Combining multiple sequences...

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FilmBoy77

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I have a short film (720/24pn) where every scene is seperately edited in a different sequence. I've been creating a new master sequence and dragging the smaller scenes/sequences into it from the media browser, however it doesnt show on the timeline as four tracks of audio - is the sequence being flattened or something? am i able to check if i still have 4 tracks of audio? is this even the best way to go about combining each (8 in total) sequence into a master project?

thanx in advance...
 
I find a much more accurate way is to create one new sequence and then copy everything within each sub sequence one at a time and paste into the master sequence.

So you go in each sequence. Apple-A to select everything, then Apple-C to copy it. Then open the master sequence, position the playhead where you want to next set to go and Apple-V to paste it in. Otherwise with nesting sequences you have a harder time accessing individual clips.

Noah
 
Or, if you don't wanna see the edits, then you can Export to QT from each sequence and it should let you keep the audio in all four channels.
 
NoahK said:
I find a much more accurate way is to create one new sequence and then copy everything within each sub sequence one at a time and paste into the master sequence.

So you go in each sequence. Apple-A to select everything, then Apple-C to copy it. Then open the master sequence, position the playhead where you want to next set to go and Apple-V to paste it in. Otherwise with nesting sequences you have a harder time accessing individual clips.

Noah
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worked 1000 times better than the way I was doing it...thanx guys.
 
Place all the Sequences you want into as many other Seqeuences as you want. You'll see each as one video and two audio tracks.

Double click the "Nested" Sequence (Nest refers to a Sequence inside of a Sequence) and it will open in it's own Timeline window tab. When it opens in it's own tab, you'll have your original Sequence with all individual clips, audio, etc.

Right click the Nested Sequence, and chose Open In Viewer, and you can treat the whole Nested Sequence as one huge Clip. Keyframe it, color correct it, etc, just like that whole Sequence is one huge Clip.

It's a very powerful tool for keeping your project organized. FilmBoy, you're actually doing a proper, professional workflow by keeping your project in various Sequences to track each section. Then drop them into one Main Sequence.

Simple copy and paste opens you up to a lot of confussion, and you can't effect the Sequence as a whole, you have to treat each clips individually. Exporting a Sequence as a QT and reimporting it introduces another round of compression to your image quality.

As for claiming that Nesting Sequences makes it "harder time accessing indivigual clips," well, nothing could be further from the truth. Just double click the Nested Sequence, and the original opens in it's own tab, what's "harder" about that?
 
I know pro's who go either way. Nested sequences are fine for organizing very modular projects. However often you want to apply filters, color correction and transitions on a clip by clip basis and nesting makes this more complex. Also its can cause problems if you are planning to export your sound for someone else to work in Protools for example. Either method has its uses but I find that having my entire edit with all original clips on one timeline to be more straightforward in terms of workflow and not having any surprises.

Noah
 
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NoahK said:
...often you want to apply filters, color correction and transitions on a clip by clip basis and nesting makes this more complex.
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No it doesn't. You double click the Nested Sequence, opens original, do your work, done. What's so complex about that?

As for sound, same thing. I really don't understand the statement that Nesting Sequences makes anything harder, when you can get to the original in the blink of an eye.
 
Ben-

I guess I just work differently- I don't like having to double click on every edit when I want to make a change. And ProTools likes OMF's from one sequence and ignores Nesting in my experience working with sound houses in L.A. But that's not to argue with you or say you're wrong. We all know with FCP there's a lot of things that must be done a certain way and a lot of things you can work out using any number of effective methods.

I use nested sequences all the time when they fit a project's workflow. As a matter of fact my Call Box DVD was created using nested sequences while my feature Formosa was built as one long 87-minute sequence. Just my personal POV for this particular question and it sounds like it worked well for the original poster. We all have the right to work our way and suggest alternatives- right? :)

-Noah
 
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