Comments on: Looking at the Avid and Final Cut Pro timelines. http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/ A few words about non-linear editing, filmmaking and more ... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: editblog http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-5956 editblog Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-5956 nshex; FCP won't display that info in the timeline that you are asking about. Just one of those things it won't do. And no floating window either. You could try this little utility: http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/bigtime/ That can display a window. For the QT overlay just apply the timecode generator or reader filter to a nested sequence. That'll give you a BITC (burn in time code). nshex;
FCP won’t display that info in the timeline that you are asking about. Just one of those things it won’t do. And no floating window either. You could try this little utility:
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/bigtime/

That can display a window. For the QT overlay just apply the timecode generator or reader filter to a nested sequence. That’ll give you a BITC (burn in time code).

]]> By: nshex http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 nshex Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:14:59 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-5931 Hi Editblog, grate read. silly question, do you know of a way to get the clips on the time line to show duration (in fcp)? or maybe a TC floating window (a la avid?) how about getting a TC overlay export(when i send out a qt preview to a client)? Tx Hi Editblog,
grate read. silly question, do you know of a way to get the clips on the time line to show duration (in fcp)? or maybe a TC floating window (a la avid?)
how about getting a TC overlay export(when i send out a qt preview to a client)?
Tx

]]> By: editblog http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3447 editblog Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:08:42 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-3447 I haven't found any way to keep transitions on a clip when moving them in segment mode in Avid without taking a little filler along with it. A pain indeed. And Avid doesn't have th e"ttt-commnad" equivilent either... I haven’t found any way to keep transitions on a clip when moving them in segment mode in Avid without taking a little filler along with it. A pain indeed. And Avid doesn’t have th e”ttt-commnad” equivilent either…

]]> By: Pete http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-3423 Pete Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:52:11 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-3423 One thing that makes me wanna stop editing and go to law school is the way transitions don't "stick" to clips in the avid timeline. If you add a fade to a clip and then try to move it around the fade disappears. Is there an easier way of moving around a clip whilst keeping the transition, other then first chopping off a bit of filler, selecting the filler, and moving both the clip and the filler around? And is there something similar to the final cut "ttt-command" in the avid timeline? One thing that makes me wanna stop editing and go to law school is the way transitions don’t “stick” to clips in the avid timeline. If you add a fade to a clip and then try to move it around the fade disappears. Is there an easier way of moving around a clip whilst keeping the transition, other then first chopping off a bit of filler, selecting the filler, and moving both the clip and the filler around? And is there something similar to the final cut “ttt-command” in the avid timeline?

]]> By: Pol http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-2901 Pol Tue, 08 May 2007 20:17:57 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-2901 The biggest advantage FCP has over Avid is the track tool. It's very easy to select the entire slection, just one video track or portions of a sequence. In Avid you have to use the mouse to draw...in FCP it's just a click away. The biggest advantage FCP has over Avid is the track tool. It’s very easy to select the entire slection, just one video track or portions of a sequence. In Avid you have to use the mouse to draw…in FCP it’s just a click away.

]]> By: Ben De Rydt http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Ben De Rydt Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:20:25 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-779 The difference between Avid and Final Cut Pro concerning sync is that Avid keeps tracks in sync while Final Cut Pro keeps clips in sync. Final Cut Pro knows which video clip is associated with which audio clip(s) and won't let you change them independently unless you turn of "linked selection". You can of course unlink related clips or link previously unrelated clips. The difference between Avid and Final Cut Pro concerning sync is that Avid keeps tracks in sync while Final Cut Pro keeps clips in sync. Final Cut Pro knows which video clip is associated with which audio clip(s) and won’t let you change them independently unless you turn of “linked selection”. You can of course unlink related clips or link previously unrelated clips.

]]> By: editblog http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-533 editblog Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:29:54 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-533 "Of course, the benefit to the Avid timeline is the ability to mix formats in a timeline - without having to render. Saves a lot of time - especially important to a filmmaker on a tight budget and timeframe" That is true. I'd say that's more of the functionality of the newer versions of the Avid software than the timeline itself. I was looking more at functionality things. I love the ability to mix formats... especially in the documentary world. I'm sure FCP will be adding this in a future version. “Of course, the benefit to the Avid timeline is the ability to mix formats in a timeline – without having to render. Saves a lot of time – especially important to a filmmaker on a tight budget and timeframe”

That is true. I’d say that’s more of the functionality of the newer versions of the Avid software than the timeline itself. I was looking more at functionality things. I love the ability to mix formats… especially in the documentary world. I’m sure FCP will be adding this in a future version.

]]> By: Jake http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Jake Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:30:51 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-531 Interesting comparison. Of course, the benefit to the Avid timeline is the ability to mix formats in a timeline - without having to render. Saves a lot of time - especially important to a filmmaker on a tight budget and timeframe. Interesting comparison. Of course, the benefit to the Avid timeline is the ability to mix formats in a timeline – without having to render. Saves a lot of time – especially important to a filmmaker on a tight budget and timeframe.

]]> By: nl http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/comment-page-1/#comment-423 nl Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:08:07 +0000 http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2006/09/21/looking-at-the-avid-and-final-cut-pro-timelines/#comment-423 Scott good find man. The avid timeline makes my eyes burn. lol. Scott good find man. The avid timeline makes my eyes burn. lol.

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