Applescript Final Cut Pro Project
So I have a huge challenge facing me...I know it's possible, I just do not know how exactly.
I have to make a standard final cut project every so often (background music and an intro title and pictures or videos without sound).
So the steps that I would like to accomplish by running the script are:
- Open a Library in Final Cut Pro called "Weekly Videos".
- Create a new project with a title created from a dialog box option that you manually input.
- Add a song from a folder in Downloads called "Video Background Songs". It would be nice to choose the song using a dialog box.
- Put a limiter (from the audio effects) on the song and turn it down to -6.
- (This part may be more complex) I have a folder with subfolders which contain photos from each week to add to each weekly video. I would like a dialog box menu to appear asking me which sub folder to choose (or sub folders using CMD and click) and for Final Cut to add the pictures/videos into the timeline on top of the song (the song could also be added under the pictures/videos after that isn't an issue).
- Add a title at the beginning of the video (before the song and videos/photos begin) using the same title we gave the project in step 2.
- The chances are that the song will be longer than the media. In which case it would be good to cut the song when the photos or videos have ended (if there is a way that we can fade the audio in and out that would be amazing but if not that's ok too).
- Then export the video in 1080p format to the usual place.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me this is possible.
It would be a real life saver!
Also would this be possible to have the script to work for iMovie too in a separate script??
Best wishes,
David
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0