duplicate frames

Sorry if these seem like simple questions, but I seem to be getting stuck on them.

I turned on the dupe frames indicator, and it's not detecting the dup frames. My project is HD. Is this because I am not working with film? If I cut in 2 same clips onto the same time line it doesn't change anything there is no indication that they are the same piece of footage.

If I had to make a Duplicate Frames Tool, I would make it sense duplicate frames *next to each other*, not anywhere in the same timeline.

> If I had to make a Duplicate Frames Tool, I would make it sense duplicate
> frames *next to each other*, not anywhere in the same timeline.

I'd suggest that having both options would be a good thing. Repeated frames back to back are a cause for concern, but I can also see others who want to see whether they've used a shot more than once, film editors ensuring no film frame was used twice, etc.

I tried both, but it won't show the dupe frames. I cut the exact same frames together and it doesn't highlight that they are the same.

<<<it doesn't highlight that they are the same.>>>

Wild and wacky idea. What happens if you have the track with the duplicate frames selected?

Koz

emilyelaine,

WHERE did you turn on dupe detection?
i suspect you turned it on in your preferences,
which will only affect the *next* sequence you create.

to turn it on in an existing sequence, open that sequence's settings
-right click on seq in browser, select "settings"
or
-with a timeline active go to Sequence Menu > Settings (or Apple top-row-zero)

then... well, you'lll find it.

nick

> WHERE did you turn on dupe detection?
> i suspect you turned it on in your preferences,
> which will only affect the *next* sequence you create.
> to turn it on in an existing sequence, open that sequence's settings
> -right click on seq in browser, select "settings"
> or
> -with a timeline active go to Sequence Menu > Settings (or Apple top-row-
> zero)

You know, Nick, I'm not sure if Emily's case is this, but I was trying it out at my home system (FCP4.5, OS 10.3.9, QT6) and it didn't work, either.

I changed the User Preference, then changed the Sequence Setting (DV NTSC sequence, with a test clip that was a batch capture from timecoded tape). Went through every track size (my usual is Reduced, but I tried Small, Medium and Large as well), tried turning on Filmstrip and Thumbnails, tried turning Duplicate Frames on and off multiple times. I'm not getting the colour strip either. Created a new sequence and tried again, no soap.

Thinking I must be missing something, I checked the DigitalFilmTree Advanced Techniques book and followed the instructions, and I couldn't get the bars to come up.

that's weird.
it;s never *not* worked for me.
although i cant remember specifically using it in 4.5, i'm sure i must have seen it or demonstrated it.

it'll work at any track size, thumbnails, filmstrip, whatever.

gotta be picture, tho,
dupe frames aren't shown on audio.

trash prefs time?

remember: user preferences dictates the *next* sequence you create.
for current sequences, open settings, go to TIMELINE OPTIONS,
turn on "show dupe frames"


nick

I turned on the "show dupe frames" in the settings in the sequence menu.

and you're sure it;s the right sequence?
(sequence name will be at top of sequence settings window)

have you trashed your prefs?
read this:
[www.lafcpug.org]


nick