Re: Final cut pro 7.0.1 using the wrong data ref for media segments when there is more then one in track
Re: Final cut pro 7.0.1 using the wrong data ref for media segments when there is more then one in track
- Subject: Re: Final cut pro 7.0.1 using the wrong data ref for media segments when there is more then one in track
- From: James Brooks <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:56:56 -0500
Thanks again Helena
I will look this over.
James
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> We don't really support QT editing within Final Cut. For editing together separate clips and linking them up together programatically outside of FCP, please check out our XML format at:
> http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/FinalCutPro_XML/AboutThisDoc/AboutThisDoc.html
>
> Cheers,
> Helena
>
> On 2010-02-26, at 9:40 AM, James Brooks wrote:
>
>> Thanks Helena,
>>
>> I will submit it. Sadly, FCP does not support multiple video tracks
>> linked up one after the other either, so it seems there is no way to
>> stitch the files from the camera for direct editing in FCP. Currently
>> the directory has to be brought in, and then the individual clips can
>> be dropped on the time line in starting time code order. Obviously
>> this is not ideal for workflow or for editing.
>>
>> Thanks for you response, James
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Helena Ju <email@hidden> wrote:
>>> Hey James,
>>> Sorry to just say what you already know, but having more than one segment in the quickTime Mov isn't really supported in FCP. If you think you've found a bug, as always, please write it up in bugreporter.apple.com.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Helena
>>> On 2010-02-25, at 6:57 PM, James Brooks wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Again
>>>>
>>>> Is there a better place, or person, to ask this kind of question?
>>>> This is really looking like a bug in FCP and I cannot seem to create a
>>>> workaround. There are two other fairly complex questions I need to
>>>> ask, but I don't want to waste the list's time if this is not the
>>>> appropriate place to ask
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, James
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:49 PM, James Brooks <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>> Yet another interesting piece of data: If I render the time line to a
>>>>> QuickTime MOV, the output is correct. It is only while editing that
>>>>> the first media segment is missing or using the wrong data references.
>>>>> Also, all other QT compatible applications I have seem to work fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, James
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:40 PM, James Brooks <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> Sorry, forgot one other detail: FCP's picture icon for the clip in
>>>>>> the time line is correct. Also, if you enable film strip mode, all
>>>>>> the pictures along the time line are correct. It is only the playback
>>>>>> in the preview or main windows that is missing the first video
>>>>>> segment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, James
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:38 PM, James Brooks <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We have a import/export component for FCP/QuickTime that is working
>>>>>>> very well in general, but there is one issue we cannot resolve. For
>>>>>>> one of our formats we need to stitch together multiple video and audio
>>>>>>> files to make a complete A/V clip in FCP. If there is only one video
>>>>>>> file and one audio file per track, everything works perfectly in FCP
>>>>>>> and QT Player. If there are multiple video files and multiple audio
>>>>>>> files, everything works perfectly in QT Player on OS-X and Windows,
>>>>>>> but in FCP the video media segments are missing the first one, or more
>>>>>>> likely, FCP is using the dataRef from the second segment for the
>>>>>>> first, the third segment for the second, etc. The result looks like
>>>>>>> this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> QTPlayer:
>>>>>>> Track 1 | -- video 1 -- | -- video 2 -- | -- video 3 -- |
>>>>>>> Track 2 | -- audio 1 -- | -- audio 2 -- | -- audio 3 -- |
>>>>>>> Track 3 | -- audio 1 -- | -- audio 2 -- | -- audio 3 -- |
>>>>>>> Track 4 | ---------------------- time code ------------------|
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> FCP:
>>>>>>> Track 1 | -- video 2 -- | -- video 3 -- | -- black --|
>>>>>>> Track 2 | -- audio 1 -- | -- audio 2 -- | -- audio 3 -- |
>>>>>>> Track 3 | -- audio 1 -- | -- audio 2 -- | -- audio 3 -- |
>>>>>>> Track 4 | ---------------------- time code ------------------|
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have tried adding a fake dataRef to another file with no media in
>>>>>>> the video track, but this does not help. Does anyone have any idea
>>>>>>> what is going on?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, James
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
>>>>>>> Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
>>>>>>> <vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
>>>>>> Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
>>>>>> <vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
>>>>> Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
>>>>> <vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
>>>> Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
>>>> <vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
>> Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
>> <vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
>
>
--
James Brooks, Manager R&D VVW
Tel: +1 416 255 5636, ext 226
<vcard>http://www.drastictech.com/contacts/james.vcf</vcard>
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