Generating window burn from multiclip in FCS3 at DVinfo.net

Brooks Graham · September 16th, 2009, 10:21 AM

I've got a client that wants a window burn from a live event two-camera shoot. Ideally, it would look a lot like the preview window while editing multiclips, or perhaps the two angles stacked vertically, each angle with their own independent timecode burn.

I have already got each performance synced into its own multiclip in FCP and I'm hoping that there's an easy way to export it with a window burn.

Has anyone done this before?

Ideas?

Mike Petrucco · September 16th, 2009, 08:16 PM

Unless I misunderstand, one way would be to set the multiclip aside for the moment, and use the original clips, each on a track, but aligned or synced up, and then scale each down in the canvas, arrange them side by side, and put a timecode filter on one so time code is displayed in the canvas as well. Then export it out. I don't know a good way to describe this, so I hope that made sense.

You would of course do your editing with the multiclip.

Brooks Graham · September 16th, 2009, 09:10 PM

Yeah, I was hoping to avoid that. It's not a ton of work, but it's an 8-step process and being basically lazy, I was hoping for a 1-step process.

The upside, of course, is that it will look exactly like I want.

For anyone's future reference, here's the Motion Tab settings for two-up:

[Both Clips] Scale: 48%
[Clip A] Center = 0 , 270
[Clip B] Center = 0 ,-270

September 16th, 2009, 10:21 AM	#1
Brooks Graham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 121	Generating window burn from multiclip in FCS3 I've got a client that wants a window burn from a live event two-camera shoot. Ideally, it would look a lot like the preview window while editing multiclips, or perhaps the two angles stacked vertically, each angle with their own independent timecode burn. I have already got each performance synced into its own multiclip in FCP and I'm hoping that there's an easy way to export it with a window burn. Has anyone done this before? Ideas? __________________ EX3, Z1U, FX1, D1X / NeXTstation Turbo Color / FCS3

September 16th, 2009, 09:10 PM	#3
Brooks Graham Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 121	Yeah, I was hoping to avoid that. It's not a ton of work, but it's an 8-step process and being basically lazy, I was hoping for a 1-step process. The upside, of course, is that it will look exactly like I want. For anyone's future reference, here's the Motion Tab settings for two-up: [Both Clips] Scale: 48% [Clip A] Center = 0 , 270 [Clip B] Center = 0 ,-270 __________________ EX3, Z1U, FX1, D1X / NeXTstation Turbo Color / FCS3

September 16th, 2009, 08:16 PM	#2
Mike Petrucco Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 98	Unless I misunderstand, one way would be to set the multiclip aside for the moment, and use the original clips, each on a track, but aligned or synced up, and then scale each down in the canvas, arrange them side by side, and put a timecode filter on one so time code is displayed in the canvas as well. Then export it out. I don't know a good way to describe this, so I hope that made sense. You would of course do your editing with the multiclip.