Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - Manual (Page 1632)

Chapter 10 Importing and Exporting EDLs 149
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Keep Track of Duplicate Frames
You can use the Final Cut Pro duplicate frames indicators to keep track of whether you
use a clip more than once within a single edited sequence. Duplicated frames are marked
by a colored bar appearing at the bottom of the clip’s video item in the Timeline.
If you have warning in advance, you can reedit your sequence to eliminate the
duplicates, if necessary. This is most important for film editing, where duplicating
frames is a much more involved process than with video.
Each separate instance of duplicated frames is color-coded differently. There are six
different colors used to indicate separate sets of duplicated frames: red, green, blue,
white, black, and purple. If there are more than six sets of duplicate frames in your
sequence, these colors are reused.
Note: If a duplicated instance of a clip has variable speed applied to it, no duplicate
frames indicator appears.
You can adjust the parameters that determine when duplicate frames indicators appear in
the Editing tab of User Preferences. For more information, see “
Editing Tab ” on page 309.
Limit the Number of Audio Tracks You Use
Final Cut Pro supports up to 99 tracks of audio in a sequence. However, EDLs only
support two or four tracks of audio, depending upon the EDL and video format you use.
If your sequence has more than four tracks, you may have to export separate EDLs. A
simple way to do this is to copy your sequence and delete everything except the audio
tracks that weren’t included in the first EDL. Then export an EDL just for the remaining
audio tracks.
Don’t Rely on Audio Mix Levels
Mixed audio levels, represented by audio overlays in the Timeline, can be exported as
notes in the EDL for the online editor to use as reference. However, most editing
systems can’t translate these notes into an automated mix.
EDL format Number of audio tracks
CMX 340 2
CMX 3600 4
Sony 5000 2
Sony 9100 4
GVG 4 Plus 4