Interpreting my instructions from editor...

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sean90291

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I'm doing a small assistant edit job. I've done it a couple times before, but generally I'm an editor with my own system, and almost always in Avid. So I'm not exactly sure what the editor means when he asks me to "synchronise all production sync slates in Final Cut before commencing offline, as it will be frustrating to compare takes if they need to be synchronised." I thought I'd ask you guys before looking too dumb right off the mark (I honestly think my strengths are more editorial than technical, but here we go).

I guess my two best guesses are (1) ensuring that all shots are lined up at the slate (so the slate is right at the beginning of each shot), or (2) presumably there is separate audio and he wants to know that the audio tracks are matched and lined up with the slate marker, and "locked" together in FCP.

What do you think?
 
I'd think he wants an In point at the slate of each clip. Or as you said, he needs external audio sync'ed to the video, then perhaps exported as self-contained clips. I'd ask him which of these two he's referring to. Don't be afraid to ask. If he's a jerk about it, he's not being a professional.
 
In my experience, if you really need to clarify what someone was trying to tell you, it's best to ask that person. I do this all the time during edit sessions. It really speeds things up not have to re do things because you didn't stop to clarify things.
 
Thanks for the advice. BenB, given that I suspected he wants me synching up audio, I was curious how these clips are then "saved" with the audio linked to it. Creating a new clip is probably how it will be done eh?

And yes, always critical to confim with the source before proceeding under a mistaken assumption. But I appreciate the help in interpreting the instruction so at least I can come back to him and know something about what I'm talkin' about. ;-)
 
Again, never be afraid to ask question. We all do. I'm a producer, with years of experience (since 1972), and I still ask my crew tons of questions. If that's a problem, it's not a production you want to work on.
 
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