FX9 in FCP6
by Doug Milton
on
Jul 11, 2008 at 8:32:00 pm
Greetings,
Im working in FCP6 on an Intel Mac. I have downloaded the Boris FX9 trial to see how it fits into my workflow. I am finding myself struggling a bit as FX and Red tutorials arent FCP specific. If there is a comprehensive manual on using FX9 within FCP, Im not finding it. (?)
I have a clip and Im trying to use corner pin to track the camera motion and then replace with another image. The tutorial on the Boris site is from Red and Im feeling a bit lost, being completely new to Boris. I can apply the effect to my clip and move the tracking points but am not sure how to capture the movement and proceed, as everything looks different in FCP.
Anyone familiar with FX9 in FCP who has a moment to walk me thru the process would be VERY MUCH appreciated.
Re: FX9 in FCP6 by peter mcauley on Jul 14, 2008 at 1:42:17 pm
Hi,
I don't think there is a full blown manual on use of FX in FCP however I'll see if I can assist you in creating the effect that you are struggling to understand.
apply Boris FX to the background video clip in the FCP timeline
double click the video track to which you have applied the effect to being it into the source monitor
click on the FX banner to enter the FX user interface
select Filter:Motion:Corner Pin Tracker
on the Corner Pin Filter, click on the video monitor icon on the track to open the motion tracker setup window
with the timeline marker at frame 0, position the targets so that they are over the motion that you want to capture
In the Controls Window, click on the green target button to analyze the motion of the clip
close the motion tracker setup window
set the media that you want to pin onto the background by clicking on the media icon on the corner pin tracker layer in the timeline
drag through the timeline and you should have the pinned effect
if you need to make adjustments to the recovered motion, you can reopen the motion tracker setup window at any time by clicking on the tv monitor icon on the filter layer
Re: FX9 in FCP6 by Latisha Willis on Sep 5, 2008 at 8:27:24 pm
first, thank you for this post! It worked great...except I can't change the media I want to 'pin' to my background. When I open the track in a second window the correct image is there but in the final composition the background appears. Any help on how to fix.
Re: FX9 in FCP6 by Peter McAuley on Sep 5, 2008 at 9:39:20 pm
Hi Latisha,
If you would like to send me the BorisFX settings file I'll take a look to see what is going on and why you cannot change the media. You can send it to me at peterm@borisfx.com.
