Re: [FCP-L] Re: Was Murch, now Avid/FCP

Actually I think Shane may mean having separate sequences open in separate timeline windows so you can see the contents of multiple open sequences at the same time. A second or third monitor really helps.

All the best,

Tom

On Nov 19, 2009, at 11:43 AM, David Ross wrote:

> Just as viable, yes, but a good deal slower - and less precise if the source
> clips you want are on different tracks to the ones you want to cut them in
> to on the record side.
> I've heard it said many times before about how great it is that you can have
> multiple sequences open in FCP, but I don't get that it's a great deal
> better switching sequences by selecting a tab than it is by selecting from a
> drop-down menu, as in Avid. Though it is nice that you can quickly flick
> through them in FCP with keyboard shortcuts, (though not so practical if you
> have a large number open at once).
>
> And I regularly have some very choice words to say about those tabs when go
> to try and land the playhead on an earlier part of my timeline and
> accidentally activate a different sequence instead. Really wish there was a
> way to enlarge the scrub bar like you can with individual tracks. Where's
> that FCP feature request link again?
>
> D.
>
>
>
> 2009/11/19 Shane Ross <comeback@mac.com>
>
>>
>>
>> Well, not as elegant but just as viable. Because FCP allows you to
>> have multiple sequences open, you can open the sequence, mark your
>> selection, then load it into the Viewer, then edit with sequence
>> content.
>>
>> I constantly built select reels and do this.
>>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>> Scent frum my iFone.
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2009, at 8:04 AM, jwyoung5 <johnyoung.fcpeditor@gmail.com<johnyoung.fcpeditor%40gmail.com>>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Yes, while you can get around the nesting issue, it still doesn't
>>> work as well as with Avid. You can't see what you're doing because
>>> you can't view the sequence's timeline when the it is in the Viewer.
>>> My workaround for this is copy and pasting vs insert/overwriting.
>>> Not nearly as elegant but what can you do?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com <FinalCutPro-L%40yahoogroups.com>,
>> David Ross <speckydave@...>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Maybe he was referring to the ease with which you can choose which
>>> tracks
>>>> you want to cut from/to since you can see exactly what you're
>>> doing by
>>>> toggling from source to record view in the timeline? That's
>>> something I miss
>>>> now that I'm mainly cutting with FCP. If someone on this group has a
>>>> solution for doing that, then I'd love to hear it. (Already have
>>> F9/F10
>>>> mapped to "insert/overwirite with sequence content" to avoid
>>> nesting.)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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