dupe frames

Hi,

I am working on a short film. I have enabled the dupe frame detector and it is not working. I have subclipped everything and am editing from those subclips... I create a sequence and edit in the same clip twice, and on the sequence (timeline) nothing indicates that there are duped frames? Any suggestions?

Make sure you have enabled dupe detection for your existing sequence and not just for new sequences. The user preferences only affects sequences created after.

Select the sequence in the browser, hit Apple-0 (zero) and make the change there. That should make it work.

Don't forget when asking a question to include your OS and FCP versions. Some preferences move around from version to version and it's easier to provide a more exact answer if we know what you're working on.

ak
Sleeplings, AWAKE!

you can turn dupe frames on & off without opening sequence settings.

at the bottom left of the timeline there are a series of controls.
the one you want for this is just to the right of the "bar graph" (which adjusts track height)

it's a tiny nondescript triangle, very easily overlooked,
and it gives you access to most timeline display options.


cheers
nick

you might know this
but also make sure you zoom in strong enough on the cut otherwise you might not see that dupe being indicated to you.
also,
scroll through the entire edit before saying that the cut is final and locked.
a great thing about DI finishing is that this whole dupe thing becomes obsolete.

thomas

do all your clips have tape numbers ?

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A Day late & a Dollar-short Productions

The clips all come from quicktimes (that's how I received everything... on a hard drive from the director). I never digitized them. They have long clip names from the QTs. I am working with subclips. Does this reveal any clues??? Hope so. Thanks for all the suggestions! Keep 'em coming!

Correct me anybody if I am wrong but I always took for granted that dupe detection works with a tape number and a TimeCode

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A Day late & a Dollar-short Productions

Interesting... that makes sense. So, does that mean I'm out of luck? Is it not possible to have dupe detection if you start a project from a QT and not a tape? That sucks if it's true.

if you have a few long QuickTimes give each one a tape number in the Browser

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A Day late & a Dollar-short Productions

I think I got it!!! Like you said. I copied and pasted the name of the QT and made it the REEL #. It worked! Thanks for sticking with me through this!!!

I was following this one. Nice tip, Francois!

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