Is it possible for Color to read the logged FCP reel information or does that information have to be in the clip name for Color to recognize it? I edited a show from an editor who had the reel info in the clip name and I was able to group clips from like reels accordingly in color and apply corrections to all clip from that reel which really was a time saver. Now I just got a show from an editor who named her clips according to what in the clips with no reel information and from within Color all I can see is clip name in the Shots area of the Setup tab. It seems silly that there's no reel column so that I can sort via reel.
Re: can color read fcp reel information? by Noah Kadner on Jun 27, 2008 at 7:57:50 pm
In general the worflow from FCP to Color is meant to be on an arranged sequence level, not random clips from a bin. In that case it falls more on the editor to take the color correction versions and re-sequence them as they wish. Or they could also simply create a master sequence with the clips arranged to their liking.
Re: can color read fcp reel information? by Noah Kadner on Jun 27, 2008 at 8:46:56 pm
Sorry- was trying to respond to what it sounds like is your issue. You are saying you are sending clips that are not part of a sequence to Color for correction- my response was that's not how it's meant to be used. Perhaps I misunderstood your initial post.
Re: can color read fcp reel information? by Paul Escandon on Jun 27, 2008 at 9:06:46 pm
Oh okay - that makes sense now. You misunderstood me or I was just unclear.
I am indeed sending an entire sequence to Color. That's not the problem. What I am saying is that once in Color it would be nice if I could see what reel each individual clip was coming from (as logged in FCP) so that I can group them together and apply one grade to all clips from each reel. Using the shot browser in Color - the only piece of information I can see is the file name of the clip. I was wondering if there was any way to extrapolate the reel name because that's how I would like them grouped. But I don't see it being an option.
Re: can color read fcp reel information? by Noah Kadner on Jun 27, 2008 at 9:49:42 pm
I see what you're saying- you might try a different workflow. Export an XML from FCP and use that to import into Color rather than a simple Send to Color. The manual explains how to do this.
Re: can color read fcp reel information? by Noah Kadner on Jun 28, 2008 at 4:32:01 pm
Yeah that's kind what I thought too. Might be a simpler workflow in FCP to sort by reel and then add a reel number to each clip name before sending to Color.
