need basic fcp question answered...

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matthewd5

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hello.

i am asking this question for a friend, he uses final cut pro on a dual g5


he does all of his captures by watching the tapes and noting the in/out timecode points and then doing a manual capture using those points.

i asked him why he did this because it seemed so inefficent.

his answer was that he had problems where he would do a full tape capture and it would capture all the cuts as separate files no problem,

but when he would delete the misc. stuff that wasn't actual cuts for his film final cut pro would repeatedly ask him for those files/footage that he had deleted.

he tried evrerything and could never get the program to stop asking him repeatedly to locate that footage.

i'm a pc user but it just seems to me that there has to be a better fix other than to do manual capture.

so if someone could give me some guidance i can pass on to my friend i'd really appreciate it.

matthew
 
First he can log the in/out points in FCP (runnign tape and hitting in/out markers. This allows him to add notes, auto number takes and mark if a take is good. This is the way most pros work. Once that's done he hits the batch capture button and it will auto capture all the good takes or selected takes.
To delete shots he should do it within FCP. He can delete them from the project. If he just deletes the files in the operating system then FCP opens his project and still lists the files and so wants to locate them. (He has some options when this dialog comes)
If he's doing a lot of cleanup then he should use the Media Manager in FCP. See the help file or manual. This will take unused sections offline if you wish but still keeps track so if you want to re-import at a later date you can.
 
i believe that is how he is doing the capture now, the problem was they couldn't find a way to delete the clips from final cut pro.

could you give me the exact command/menu item sequence so i can give it to him to try.

i know the adobe premiere pro really well but not final cut pro.

i'll buy a copy when they have the intel mac o/s so i can use my existing hardware.

matthew
 
AFAIK, Apple is not going to make an Intel version of the OS for non-Apple hardware.

They are going to use Intel processors in new Mac computers, but that's different than being able to install the OSX and Mac software on any clone with an Intel chip.

Hope this helps.
 
that would probably be enough to get me to buy a mac again but i predict that eventually they will open up and have an o/s that will run on more machines as long as they have the new intel copy protection stuff for media.

thanks for the tips on the final cut pro stuff. i'll pass it on. i know they tried quite a few things and did a lot of google searches so i don't know if they have some odd problem that isn't your standard rtfm issue.

matthew
 
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