One added benefit is you will also be able to get sequences out of fcp7 and into avid, quantel or pro tools. It would be a better move for avid if they were to buy automatic duck or at least make them a partner. Red giant partners with automatic duck to make project transfer between host apps and locations a dream. Relinking ama files to automatic duck sequence reply contact. I didnt select the ama link option instead opted for using existing media on both audio and video. They go very fast and, occasionally, fly through the air, flip backwards and land upsidedown in a determined attempt to kill the highly skilled, highly paid australian driver. Its great to see automatic duck back and alive after several years away. Automatic duck for final cut pro 7 and after effects. Automatic duck brings final cut pro tools to intel macworld.
Mac users interested in automatic duck media copy generally download. There have been a few articles about workarounds for exporting audio out of final cut pro x, but using the now free automatic duck tool seems the smartest, and the cheapest. I desperately need automatic duck forum for avid media composer users discuss. Reply i have this question too i have this question too me too me too. Additional suggestions for automatic duck media copy by our robot. In addition to intel support, automatic duck has added support for stagetools movingpicture into pro import fcp, so you can now import image moves in avid sequences using movingpicture into. Avid is the steinway of editing and final cut pro is the yamaha four editors discuss editing on the mac so you take the editor who cut bohemian rhapsody, two apple trainers and macvideo host rick young, sit them in front of an audience and get them to talk about editing on the mac. Relinking ama files to automatic duck sequence avid. Automatic duck is a software developer based near seattle known for their plugins that translate edited sequences between final cut pro, avid, after effects, quantel, pro tools and other professional digital video editing tools. Is migrating an assembly edit from premiere cc to avid for. What you should know to make your transition successful. Automatic duck aaf fcp7 to avid 8 creative cow s final cut pro forum is headed by many respected fcp professionals.
How to use automatic duck in your workflow from final cut pro to adobe after effects part 1 of 3. The new to 2015 automatic duck tools will be available through red giant software so purchasing, updating and support will be done through the red giant ecosystem. Avid dnxhd and dolby pro audio sorenson has launched squeeze 8 pro, the new version can now output prores files directly from within avid. Is migrating an assembly edit from premiere cc to avid for the final cut a realistic procedure.
More project migration and conversion tools by automatic duck. Xml either through fcp and automatic duck or resolve will work. Mxf files arent readable by fcp without third party apps. The hard drive i am editing on fcp with will not be the same hard drive that i will be cutting on avid with.
Automatic duck post all their products to download free. In avid mc 6, i imported the aaf from automatic duck into my 23. I have ama linked all the prores footage we were using for fcp already. Then automatic duck makes qt files that references that media, and translates the aaf to make the sequence appear in fcp. In this demonstration, we use a pro res timeline in final cut pro, send it to avid without creating any new media, and have the sequence not only open, but also utilize the same media all using. Automatic duck s pro export fcp to avid formula one racing cars are very exciting. Now im trying to transfer over the sequences we had already cut together.
But at the same time, the same question could be asked of apple. Automatic duck supplies plugins to allow roundtrips between final cut pro 7, avid, after. In this demonstration, we use a pro res timeline in final cut pro, send it to. Get your fcp project and media into avid without any transcoding via automatic duck and avid ama. We were trying to export a condolidated and embedded aaf but it keeps failing so we did consolidated and move media giving the fcp editor omfi and avid mediafiles folders along with the aaf. We have hundereds of fcp shows that may need to be reedited in avid. Automatic duck post all their products to download free, including their fcpx audio exporter. In development for several months, designed to leverage the industry standard open media framework architecture with fcps and avid s new xml metadata support, automatic duck s pro importpro export plugins for final cut pro have arrived, and they prove to be a quackerjack duo in getting fcps and avids to talk to each other. Convert between your final cut pro, avid, after effects, quantel and pro tools sequences for free using automatic duck. Special thanks to avid casey richards, automatic duck wes. I am currently converting 12 edit bays from final cut pro over to avid media composers. Automatic duck media copy is a very helpful tool that reads avid aaf exports or xml files from final cut pro 7 or final cut pro x and copies the media files. Converting fcp timeline to avid sequences avid community.
Convert between your final cut pro, avid, after effects, quantel and pro tools sequences for free using automatic duck automatic duck, the seattlebased conversion software distributor known for their plugins that translate edited sequences between final cut pro, avid, after effects, quantel, pro tools, has recently revamped its cost structure for plugin delivery. I know that i can convert final cut pro timelines through automatic duck, then import them into avid with some limitaions. Im trying to get a sequence and media from media composer 2. The team at automatic duck has moved on to work with adobe, allowing them to no longer offer support. So we recently transfered a huge project about 300 hours of footage over to avid 6. Automatic duck products now available for free crumplepop. Will i have to rebuild my logged bins in avid or is there another way to move my bins from fcp to avid without having to logrename my clips again. Is it possible to export a fcp projects files and timeline to avid. The wes plate at automatic duck has already done the heavy lifting there. Automatic duck is freeeee user support and discussion forum for users of fcpx, apple final cut pro x. I found mostly old content from 2010 and earlier, but heres a pdf from avid.
Using automatic duck, exported an aaf using avid compatibility. I used ama link files not volume to bring in the 23. While a recent update for final cut pro x restored a lot of the functionality users were looking for, it didnt meet everyones needs. Automatic duck media copy is a very helpful utility that reads avid aaf exports or xml files from final cut pro 7 or final cut pro x and copies the media files referenced by the project to a location you specify. So, what i mean by this is that with automatic duck you can export an aaf from avid. Having automatic duck for free is certainly a bonus and may be the solution many pros needed, but final cut pro x is still crippled by lost functionality such as multicam. I havent bought automatic duck yet but that seems to be the best option when going from fcp to avid. One difference is with red files, where ad can relink to the r3d files. Extensive set of features and effects, transferred in one easy step. This makes it very easy to identify and copy the media you need for a specific aaf or xml file. Fcp 7 to avid mc6 creative cows final cut pro forum is headed by many respected fcp professionals.
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