Final Cut Pro X crops PSD files

Question

Level 1

8 points

Final Cut Pro X crops PSD files

Why is Final Cut Pro X cropping every single layer of my PSD files? There's any way of respecting it's actual size, even if the layer surpass the canvas size? With Final Cut Pro 7 there was no problem at all. Thanks

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 12:50 AM

Reply

Answer 1

Top-ranking reply

joseabeijon Author

Level 1

8 points

Nov 30, 2020 3:24 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thank you for the replies!

A friend just e-mailed me a solution: After importing the psd file into FCP, select the layers and unmark the 'Crop' option in the 'Video inspector' window.

I wish there was a way to make this unmarked by default, but at least there's a way to make it work.

Reply

Answer 2

Nov 30, 2020 2:23 AM in response to joseabeijon

I did a quick test and I got the same results.

Pixelmator Pro can access the contents outside the frame, but FCP crops every layer to the dimensions of the frame.

It looks like the workaround is to make the canvas as big as necessary to hold all the content, and then place it in the timeline with Spatial Conform set to None. That way all the content of the psd file comes through and you can edit into your FCP project.

This is worth writing to feedback.

Final Cut Pro->Provide Final Cut Pro Feedback...

Reply

Answer 3

Nov 30, 2020 4:20 AM in response to joseabeijon

Thanks for coming back with the solution. I find that after I reset each parameter for each layer, then it works fine, and quitting and restarting FCP does not undo this.

Instead of just disabling Crop, I actually turned each of left, right, top and bottom to zero. This is a slightly different approach from what Tom just described. I expect that either should work, but just in case, it may be worth having two options.

Reply

Answer 4

joseabeijon Author

Level 1

8 points

Nov 30, 2020 4:35 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi Luis, yes, I have the same results as unmarking the Crop button, and I can do it in several layers at the same time. Then FCP remembers the next time I open it, but just for this document. If I open a new one the Crop option is marked again, and I would have to unmark it or click the reset button.

Thanks

Reply

Answer 5

Tom Wolsky

Level 10

152,805 points

Nov 30, 2020 3:49 AM in response to joseabeijon

Click the reset button. You have to do this for each layer inside the PSD container.

Reply

Answer 6

Nov 30, 2020 3:12 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Yes.

If a layer's content is partially inside and partially outside the canvas in the psd file, the content outside is forever cropped and inacessible in FCP.

Reply

Answer 7

Tom Wolsky

Level 10

152,805 points

Nov 30, 2020 12:59 AM in response to joseabeijon

Can’t see what you’re doing. Is it cropped on import in the browser? Maybe because it has a vector layer? Is it cropped when it’s put into a project? What’s the spatial confirm set to?

What OS and FCP version are you using?

Reply

Answer 8

Tom Wolsky

Level 10

152,805 points

Nov 30, 2020 4:16 AM in response to joseabeijon

This is the reset button

Not sure what you're referring to, but resetting this does not change after the application is closed. Could you show me what you're talking about.

I'v never done this before in 20 years of using FCP. I've always created PSD files to the size of the largest layer.

Reply

Answer 9

joseabeijon Author

Level 1

8 points

Nov 30, 2020 1:13 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, thanks for the quick reply. The PSD it's not cropped and doesn't have a vector layer. I just made a test with a new 1280x720 px file, in which I created a square n a new layer and scalated until it was bigger than the canvas size. Saved it and imported in Final Cut Pro X 10.4. in a High Sierra OSX, which didn't recognized the actual layer size and cropped it to 1280x720... I tried the same thing in a newer computer with Big Sur OSX and Final Cut Pro X 10.4.9 with the exact same results.

If I try this same psd file with Final Cut Pro 7 in an older Mac with Mavericks OSX, doesn't have any problem detecting the pixels outside the canvas. So, I think it's not a problem of the psd file. Any ideas?

Reply

Answer 10

joseabeijon Author

Level 1

8 points

Nov 30, 2020 4:03 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, if I try to right click on the 'Crop' option and choose Restore presets, it does nothing (because it only reset the parameter options below). Once I save and reopen FCP the Crop option is marked by default again. I don't know if that's what you mean with the reset button (I don't have the english version, so maybe the button it's not named the same way).

I also tried looking into the Preferences without any success.

Thanks

Reply

Answer 11

joseabeijon Author

Level 1

8 points

Nov 30, 2020 4:25 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi Tom, now I understand. What I was looking for is a way to umark the crop button by default because I have to work always with layers bigger than the canvas size, and I never need to crop anything in FCP.

Anyway this is a minor problem, the main issue is solved. I always used an older version (Final Cut Pro 7) and the new one seems very strange to me since the interface is quite different. I'm considering an update but I have to be sure if I can work properly on it.

Thanks

Reply