FCPX Help

[Z400Racer37]

Hey guys,

I was hoping someone could help me out a bit here. I'm a bit of a noobie with FCPX, and I'm wondering 2 things at the moment:

1. Is there a way to setup "templates" for editing? by that I mean, automatically insert intros and outros with their respective fade ins and fade outs into the final story line? I'm going to be editing video for a particular company, and I want the intros and outros to be identical for each video, and it would save a ton of setup time over time to have it automatically populate. Plus it's guaranteed consistency, with no time cost.

and

2. Each recorded session had 3 video streams. I need to splice them together so 1 showing at a time in the final product (i.e. cut from speaker, to questioner, back to speaker, etc.). Is there a way I can view all 3 streams simultaneously, and basically switch the camera feed that makes it to the final story line? Whats the most efficient way to organize this kind of thing on my end?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all.

 

[Strider64]

1. You can use (most of the time buy) 3rd party Apple Motion templates for FCPX or use Apple Motion ($50) to create your own templates that way you can have consistency.

2. I'm not sure what you're asking, but someone else might. Sorry

 

[Z400Racer37]

1. You can use (most of the time buy) 3rd party Apple Motion templates for FCPX or use Apple Motion ($50) to create your own templates that way you can have consistency.

2. I'm not sure what you're asking, but someone else might. Sorry

Thanks for the response, I'll try that out!

Edit: Are there any tutorials on that specific topic that you would recommend? Thanks!

Sorry, I was hoping that would be clearer than it was.. Basically, each event was recorded using 3 video cameras; one for the speaker at the event, and one for each of the microphones for questioners (for Q&A Sessions), for a total of 3 video streams. I'm looking to, I guess "stack" all 3 video feeds, and sync them with each other, and then put them above a constant audio feed, so I can basically switch between video feeds and not have to constantly cut and splice the video feeds to fit the audio track. In other words, the audio track is constant, it's just a question of which video feed should be shown at what point in the audio track... Does that make sense?

 

[AZhappyjack]

Hey guys,

I was hoping someone could help me out a bit here. I'm a bit of a noobie with FCPX, and I'm wondering 2 things at the moment:

1. Is there a way to setup "templates" for editing? by that I mean, automatically insert intros and outros with their respective fade ins and fade outs into the final story line? I'm going to be editing video for a particular company, and I want the intros and outros to be identical for each video, and it would save a ton of setup time over time to have it automatically populate. Plus it's guaranteed consistency, with no time cost.

and

2. Each recorded session had 3 video streams. I need to splice them together so 1 showing at a time in the final product (i.e. cut from speaker, to questioner, back to speaker, etc.). Is there a way I can view all 3 streams simultaneously, and basically switch the camera feed that makes it to the final story line? Whats the most efficient way to organize this kind of thing on my end?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks all.

1. I use a clipboard manager utility called Copy'Em Paste. With it, I can copy anything, including FCPx bits like intros, lower thirds, transitions, etc. Not all copy utilities properly handle stuff like FCPx components... with Copy'Em Paste, I can save the snippet, 'star' it, name it and then I can also export and save it to be later added back, should something happen... then, when editing a project, if I need one of my saved bits, I can just go to the Copy'Em Paste menu and drop it in... change the text if I need to, and go on to the next one. This has saved me hours of time when editing videos and using the same bits and pieces over and over on each.

2. Are you using multiple cameras and a separate audio source/track? You can import them all into FCPx, and then select them all and pick "Multicam clip". FCPx will sync all of the audio/video together into a single compound clip that you can add to your timeline. You can select the default clips for audio and for video, and then use the ANGLES VIEWER to see each track as you move through your timeline. My typical videos use 2 separate camera recordings and a separate audio track. I set the audio to use the dedicated audio track, and then switch between the two video clips as needed/necessary as I move through the timeline. The ANGLE VIEWER will show you both video clips synced as you move through the timeline.

You can search YouTube for FCPx Multicam and find many videos showing you how it works.

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Sorry, I was hoping that would be clearer than it was.. Basically, each event was recorded using 3 video cameras; one for the speaker at the event, and one for each of the microphones for questioners (for Q&A Sessions), for a total of 3 video streams. I'm looking to, I guess "stack" all 3 video feeds, and sync them with each other, and then put them above a constant audio feed, so I can basically switch between video feeds and not have to constantly cut and splice the video feeds to fit the audio track. In other words, the audio track is constant, it's just a question of which video feed should be shown at what point in the audio track... Does that make sense?

Using the Multicam Clip option, there is no need to put all 3 (or 4 or whatever) video streams in your timeline... just create a Multicam clip and then switch on the fly between them.

 

[Z400Racer37]

1. I use a clipboard manager utility called Copy'Em Paste. With it, I can copy anything, including FCPx bits like intros, lower thirds, transitions, etc. Not all copy utilities properly handle stuff like FCPx components... with Copy'Em Paste, I can save the snippet, 'star' it, name it and then I can also export and save it to be later added back, should something happen... then, when editing a project, if I need one of my saved bits, I can just go to the Copy'Em Paste menu and drop it in... change the text if I need to, and go on to the next one. This has saved me hours of time when editing videos and using the same bits and pieces over and over on each.

2. Are you using multiple cameras and a separate audio source/track? You can import them all into FCPx, and then select them all and pick "Multicam clip". FCPx will sync all of the audio/video together into a single compound clip that you can add to your timeline. You can select the default clips for audio and for video, and then use the ANGLES VIEWER to see each track as you move through your timeline. My typical videos use 2 separate camera recordings and a separate audio track. I set the audio to use the dedicated audio track, and then switch between the two video clips as needed/necessary as I move through the timeline. The ANGLE VIEWER will show you both video clips synced as you move through the timeline.

