DC Metro FCP UG

An interesting effect …for all the AE gurus in our group!

Using the Trapcode 3D Stroke found in raffle prizes at DCFCPUG!

Enjoy – Rodney

Final Cut Pro – Creating Split Track Audio

Audio Output

If you need to create split track audio where, say, dialog is on the odd track and music is on the even track, Final Cut makes it easy – if you know where to look. Here’s how:

1. Open the Sequence you want to change.
2. Choose Sequence > Settings > Audio Output
3. From the pop-up menu, select the number of tracks you need to output.
4. Set each track to Dual Mono, which pans both tracks center, as opposed to the default setting of Stereo. (By the way, the gain reduction on each track of -3 dB is appropriate and should be left alone.)

This can be set as a preference or customized for each sequence. Preference settings are set in User Preferences > Audio Outputs. The process is the same.

[See tomorrow's tip for how to assign tracks to an output.]

Final Cut Pro – A Faster Way To Find Effects

Find Filters

Ever want to know if a clip in the Timeline has effects on it?

Press Option+T to toggle clip keyframes on. (It the button with green and blue stripes in the lower left corner of the Timeline.)

Any clip with a green line under it has a filter applied. Any clip with a blue line under it has a motion effect applied. For example, in the illustration on the right, the first clip has a filter effect, the second has a motion effect and the third has both a filter and motion effect.