Roger Van Dyk

Q: FCPX and Livetype

Is it possible to import Livetype files into FCPX?

When i go to import: the previous Livetype files are grayed out and I can't select them

 

Are livetype files compatible with FCPX?

Is there a way to make them work?

 

Thank you

Macbook pro 2.16 intel core duo, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Jul 9, 2011 2:53 PM

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Q: FCPX and Livetype

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  • by Nick Holmes,

    Nick Holmes Nick Holmes Jul 9, 2011 3:12 PM in response to Roger Van Dyk
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    Jul 9, 2011 3:12 PM in response to Roger Van Dyk

    Roger Van Dyk wrote:

     

    Are livetype files compatible with FCPX?

     

    No, you have to render a movie from LiveType. FCPX doesn't understand .ipr files.

  • by Roger Van Dyk,

    Roger Van Dyk Roger Van Dyk Jul 9, 2011 3:22 PM in response to Nick Holmes
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    Jul 9, 2011 3:22 PM in response to Nick Holmes

    is there a way in FCPX to save create and save separate text files similar to the way it's done in Livetype.

    I often have a text file then translate it into Spanish and then "save as" and both variants are saved in a specified location.

    Is there a way to do something similar in FCPX?

  • by Nick Holmes,

    Nick Holmes Nick Holmes Jul 9, 2011 3:25 PM in response to Roger Van Dyk
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    Jul 9, 2011 3:25 PM in response to Roger Van Dyk

    Duplicate the finished project in FCPX and change the text to Spanish in the dupe.

  • by BenB,

    BenB BenB Jul 9, 2011 11:21 PM in response to Nick Holmes
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    Jul 9, 2011 11:21 PM in response to Nick Holmes

    I think you're going to want to use Motion to create custom text templates.  With Rigging and Publishing, you can then be able to switch between the two directly inside FCP X.  But I'd definitly create my text in Motion instead of LiveType now.  Duplicate the text layers, replace the English with Spanish, you can turn the layers on/off.