Creating a Wipe for Final Cut
by Ryan Zernec
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Jun 13, 2008 at 6:31:34 pm
Hey I apologize if this is a dumb question, I'm kinda new. I'm working on a graphics package for a tv show, trying to create some animated wipes in AE that I can import into Final Cut and drop on top of a cut to function as a wipe, kind of like something you'd find on a Jumpback collection. Can anyone explain briefly what I would have to do/how I would have to export it?
Re: Creating a Wipe for Final Cut by Jeremy Allen on Jun 13, 2008 at 7:18:01 pm
I've done a few of these.. It's important to try to cover the whole screen with the wipe for at least a couple frames, although sometimes it happens so quick that full screen coverage may not be necessary. To make it easier in FCP, try to time the wipe so it covers the screen right in the middle of the transition. The longer the coverage, the easier it will be to place the wipe over the footage in FCP.
Make use of the transparency switch under the composition viewer to make sure you have transparency when you need it. As for output, just make sure you render RGB + alpha in the Output Module settings. Of course, you will have to use a codec that supports alpha channels, like the animation codec.
Re: Creating a Wipe for Final Cut by david bogie on Jun 13, 2008 at 9:30:25 pm
Explore the gradient wipe function in FCP's manual.
You might want to be working in Motion. The linkages between the two are far more robust that bewtween FCP and AE unless you're just doing grayscales.
The transitions in DVDSP and in the Master Templates may give you some elements you can deconstruct.
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