to the trim tool, and if I click the clip with the trim tool I can punch in the numbers, but I can't figure out how to get to the
Re: Slip 'n' Slide
by Loren Risker 3 weeks ago
If I get what the OP was asking that is ONLY using the keyboard to enter slide mode I have not found a way to do it. Exactly. I've been stumped on this one for awhile, I just can't find a way to get t
FCPX CRASHING
by Bill Bradley 3 weeks ago
I imported a Imovie project into FCPX and now when I goo to open the projects window it crashes, every time. Side note: Just before importing the Imovie project I created a new project in FCPX of the
Re: FCPX CRASHING
by Loren Risker 3 weeks ago
If you have a project of the same name, delete or move it out of you Final Cut Projects folder in the finder and see if that helps. ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music videos, and ent
Dissolves causing export errors
by Brett Sherman 4 weeks ago
This has cropped up recently in a couple videos I've done. When exporting I'll get errors (fails at a certain frame number). What I've discovered is that it happens where there is a dissolve. If I del
Re: Dissolves causing export errors
by Loren Risker 4 weeks ago
Did you transcode your footage to prores ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music videos, and entertainment for your couch.
Working between offline and online in FCPX
by Elahn Zetlin 2 months ago
I've been working on a project using media that's been transcoded to mpeg files and compressed to a smaller frame size and file size, so I can work on an offline with media that has been sent via FTP.
Re: Working between offline and online in FCPX
by Jeff Kirkland 2 months ago
The one thing you might try is manually messing with the contents of the original media, optimised media and proxy media folders. Using the Finder, put the proxy media in the appropriate folder and th
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Unlink and DELETE audio and video from frustated FCPx newbie
by Dionne Knapp 3 months ago
Ugh! I'm an Avid user. My studio had Avid MC and anoher bay which has FCP 7 that th epther producer uses. My Avid needed an upgrade so meanwhile, Boss put me on FCP7 because he had an extra MAC. I hat
Re: Unlink and DELETE audio and video from frustated FCPx newbie
by Jeff Kirkland 3 months ago
With apologies to the original poster, I feel the irresistible urge to rant for a minute... You wouldn't expect someone who had never used Avid before to just install it and start editing a spot as fa
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Service: OutOfFocus.TV
by Loren Risker 4 months ago
Oakland California, United States Post Production OutOfFocus.TV Editing legacy final cut, Final Cur Pro X, Illustrator, Xsan More...
FCPX Came through in a big way
by Jason Brown 4 months ago
I wanted to share about my experience with FCPX, I've used it on a couple projects and have found it both frustrating and amazing...there are good things and bad things. I can't wait to see where this
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Re: FCPX Came through in a big way
by Bill Davis 4 months ago
More evidence that in the FCP-X original short list of software goals - Apples software team valued extremely high quality foundational plumbing over backwards compatibility and were willing to dump l
Linear keyframe bug, changing position still eases out and eases in...
by Joshua Pearson 4 months ago
I have not touched FCPX in a while (I work in a big FCP7 facility, haven't crossed over yet), but have been using it recently with my son at home... I notice the annoying "feature" of the linear keyfr
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Re: Linear keyframe bug, changing position still eases out and eases in...
