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Motion XML format published
by Darrin Cardani 15 Apr '08

15 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Darrin -- Darrin Cardani dcardani(a)apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… We've finally published the Motion XML file format. You can download the docs here: <http://developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/AppleApplications/idxMotion-dat… > There are some minor details missing mainly because of time constraints. If you have questions about it, feel free to ask them here. This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Suggestion for an FCP AE
by Rainer Standke 12 Apr '08

12 Apr '08

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Re: Some Idea ...
by Helena Ju 12 Apr '08

12 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hello Andreas! Thanks, Helena Hi all from Apple, Kind regards Andreas Kiel Spherico Nelkenstr. 25 D-76135 Karlsruhe Phone.: +49 (0)721 183 9753 eMail: kiel(a)spherico.com http://spherico.com/filmtools -- workflow tools for FCP _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/hju%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… Actually the version changes are documented in one of the appendicies on the XML PDF. We actually make tons of little and bigger fixed for the XML each release. These are not all documented but the higher level items are noted in the release notes for the dot releases, as with all other bugs. We have to follow the same process for documenting the XML changes as we use for other changes. If you see any specific documentation deficiencies please please sent along the details and I'll do my best to resolve it. Members of this list have probably noticed that answers to your questions have often been integrated into the next revision of the XML documentation. On Apr 11, 2008, at 2:27 PM, Andreas Kiel <andreas.kiel(a)spherico.com> wrote: Just sitting here and review quite a lot of stuff I've done over the last years with XML for FCP because it's going close to NAB. Something I forgot over the years is to document all the version changes of XML - and more important the bug fixes. Most of version changes I can remember and many of it not all of the changes are documented, but with some them of I'm not sure -- finally the fixes are not officially documented. Wouldn't it be a nice idea to have a document about those changes and fixes. This could be a help for all of us who are jumping on the XML train -- or do have a seat reservation in the "baggage wagon" of the train for a while like me :) If you do, I officially promise to update my article about (XML) audio import - doesn't that sound like a deal ;-) User quote "BWF2XML always worked like a Rolls Royce, did many films with it ..." This email sent to hju(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Some Idea ...
by Andreas Kiel 11 Apr '08

11 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi all from Apple, Kind regards Andreas Kiel Spherico Nelkenstr. 25 D-76135 Karlsruhe Phone.: +49 (0)721 183 9753 eMail: kiel(a)spherico.com http://spherico.com/filmtools -- workflow tools for FCP _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… Just sitting here and review quite a lot of stuff I've done over the last years with XML for FCP because it's going close to NAB. Something I forgot over the years is to document all the version changes of XML - and more important the bug fixes. Most of version changes I can remember and many of it not all of the changes are documented, but with some them of I'm not sure -- finally the fixes are not officially documented. Wouldn't it be a nice idea to have a document about those changes and fixes. This could be a help for all of us who are jumping on the XML train -- or do have a seat reservation in the "baggage wagon" of the train for a while like me :) If you do, I officially promise to update my article about (XML) audio import - doesn't that sound like a deal ;-) User quote "BWF2XML always worked like a Rolls Royce, did many films with it ..." This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: XML CDATA question
by Helena Ju 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

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Re: XML CDATA question
by Rainer Standke 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Helena, overall your description is accurate, that's what I want to do. No, I am not using the text field of an effect. Thanks, Rainer Hi Rainer, OR Cheers, Helena On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Rainer Standke wrote: I am using TextEdit to look at the exported XML. Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/hju%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… 3. The place that I put '<![CDATA[Rainer]]>' was in a sequence at clipitem/filter/effect/privatestate. 6. And yes, the data that I get back in step 6 is indeed gobledygook. I would have expected to get '<![CDATA[Rainer]]>', but I am getting '<! [CDATA[M!).%2@@@@@@H@@@@@@@A@@@K@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@R/4!4)/.@@@@@ %@@@@@@@@]]>'. On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:39 , Helena Ju wrote: I'm confused by the steps to get to this situation. I also recommend using BBEdit if you want to see the XML properly. I'll try to state what I think you're trying to do and you can let me know if I've got it, alright? 1. make some FCP project 2. export XML for that project in FCP 3. take that XML and modify it by putting a CDATA scope where? 4. import that modified XML file into FCP 5. export XML from the modified or new project where you imported the XML in step 4 6. note that the XML you get in step 5 is different than the one you created in step 3 because the CData changed? perhaps you're using a text field of some effect? And you put in some text "Rainer" and it is output from the XML as CDATA and it looks like gobledygook? I was looking for a way to incorporate text into an XML to be imported into FCP, and to be retrieved later on from an exported XML, after some more editing had been done. I explored privatestate as place to put that at, and I am running into a problem: The data that I write into the XML, like: <! [CDATA[Rainer]]>, comes back quite different, like this: <! [CDATA[M!).%2@@@@@@H@@@@@@@A@@@K@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@R/4!4)/.@@@@@ %@@@@@@@@]]>. So, I'm wondering if there is some parsing going on, or if it's caused by some text encoding issue. Could anyone shed some light, please? This email sent to hju(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Final Cut Server API/XML interfaces
by Jon Bradley 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

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Re: XML CDATA question
by Helena Ju 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi Rainer, OR Cheers, Helena On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:26 AM, Rainer Standke wrote: I am using TextEdit to look at the exported XML. Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/hju%40apple.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… I'm confused by the steps to get to this situation. I also recommend using BBEdit if you want to see the XML properly. I'll try to state what I think you're trying to do and you can let me know if I've got it, alright? 1. make some FCP project 2. export XML for that project in FCP 3. take that XML and modify it by putting a CDATA scope where? 4. import that modified XML file into FCP 5. export XML from the modified or new project where you imported the XML in step 4 6. note that the XML you get in step 5 is different than the one you created in step 3 because the CData changed? perhaps you're using a text field of some effect? And you put in some text "Rainer" and it is output from the XML as CDATA and it looks like gobledygook? I was looking for a way to incorporate text into an XML to be imported into FCP, and to be retrieved later on from an exported XML, after some more editing had been done. I explored privatestate as place to put that at, and I am running into a problem: The data that I write into the XML, like: <! [CDATA[Rainer]]>, comes back quite different, like this: <! [CDATA[M!).%2@@@@@@H@@@@@@@A@@@K@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@R/4!4)/.@@@@@ %@@@@@@@@]]>. So, I'm wondering if there is some parsing going on, or if it's caused by some text encoding issue. Could anyone shed some light, please? This email sent to hju(a)apple.com This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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XML CDATA question
by Rainer Standke 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com I am using TextEdit to look at the exported XML. Thanks, Rainer _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a… I was looking for a way to incorporate text into an XML to be imported into FCP, and to be retrieved later on from an exported XML, after some more editing had been done. I explored privatestate as place to put that at, and I am running into a problem: The data that I write into the XML, like: <! [CDATA[Rainer]]>, comes back quite different, like this: <![CDATA[M!). %2@@@@@@H@@@@@@@A@@@K@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@R/4!4)/.@@@@@%@@@@@@@@]]>. So, I'm wondering if there is some parsing going on, or if it's caused by some text encoding issue. Could anyone shed some light, please? This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Final Cut Server API/XML interfaces
by Helena Ju 10 Apr '08

10 Apr '08

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