Well, there is no WAY.
But I think there's a workaround.
It's still needs some effort though.
Let's assume the filter your want to remove is called "RGB Balance"(I know, it's not, you mentioned a third party plugin, but didn't name it. this s just the example, and you'll need to adjust that in your steps...)
So
•Remove in and outpoits from the timeline.
•Select the sequence in the browser.
•File > Export > XML
(all settings as you like, choose version 4)
Now open the XML file with a text editor.
You'll need a Replace function. I don't think that Apple's TextEdit has an automated one, so you'll need another texteditor like [TextWrangler|http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/download.html] (free).
So open the XML file with the texteditor and do a find for "RGB Balance"
(Again, this is the example)
You'll find your effect in the XML something like this:
<enabled>TRUE</enabled>
<start>-1</start>
<end>-1</end>
<effect>
<name>RGB Balance</name>
Copy the 5 lines you see above.
Now change the word TRUE to FALSE (capitals).
Do a find for the next group of these 5 lines and in the Replace With field you copy this text, but now again changing TRUE to FALSE. And let the texteditor do a Replace All.
Save the file.
Go back to FCP.
File > Import > XML. Browse to your file. Hit OK
And all instances off the filter should be switched OFF now.
(Check the Filters tab of the clip and see that the filter does not have the checkmark anymore. FCP will bypass it.)
Of course you can remove the filter completely in the same way, but a simple replace wouldn't work then, if the filter has different parameters on the various shots, which I understand is the case in your situation.
Switching it Off has another advantage. You can switch it back ON in the same way. (this plugin SnowLeopard-bug might be fixed someday)
Well. That's a way.
If that's all to complicated, you'll need to do it manually.
But your workflow can be speed up by doing this:
In the Canvas there are 3 buttons in the top of the window.
Select the middle one and select "Open" in there.
Now if you scroll through the timeline all the clips you pass will open in the viewer, so you do not have to double-click them.
There are some limitations to that, because I think it will open the highest layer only...
(Although you can disable tracks (green buttons on the left) which will override this)
Well,
Not the answer you were hoping for, and reading (let alone: writing) this took as much time as working you through the first 100 clips manually, but it shows at least that it can be done...
Rienk
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