Re: Auxiliary timecode and XML
Re: Auxiliary timecode and XML
- Subject: Re: Auxiliary timecode and XML
- From: "Bruce Sharpe" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:33:57 -0700
Great, thanks for clarifying that, Helena.
My mental model of a multiclip continues to evolve...
Bruce
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Bruce!
> Actually, in the encoding of the active angle's clipitem (the one that
> contains <multiclip>) there is also a <mediadelay>. This should be the same
> as the one for the active angle encoded at
>>
>> .../multiclip/angle/clip/media/video/track/clipitem/mediadelay
>
> Cheers,
> Helena
> On Jul 19, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bruce Sharpe wrote:
>
>> Hi Helena,
>>
>> By the way, I think there is an error in the example usage of
>> mediadelay in Listing 3-9 of the PDF (page 23). It shows mediadelay
>> as a sibling of multiclip, but the correct position in the hierarchy
>> is:
>> .../multiclip/angle/clip/media/video/track/clipitem/mediadelay
>>
>> If you agree, I'll file a bug report.
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Bruce Sharpe <email@hidden>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Helena,
>>>
>>> Yup, I think mediadelay is going to do the job.
>>>
>>> Is it exposed in the UI anywhere or is it only accessible via XML?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Bruce! Pattrick!
>>>> To do the syncronization you've both talked about where various clips
>>>> you'd like to use in a multiclip may not overlap, please check out the
>>>> "mediadelay" key. (described on page 42 of the PDF in figure 3-3. I believe
>>>> it fills the need you have. Certainly that's what FCP is using when we have
>>>> multiclips like that.
>>>> Cheers!
>>>> Helena
>>>> PS if that doesn't fill the need, please let me know and give me an
>>>> example to play with.
>>>> On Jul 18, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Bruce Sharpe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Filed as bug number 6085957.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bruce
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Bruce,
>>>>>
>>>>> I hear you, but that one is much harder. Lots more edge cases. So it'll
>>>>> be more difficult to get in. Please write up a bug and send me the bug
>>>>> number.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Helena
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 17, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Bruce Sharpe wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It would be great to have it for media with timecode too. Example
>>>>>> use case: a music video or a commercial with choreography that is shot
>>>>>> as multiple takes on one camera. You want to use the media file time
>>>>>> code for capturing purposes but an auxiliary time code not embedded in
>>>>>> the media file for purposes of synchronization.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bruce
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Michael, Andreas, Bruce,
>>>>>>> I hear you. Wes has also repeatedly asked for this one. For those of
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> asking, the reference bug number is 5519050. I would have the
>>>>>>> documentation
>>>>>>> changed, but I think instead, we'd really like to have the
>>>>>>> application let
>>>>>>> you change the timecode, at least for timecode-less media, right?
>>>>>>> No promises, but I'll bring it up again and mention that y'all were
>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>> asking.
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>> -Helena
>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Michael Miller wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We had the exact same problem here. I think either the featureset or
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> documentation must be misleading because this seems to be a common
>>>>>>> question.
>>>>>>> If an MOV doesn't have a TC track embedded is there any reason FCP
>>>>>>> can't
>>>>>>> just assign an arbitrary one to it based on what is in the XML?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Michael Miller
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Andreas Kiel
>>>>>>> <email@hidden>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No. It doesn't work. It's not possible to use XML to "overwrite" or
>>>>>>>> create
>>>>>>>> file data.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 17.07.2008, at 06:53, Bruce Sharpe wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would like to add or modify auxililary timecode via XML, but am
>>>>>>>>> having no success. For example, if a clip has an auxiliary
>>>>>>>>> timecode
>>>>>>>>> value I export the clip to XML, edit the timecode value in the XML
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> re-import it. The new timecode values is ignored.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is it supposed to work?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bruce
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