Comments on: Automator Action: Final Cut Pro XML to Tape Log via Markers

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By: Jason Brown

Jason Brown — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:53:04 +0000

I’m an AVID guy, very new to FCP…I’m looking for some small app I can give some sales reps who are clipping out time code dubs with clips they want. They are typing the numbers into a word doc and I have to transcribe it into FCP log tool…is there some small app (PC and mac) I could give them to create XML which would make clips based on their TC input? I appreciate any help you guys could offer.

By: maxplanar

maxplanar — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:56:13 +0000

Great stuff. Hey has anyone ever thought of, or built, a workflow to convert markers to text generators? As in, place markers over a sequence, export XML, then text process that to generate a new sequence, which would only contain a video layer composing of text generator clips, each of which would have the text from the marker name field displayed? That would be super handy…..

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:55:54 +0000

Hey Adam,

Can you try exporting from a sequence and not just the browser? The action expects a sequence in the XML.

Dale

By: adam mann

adam mann — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:44:06 +0000

i am trying to use this action but it quits everytime i run my XML file but it doesnt when i run the one which was part of the ZIP file

heres what im doing

captured my tape
used DV start stop function
exported the XML file from the browser window
imported the XML file to the workflow
pressed run
BANG it quits

any advice

im running latest FCS 2 with leopard all updated

kind regards

adam mann

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:49:20 +0000

Hi, this is a great workflow hack.

Just thought you might be interested that the cool new feature in Leopard you talked about in the end of the article have come to fruition.

I’ve got a post on the application of the new “watch me do” function. Just thought you’d be interested if you’re into automation.

http://luminoir.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/using-automators-watch-me-do-function-to-automate-fcp-commands/

By: Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:09:46 +0000

Dale

You’re my hero of the day bro! I can’t tell you how long we’ve been looking for a solution to export our sequence markers to a sequential text file. We tried xml2text
which is a Swedish application that only accepts Paypal in the Dutch language. I just tried out XML Reader, it didn’t do what we wanted. I found your great post, downloaded the action and workflow, fired up automator and it works better than we hoped.

We use mostly Avids (blah) and this function is built into those systems, but strangely enough, FCP still has no function like this built in.

Thanks again for this post. My life is easier as a result of your work!!

Andrew Hamilton
DVD Editor
Ultimate Fighting Championship
http://www.ufc.com

By: Robert Smith

Robert Smith — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:43:28 +0000

Are you in the freelance market? Perhaps we could pay for some further experimentation?

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:49:54 +0000

Hey Robert,

I haven’t followed up with this project. It was more of an experiment and the demand was fairly low compared to some of my other projects.

Dale

By: Robert Smith

Robert Smith — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:35:58 +0000

Did you ever happen to try making the reverse import into FCP?