Final Cut DTD version not recognized

homley wrote:

I'm sorry but I'm completely lost with this explanation.

I know for sure that I do not have an older version of FINAL CUT.

I have included a link to a WETRASNFER to show the issue that I'm having, let me know if that helps at all.

https://we.tl/t-DfRSOfS2ir

PluralEyes exports an old version of xml.

Since 10.6, that old xml does not work in FCP.

If you updated your FCP from 10.5.4 to 10.6, and if you use Time Machine, then you can navigate Time Machine and restore 10.5.4, alongside your existing 10.6.1

AFAICT, 10.5.4 can still open the xml from PluralEyes.

FCP 10.6 and 10.6.1 can export version 1.10 or 1.9 of fcpxml.

If version 1.9 does not work in PluralEyes, a possible workaround is to export an xml in version 1.9, open that in FCP 10.5.4 and export in version 1.8 (10.5.4 can export 1.8 or 1.9).

You can retrieve FCP 10.5.4 from your Time Machine backup. You can have both versions, just so long as you rename the old version, e.g., to "Final Cut Pro 10.5.4".

Unfortunately Terry was wrong.

For all assets the duration is missing

• <asset id="r8ADB4FF2-66F9-43F3-8DC7-95B1337E869B" name="AUDIO TEST.WAV" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/AUDIO%20TEST.WAV" start="06;19;26;02"/>
• <asset id="rA6CDC090-4634-41F2-93E8-F7CA9387A701" name="9S3A1041.MP4" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/9S3A1041.MP4" start="07;08;30;17"/>
• <asset id="rF7E90FF0-AFE9-4BAE-A448-3B19E44EC510" name="9S3A1044.MP4" src="file://localhost/Volumes/21%20BACK-UP%20/2020%20WEDDINGS%20IN%20WORK%20/VILIANE/FOOTAGE/CAM%20A/9S3A1044.MP4" start="07;12;29;06"/>

So to figure out import those into a new event and export as XML, you will get something like:

• <asset id="r1" name="AUDIO TEST.WAV" uid="083059D4210B8C573CD28AD15BA4D79F" start="0s" duration="49253/44100s" hasAudio="1" audioSources="1" audioChannels="2" audioRate="48000"/>
• ...

Add the duration value and replace the start value with those from the temp export.

P.S. the above start duration values are fictive

Hmm,

Assuming you opened the XML published above

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE fcpxml>
<fcpxml version="1.2">    

  <project name="TEST PROJ mc">        
    <resources>        
      <asset id="r8ADB4FF2-66F9-43F3-8DC7-95B1337E869B" name="AUDIO TEST.WAV" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/AUDIO%20TEST.WAV" start="06;19;26;02"/>
      <asset id="rA6CDC090-4634-41F2-93E8-F7CA9387A701" name="9S3A1041.MP4" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/9S3A1041.MP4" start="07;08;30;17"/>
      <asset id="rF7E90FF0-AFE9-4BAE-A448-3B19E44EC510" name="9S3A1044.MP4" src="file://localhost/Volumes/21%20BACK-UP%20/2020%20WEDDINGS%20IN%20WORK%20/VILIANE/FOOTAGE/CAM%20A/9S3A1044.MP4" start="07;12;29;06"/> ... 

And look at the error meassage from above

Encountered an unexpected value. (src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/9S3A1041.MP4": /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[2]/@src)

The media file cannot be imported. An offline clip was not created because of insufficient data. (duration=<empty>: /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[2])

You'll see that: asset instance 2 in (resources instance 1 for project 1) misses duration.

So find (using TextEdit or better BBEdit) this asset.

      <asset id="rA6CDC090-4634-41F2-93E8-F7CA9387A701" name="9S3A1041.MP4" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/9S3A1041.MP4" start="07;08;30;17"/>

So for testing you might add a duration="10s"

      <asset id="rA6CDC090-4634-41F2-93E8-F7CA9387A701" name="9S3A1041.MP4" src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/9S3A1041.MP4" start="07;08;30;17" duration="10s"/>

The next import test will give you:

Encountered an unexpected value. (src="file://localhost/Volumes/21%20BACK-UP%20/2020%20WEDDINGS%20IN%20WORK%20/VILIANE/FOOTAGE/CAM%20A/9S3A1044.MP4": /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[3]/@src)

The media file cannot be imported. An offline clip was not created because of insufficient data. (duration=<empty>: /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[3])

So asset 3 has missing duration. Find and enter the dummy duration and you get this error:

Encountered an unexpected value. (src="file://localhost/Users/Homley_1/Desktop/TEST/AUDIO%20TEST.WAV": /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[1]/@src)

The media file cannot be imported. An offline clip was not created because of insufficient data. (duration=<empty>: /fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/asset[1])

Same procedure again results in a kind of import with these errors

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[1]/clip[1]/video[1]/audio[1]/audio[1])

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[1]/clip[1]/video[1]/audio[1])

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[2]/clip[1]/video[1]/audio[1]/audio[1])

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[2]/clip[1]/video[1]/audio[1])

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[3]/clip[1]/audio[1])

TEST PROJ_multicam dur test.fcpxml Invalid edit with no respetive media. (/fcpxml[1]/project[1]/resources[1]/media[1]/multicam[1]/mc-angle[3]/clip[1])

So since I worked with dummy values these errors are expected.

To get the real world values for assets 1 thru 3 (AUDIO TEST.WAV, 9S3A1041.MP4, 9S3A1044.MP4) create a new lib, name an event and import those assets then export as XML.

Copy the asset start and duration values and replace the dummies from above.

You can post the XML here.

P.S. I don't now whether the start TC in this Plural Eye does work at all.

If you can send the xml file via wetransfer, I can test to see whether it opens in 10.5.4 and in 10.6.1 (or older versions, if necessary).

I got the "DTD version is not recognized" error in 10.6.1, and the insufficient data error in 10.4.8 and 10.5.4. The XML version in the file is shown as 1.2.

Hopefully Luis, Tom and/or those more knowledgeable about fcpxmls will chime in. I couldn't find a missing duration it complained about. All durations appeared to be there, so there could be something else wrong and that's a bogus error.

My apologies @homley, and thank you for the clarification @spherico, I thought lines like this had the durations:

<video duration="9909/100s" offset="771315545/30000s" ref="rA6CDC090-4634-41F2-93E8-F7CA9387A701" start="771315545/30000s">