fly1nKiwi
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Q: I have just bought a video clip from video blocks and want to edit it

I have just bought a video clip from video blocks. They assured me I could edit it in FCPX. I bought it as an mp4. How can I go in and change the text and colour of this graphic animation. It is of a target board with text around the outside of the board. I want to change the text and the colour of the target board rings. Basically I want to be able to uncompound the clip to go and change various things, is this possible and how can I do it?

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Posted on Sep 7, 2016 3:36 PM

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Q: I have just bought a video clip from video blocks and want to edit it

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  • by David Bogie Chq-1,

    David Bogie Chq-1 David Bogie Chq-1 Sep 7, 2016 5:39 PM in response to fly1nKiwi
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    Sep 7, 2016 5:39 PM in response to fly1nKiwi

    VVideo is a series of frAmes. The frames are not adjustable. It's like youhave purchased film that someone has shot. It is what it is.  Animation, however, is a set of parameters that are,adjustable by the user. Those are usually Motion templates. There are FCPX clips,that have adjustable animation parameters. You need to talk to the supplier to see how they have set up their files.

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Sep 8, 2016 2:06 AM in response to fly1nKiwi
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    Sep 8, 2016 2:06 AM in response to fly1nKiwi

    I believe there is a misunderstanding about the meaning of "edit" here. Sure you can edit - select parts of the video, put then on a project, apply effects, etc.

    But you seemed to expect to have editable *parameters* - as in modify some text that appeared in the video, etc.

     

    For that, you would not have an mp4 but a Motion template, as David said.