site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com Hi Rolf Regards Andreas On 05.02.2006, at 11:45, Rolf Howarth wrote: Ok, here's another question then. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/site_archiver%40lists.ap... I saw that error as well. For own usage I fix that internally and do insert a comment at the beginning of the XML, which tells me who did create it - my app (or Automatic Duck, as Wes includes a comment as well) or another one - in case there is no comment. I think it's a good idea for any developer to insert a comment at the root level of the XML. With the next releases of some of my apps I also will put an extra XML into the comment, which will allow others to parse version changes and handling of some nodes. This doesn't help really much in case Apple or other other companies you don't know about will fix or create bugs, but at least it keeps people who read your comments informed about what you are doing. To make it even more complicated be aware there are 3 versions of XML V1 out which are not really compatible "up-down" with the versions of FCP 4.1 thru 5.x When FCP imports an XML file describing subclips, it ignores the clip's stated duration but calculates it based on the file's duration and startoffset and endoffset. However, there seems to be a bug in FCP 5.0.4 and the processing of endoffset is out by one, so the subclip's duration (and Media End) is one frame too short after it's imported. You can see this by importing a subclip, exporting it and importing it again. Each time it gets shorter by one frame, which I take it to mean it's unequivocally a bug in Final Cut Pro, and not my understanding of the XML format :-) Has anyone else seen this? If so, how do you handle it? Do you process subclips the same (broken) way as Final Cut, to try to be compatible, or do it correctly and put up with durations being out by one frame compared to FCP? Obviously the danger with trying to correct for FCP's behaviour is that Apple might fix it in a future update. -Rolf -- Rolf Howarth Square Box Systems Ltd Stratford-upon-Avon UK. http://www.squarebox.co.uk _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Pro-apps-dev mailing list (Pro-apps-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/pro-apps-dev/kiel% 40spherico.com This email sent to kiel@spherico.com This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com