by Alex Gollner 4 months ago
I've made some Final Cut Pro X effects that might help: Alex4D Smooth Move gives you control over the acceleration curves between two points (as well as scale and rotation). There's also Alex4D Curve
Exporting 4 channels of audio separately in FCPX
by Zak sWAIN 1 year ago
I'm trying to take some Panasonic P2 footage with 4 channels of audio and export the each channels into 4 individual wave files for my engineer. Is there any way to do this in FCP X Or is there anothe
Re: Exporting 4 channels of audio separately in FCPX
by Andy Neil 1 year ago
Place your footage in a project, Export project. In the export preset dropdown, choose Audio Roles Only as Separate Files, if just exporting audio. If exporting everything, you can use the Roles as Se
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10.0.6 Share menu and custom compressor settings
by Simon Ubsdell 7 months ago
EDIT: Sorry, thought I was posting this in the Techniques Forum! The new share menu is a great feature but I'm having one annoying problem with it. If I choose to add a compressor setting, I can acces
Re: 10.0.6 Share menu and custom compressor settings
by Loren Risker 5 months ago
Did you ever figure this out I'm having the same issue. I'm guessing its a conflict from having the old compressor also installed. ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music videos, and ente
10.0.6 - quirks
by Loren Risker 7 months ago
Kerning still won't save, or am I missing something And what's the best way to open up a compound clip in the timeline I liked the double click. ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music vi
Re: 10.0.6 - quirks
by Loren Risker 7 months ago
Ok scratch the double-clicking compound clips, apparently only CC's created in earlier versions won't open as expected. ------------- OutOfFocus.TV - Original series, music videos, and entertainment f
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File: Color Tools for FCPX
by Loren Risker 7 months ago
zip file A collection of Motion color correction effects brought over to Final Cut Pro X. Included: Brightness Channel Mixer Color Balance Colorize Contrast Gamma Hue Saturation http: f1.creativecow.n
Relinking media, synchronized files and plugins
by Tira Khan 7 months ago
I couldn't figure out how one of my media files had gone offline. All my media was on an external drive and everything else had reconnected fine. The media at issue was clearly in my events folder bec
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Re: Relinking media, synchronized files and plugins
by Andreas Kiel 7 months ago
Finally it's easy to understand. It's not only about just to add the plugin at the new workstation it has to be exactly the same path!! In case you install it correctly no new edit needs to be done. -
File: CrossZoom Transition
by Loren Risker 7 months ago
zip file A CrossZoom transition for FCPX similar to the one in legacy FCP. http: f1.creativecow.net 4816 crosszoom-transition
viewing source timecode of clip on timeline (project in fcp x)
by Michael Williams 9 months ago
Just cutting my teeth on FCP X. This seems very basic, but I don't see how to do a match frame to my source video or at least view the source timecode of my footage that is already on my timeline. wou
Re: viewing source timecode of clip on timeline (project in fcp x)
by Michael Hofeldt 9 months ago
The command for match frame is SHIFT+F, which reveals the clip and selection range in the browser. Also, if you skim over your clip in the timeline with the trim tool selected (instead of the selectio
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Any way to show master clip from keyworded "subclip"?
by Oren Hercz 10 months ago
Ok, so I've keyworded a portion of a clip and am looking at that, but then I want to see the entire source clip that it comes from. Is there any way to do this in FCPX. I can match frame from the time
Re: Any way to show master clip from keyworded "subclip"?
by Michael Hofeldt 10 months ago
First select your keyworded range in the event browser. Then, if you select your Event from the event library (instead of the keyword collection), it will load the entire clip into the event browser w
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Adding clip to multiclip
by hoss wuerslin 10 months ago
Hey out there; So a new clip has shown up that needs to be added to my multicam clip cause it's got the sound i need. This day is starting long. Can I select the multicam clip and the new clip and...
Re: Adding clip to multiclip
by Jeremy Garchow 10 months ago
Double click the multiclip to open the angle editor. Find the small drop down menu at the end of the filename on any angle and click it. Choose "Add Angle" from that drop down. Add the video to the ne
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by Jeremy Garchow 10 months ago
http: www.youtube.com watch v=aWyeVfuolT4
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FCX/FCP Booting
by Jim Murphy 11 months ago
So I want to run FCX and FCP side by side. I've read all the best practices documents. I plan to install FCX on a separate internal hard drive that I currently use just to store all my projects. First
Re: FCX/FCP Booting
by David Eaks 11 months ago
The App Store doesn't seem to have a problem finding Apps within subfolders. Does the old software update need to see the new apps as well
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Deathly Spinning Beachballs and Compound Clips
by John Godwin 11 months ago
I just wanted to share my experience this weekend in case it helps anyone. I had a timeline with one video clip on it, and then added 12 graphics (just little png images) stacked on top of that, build
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Re: Deathly Spinning Beachballs and Compound Clips
by John Godwin 11 months ago
Day got busy, but I finally had a chance to experiment. I made dissolves on all 12 pngs with the opacity control and it worked perfectly, with very smooth playback and no beachball at all. That's all
Just got my Smoke email that it's available
by Bret Williams 11 months ago
Smoke!
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Re: Just got my Smoke email that it's available
by Bret Williams 11 months ago
Email link works now, And apparently you have to accept that they can collect analytics and then it downloads.
