FCP-L: Don't nest (WAS: Re: [FCP-L] putting image in a frame)

Doug and All,
I've had the worst luck with nesting and the bad effects show up right
away.
I'll nest a few clips and then they're black when I try to play them.

I just installed FCP 7 as part of the new FCS and I haven't wanted to
even check if nesting got better.

Unless they fixed it, nesting is the great crippler of young adults.
Please help prevent this tragedy from striking projects you love.
Don't nest; don't let friends nest.

The other Doug,
Doug vanderHoof

On Oct 16, 2009, at 9:32 AM, Mark wrote:

> If you're doing off-line work that will be uprezzed (conformed)
> later, then nesting is a BAD idea. It may be the quickest, easiest
> step for now, but whomever is faced with conforming the sequence
> will curse the day that you walked through their door. They might
> even throw things at you. They will definitely cross you off the
> holiday card list.
>
> Mark
>
> --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Tom Wolsky <tom@...> wrote:
> >
> > Place the sequence inside another sequence and use the motion
> > properties to adjust the size and position of the nested sequence.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 16, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Doug Rossini wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > > First post. My name is Doug Rossini and I am a long-time doc
> editor on
> > > Avid. My work is now about 50-50. My question is this: I have a
> series
> > > of sequences that I need to reduce in size so that the image sits
> > > inside a frame of black. On Avid I would just put a resize
> effect on
> > > the highest track, adjust the parameters and be done. Is there
> > > anything similar in FC or do I need to adjust shot by shot?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Doug
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