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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

An FCP XML to Redcine XML Script

Okay, I just ran python for OSX and now it is creating the Redcine.xml file next to the fcp xml after running your script. However, i still get the Failed to load construct error with no changes in REDCINE
I will upload the XML file for you to check out if you will.
 
mikeburton said:
Okay, I just ran python for OSX and now it is creating the Redcine.xml file next to the fcp xml after running your script. However, i still get the Failed to load construct error with no changes in REDCINE
I will upload the XML file for you to check out if you will.
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Take the punctuations and spaces out of your folder name "Manny???" for now. (What is that folder name??) Then re-export from FCP.
I'll put a fix for that in the next build.

IBloom
 
Got it now!!! It's ALIVE!!!

Yeah, i had the folders named Manny#14 etc and the # symbol must have thrown off the translation. Sounds good if that is going to be fixed in the next build. Thanks a bunch for your help!!!
Looking forward to the new build!!!!!
 
mikeburton said:
Got it now!!! It's ALIVE!!!

Yeah, i had the folders named Manny#14 etc and the # symbol must have thrown off the translation. Sounds good if that is going to be fixed in the next build. Thanks a bunch for your help!!!
Looking forward to the new build!!!!!
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Never use symbols and spaces in file names, except maybe underscore. That's just asking for trouble, with any program.
Also, I guess it's not technically a build, since scripts aren't compiled. Word to my nerds.
IBloom
 
I'm not having any luck with my (stupidly simple) XML.

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(by the way - you guys rock!)
 
I see Ross, that script only takes camera native file names, read the above post about file names that work. I'm looking for ways to change this, but in general it's not a great idea to change these names.
 
Thanks ibloom - I thought it must be something llike that. Will try again tonight...
 
Hi Ian !

Can't get the script working here.... would be a great tool.... can you help me please?

edit: it is the same thing with the special chars i think.... but lot of thanks for programming ian !

thx a lot
rainer
 
Works great with handels and everything.
I just had to change <fps> to 25.00 manually, but as i understood that is being worked on.

now if there was a way to get everything back into final cut then every thing would be ready.

Thanks!
 
It works! Thanks Ian - amazing.

But.... Redcine exports the (two) clips as one quicktime movie. Is that an option in Redcine that I have missed or is it something else...?

thanks
 
rossbirkbeck said:
Redcine exports the (two) clips as one quicktime movie. Is that an option in Redcine that I have missed or is it something else...?
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From Redcine.txt (in the install folder):

To output to separate directories (folders) use '#Zx,y' tag.
The default value for x is 3, so using "\event_#Z\" will generate subdirectoes
named: event_001\001.ext, event_002\001.ext, etc..
To start at any other event then 1 use "\event_#Z3,10\" which wwould start
the previous example with 'event_010\001.ext'

There is a button which sets the default "\event_#Z\" for you.
 
ibloom,
Seriously coom man. Tried it out a few times and it seemed to work reliable UNTIL I put a clip up on a second layer, then the clip behind it was a couble sconds off when it got into RED cine. We will do some more testing in the days to come as we are cutting together a scene from a feature we are doing. Two cameras, lots of cuts, you'll hate us!
 
This is great!!! Thanks so much. A couple of questions tough:

When I open the newly created xml in Redcine the following happens:

• It gives me entire clips in the Redcine timeline (not just INs and OUTs from the FCP sequence)
• It duplicates each clip in the Redcine timeline so I have two of each

Is this normal?

Thanks much
 
Red@Clifton said:
This is great!!! Thanks so much. A couple of questions tough:

When I open the newly created xml in Redcine the following happens:

• It gives me entire clips in the Redcine timeline (not just INs and OUTs from the FCP sequence)
• It duplicates each clip in the Redcine timeline so I have two of each

Is this normal?

Thanks much
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Are you using build 82?
If so, do you mean two of every clip. Because it should create a new clip every time a clip is reused?

IBloom
 
Yes it gave be two identical clips for each event…

OK…I’ve done a few things now…

I’ve re-installed build 82 and now the correct timeline appears in redcine. However, when I output one of two things happens: 1) Redcine crashes or 2) the output proress files don’t match when relinked in FCP. Do I have to do something special for the output naming convention?

Most of the time though, Redcine crashes. I thought it was the quicktime problem as I noticed that I did upgrade to 7.4….but then when I tried exporting an image sequence (JPEG, DPX etc), the resulting output was a sequence of grey frames. I will try to revert back to a previous version of quicktime to see if the issue is resolved.

I feel like I’m so close to getting this amazing tool to work. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks much

Raffi
 
David Burrows

David Burrows

Thanks Ian for this great tool - I've used it and it works. Only problem is that it seems to have conformed my sequence in RedCine in the wrong order. I made a very simple sequence which ran
Shot A/Shot B/Shot A/Shot C but it conformed thus
Shot A/Shot A/Shot B/Shot C

Is there something I'm doing wrong? (xml attached)

Cheers,

Dave
 
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