Profiles & Formats (FCPXML (VFX Pull) Experimental)

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[IAmVigneswaran]

Sam suggested and requested for this feature.

There are a few scripts for Avid that allow you to take a timeline where all vfx shots have a marker. The script will create new subclips that are automatically renamed after the marker or you get a new timeline with renamed clips.

Is this something that could be possible to implement in MarkersExtractor? Maybe even add the subrole name to the new clip name. In my screenshots you would start with

Clip Name - A196C003_210914_RP14
Marker - DDF_001_0010
Subrole - MP

and you get back a new timeline with the clip renamed to

Clip Name - DDF_001_0010_MP

This would be such a timesaver, because I've always done this manually in FCP. I will usually drop all my vfx clips in a new timeline, rename them and then add handles before I send out a fcpxml.

I wonder if we can add this to one of our profiles. It can be an experimental feature designed for basic timelines.

MarkersExtractor automatically find and replace the Clip Name where the Marker is attached and it would save out a new FCPXML.

Could this be possible?

Any thoughts?

[IAmVigneswaran]

With the addition of #97, I wonder if this would be theoretically possible going forward?

Sam, was a requesting a feature where he can batch rename clips based on the markers that are anchored to them.

Now that we are implementing this Generic JSON data model for Marker Data's manipulation, in Marker Data's Rename Options tab there can be option or check box to enable Rename Clips from Marker Names.

When enabled, Marker Data can copy and replace the values of the appropriate and corresponding column in the JSON file.

Hence, theoretically when using the Write API, MarkersExtractor could use the updated JSON file to update and write back to the original FCPXML? Once successfully updated, Marker Data and trigger FCP to open the FCPXML to re-import.

And theoretically the user should have a new timeline with the renamed Marker Names and corresponding clips as well?