You can search YouTube for FCPx Multicam and find many videos showing you how it works.

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Using the Multicam Clip option, there is no need to put all 3 (or 4 or whatever) video streams in your timeline... just create a Multicam clip and then switch on the fly between them.

Thanks so much fro the tips man. Can't wait to try them out! First batch is still downloading though (80GB each x 3 feeds O.O. idk if that's unusual, but holy crap thats rather large lol)

I'll let you know how it goes, thanks!

 

[AZhappyjack]

Thanks so much fro the tips man. Can't wait to try them out! First batch is still downloading though (80GB each x 3 feeds O.O. idk if that's unusual, but holy crap thats rather large lol)

I'll let you know how it goes, thanks!

As you first start, it can be a bit intimidating... but IMO, there's little reason to feel intimidated... good luck, and let us know if you have any more questions/issues. FWIW, I've been editing video in FCPx for 3-4 years and I am still learning new things...

 

[Z400Racer37]

As you first start, it can be a bit intimidating... but IMO, there's little reason to feel intimidated... good luck, and let us know if you have any more questions/issues. FWIW, I've been editing video in FCPx for 3-4 years and I am still learning new things...

Hey man,

So I was finally able to get my hands on those files, and I started editing them, but then they sent me a copy which was almost totally finished. Here's the thing: the unedited files have atrocious audio. I did my best to get it as good as I could, but for some reason it pales in comparison to the audio quality of the almost finished copy they sent me. Do you have any tips for cleaning up audio? I tried clicking enhance, and it makes it wound echo-ey and terrible. It's almost as though they used a different audio source for the other file, but I don't think they did... I spend a couple hours trying to figure it out, it's just bizarre. Any thoughts on fixing up crummy audio to the point where it sounds great?

Thanks!

 

[AZhappyjack]

Hey man,

So I was finally able to get my hands on those files, and I started editing them, but then they sent me a copy which was almost totally finished. Here's the thing: the unedited files have atrocious audio. I did my best to get it as good as I could, but for some reason it pales in comparison to the audio quality of the almost finished copy they sent me. Do you have any tips for cleaning up audio? I tried clicking enhance, and it makes it wound echo-ey and terrible. It's almost as though they used a different audio source for the other file, but I don't think they did... I spend a couple hours trying to figure it out, it's just bizarre. Any thoughts on fixing up crummy audio to the point where it sounds great?

Thanks!

Not sure what you mean "almost finished"... and there's not much you can do with bad audio... however, IF the video has not been cut up, and it's still intact with the version that you have, you MIGHT be able to import both files and then do a Multicam clip... and use the audio from the version with good audio and the video from the one that's "almost done"... but if the video doesn't match you will end up with audio/video sync issues...

 

[joema2]

...the unedited files have atrocious audio. I did my best to get it as good as I could, but for some reason it pales in comparison to the audio quality of the almost finished copy they sent me. Do you have any tips for cleaning up audio...

What you are hearing is likely the individual camera audio. The solution is not to clean that up but get the good audio and create a multicam clip which includes it, then within FCPX select the good quality audio and de-select the other poor quality audio channels. You can then do video-only switching or editing and FCPX will keep using the good audio.

This was a three-camera recording, probably with external audio on a separate channel. The "almost finished" edited video file they sent you already had the good audio selected before they edited it. You need that original good audio file, or if they ran the good audio to one of the cameras you need to figure out which camera recorded it.

I am assuming the good quality audio was multi-channel (IOW multiple mics) but it might only be single channel. If multi-channel, the audio file(s) can be in several configurations:

(1) A mixdown of the high quality audio channels in a single file. In that case you can't control the relative levels of each channel when editing, but at least it's good quality.

(2) A separate audio file per recording channel. In that case you would include all those in the multicam clip, along with the video. Each audio channel would appear as a separate audio "lane" in FCPX.

(3) A single polyphonic wave file with several discrete audio channels inside it. In the Event Browser or timeline, this will appear as a single audio "lane" but with multiple channels embedded within it. FCPX knows how to interpret these and after import will display the multiple channels in the Inspector.

Before creating and syncing a multicam clip, the data must be prepped by labeling within FCPX each batch of files (both audio and video) from each camera or recorder. If this is not done the multicam clip will often not work correctly. Procedure:

1. Import all clips
2. In Event Browser at top right, select List View icon, or use OPT+CMD+2 to toggle between list view and filmstrip view.
3. In Event Browser, click on clip name column heading to sort by name. All the clips from each camera should be grouped together.
4. If camera filenames are not unique to each camera, then click the keyword you generated from the folder name during import. This selects only the clips from that camera or audio recorder.
5. Select a group of clips from one camera/recorder (Click on 1st, go to last and Shift-click).
6. In Inspector at upper right, click on Info button. If Inspector pane is not on, turn it on with Window>Show Inspector
7. At bottom of Inspector Pane, click the drop-down box and select "General". This shows more details.
8. In the Inspector Pane, enter a camera or angle name. When you press Enter it will add that camera/angle name to all the clips you have selected in a single step.
9. Repeat step 4, 5 and 8 for each camera/recorder.
10. To create MC clip: In Event Browser, select all clips from the cameras & recorders for a particular multicam interview or event.
11. Right-click on the selected group and select "New Multicam Clip", then set checkbox "use audio for synchronization"
12. Double-click the MC clip to open it, enable Angle Viewer with SHFT+CMD+7 and verify synchronization. Switch the audio to the main source and disable camera audio.