FCPX Keyboard Shortcuts Chart (updated with multi cam)
by Leo Hans 1 year ago
I made two PDF Shortcuts Charts for Final Cut Pro X. The Fisrt one: - All main shortcuts are included (I didn't include multi cam shortcuts because they are too many. (see second chart below) - Shortc
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Creating a Downloadable Movie file for the Internet
by Julio Thillet 1 year ago
Hi Guys, here is what I would like to do. I bet it is not that simple ^_^ I am currently in Post for my Film, it is a 40 minute film, shot on Canon 7D full HD 1980, 24 p yada-yada I am editing with Pr
Re: Creating a Downloadable Movie file for the Internet
by Loren Risker 1 year ago
h.264 is an excellent and widely used delivery codec, both for uploading to video sharing sites such as youtube and as downloadable files. avi is a wrapper which can contain a variety of codecs, inclu
Motion 5: Analyzing Audio for any change
by Loren Risker 1 year ago
Any time I change the settings in audio parameter, it starts "analyzing audio" which takes several minutes before I can see the changes. Is this normal
how can use final cut x and color?
by King Law 1 year ago
ive recently upgraded to final cut x and i still have my final cut pro studio, i like some features from final cut pro x but i was hoping to keep my COLOR(the application)from my finalcut studio. is i
Re: how can use final cut x and color?
by Mathieu Marano 1 year ago
Yes, Resolve can use FCP7 and FCPX project as sources. Here are two videos that show haw: FCPx to Resolve to FCP7 and back http: www.youtube.com watch v=DNRnH9zsP6g&list=UUfEfF-tcHqXhz_L-OgPjOxw&index
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Is there a workflow for partial proxies?
by Trevor Asquerthian 1 year ago
I've some H264 material... I'd rather make it easier on the processor and have it deal with proxies for that clip only, but it seems that it's all or nothing 'Prefer Proxy Media where available' would
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vibrato gesture
by Kevin Thompson 1 year ago
I ve not read this technique anywhere, so thought I would pass it on. Using a trackpad, try a click-hold on a playhead, then rock your finger from side to side. This moves the playhead in very small i
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Final Cut Pro X User Guide
by Craig Seeman 1 year ago
Finally as PDF from Apple http: manuals.info.apple.com en_US final_cut_pro_x_user_guide.pdf
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Re: Final Cut Pro X User Guide
by Lance Bachelder 1 year ago
Over 500 pages...nice! There is also a cool little guide for FCP7 to X transition: http: images.apple.com finalcutpro docs Final_Cut_Pro_X_for_Final_Cut_Pro_7_Editors.pdf Lance Bachelder Writer, Edito
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Woking of an FireWire disk
by Stan Johanssen 2 years ago
I'm working of an FireWire disk for all of my projects. I have "projects" on one disk, and "events" on another. When i want to delete a project i get this message from FCPX "This operation will not be
Re: Woking of an FireWire disk
by Loren Risker 1 year ago
I get the same message sometimes, maybe because it's a USB drive http: imgur.com Ctg6l
1080, exported 'current setting'=720X480? please enlighten me
by Jonah Kobb 1 year ago
Hello there, I have a Rebel t1i camera. I've had final cut pro for a while now but I recently had to re-install it because I had my hardrive rebooted. Short story is, now when I import my .mov files f
Re: 1080, exported 'current setting'=720X480? please enlighten me
by Loren Risker 1 year ago
You're absolutely correct, but there are a few workflows where it might be an advantage. I shoot live performances and have to sync sound. I usualy only publish 3-5 minutes of an hour long performance
FCP 7 and Lion
by Dave Lasdon 1 year ago
After the hell I went through with FCP 6 and Lion, I bought FCP 7 from someone on ebay. Just like FCP 6, every attempt to use the program causes it to "quit unexpectedly." It's eerily similar. Either
Re: FCP 7 and Lion
by Loren Risker 1 year ago
Backing up everything and reinstalling is probably the best answer. However, sometimes you just can't do that. It takes time, another hard drive, and knowledge of how to backup properly. In this situa
Final Cut Pro X [Touch]
by Tangier Clarke 2 years ago
The more I use FCP X, the more I see it being translated for or setup for a touch interface on in so many ways. Just speculation; trying to see the broader picture in line with Apple's history, curren
Re: Final Cut Pro X [Touch]
by Loren Risker 2 years ago
I agree. And I can see why pros would get cranky about that, but if true I'm all over it. And if they open it up, im going to nuigroup.com and the hardware store, ill be back in 6 months.
Audio Sync Issue
by Marc Roberts 2 years ago
Anyone else having a problem syncing multiple clips using the sync audio option If I sync one clip to one audio track everything is fine. If I try to sync 8 clips from camera a and 8 clips from camera
Re: Audio Sync Issue
by Loren Risker 2 years ago
I'm having a similar problem except with just one camera angle. I have 1 audio track and 5 clips. I suppose I can get around it by having 5 synced clips, but that seems silly.


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