Urban Skargren
May 6th, 2014, 03:10 PM
Hello!
I have a question about synchronizing workflow in Final Cut Pro 10.1 (or is it spelled synchronising?)
I am editing a short film where we recorded on DSLR cameras and on an audio recorder and worked with slates.
I first edited a rough-cut of the film, only using the "raw" video footage, and I didn't synchronize anything at this point, because I figured I would save time by later only synchronizing the clips I would actually use.
So now I am done with the rough-cut and want to synchronize the clips I will actually use.
But I saw that when I try to synchronize a clip with its audio file, for some reason, since I have used only a part of the video file, the synchronized clips ends up having black on the part that wasn't used (beyond in and out points). This is kind of disturbing, I want to be able to use more, or less, of the clip if necessary. The best would actually be to have "handles" at the in and out points.
I figured that if I, before synchronizing the files, would just remove the in and out points, it would work, but for some reason still only a certain part if the synchronized clip is seen, the rest is black (even after re-importing).
So I guess my two questions are:
1. What workflow is best for synchronizing a short (or feature) film in FCP 10.1?
2. How do I avoid that the synchronized clip ends up having the part beyond the in and out points being black?
Thank you.
I have a question about synchronizing workflow in Final Cut Pro 10.1 (or is it spelled synchronising?)
I am editing a short film where we recorded on DSLR cameras and on an audio recorder and worked with slates.
I first edited a rough-cut of the film, only using the "raw" video footage, and I didn't synchronize anything at this point, because I figured I would save time by later only synchronizing the clips I would actually use.
So now I am done with the rough-cut and want to synchronize the clips I will actually use.
But I saw that when I try to synchronize a clip with its audio file, for some reason, since I have used only a part of the video file, the synchronized clips ends up having black on the part that wasn't used (beyond in and out points). This is kind of disturbing, I want to be able to use more, or less, of the clip if necessary. The best would actually be to have "handles" at the in and out points.
I figured that if I, before synchronizing the files, would just remove the in and out points, it would work, but for some reason still only a certain part if the synchronized clip is seen, the rest is black (even after re-importing).
So I guess my two questions are:
1. What workflow is best for synchronizing a short (or feature) film in FCP 10.1?
2. How do I avoid that the synchronized clip ends up having the part beyond the in and out points being black?
Thank you.