Is there a way to loop my FCPX project?

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Is there a way to loop my FCPX project?

I am working on a project and I want to make this project loop. Is there a way to loop the entire movie in FCPX so that it will do this on it's own?

Also is there a way to make it play automatically when put into a machine?

I don't know what software everyone else is using these days but I used to use/LOVE IDVD Studio but it doesn't seem to be available in the Apple Store anymore. Does anyone have a good recommendation for me to burn DVDs? IDVD was so easy and fun to use. Any help would be appreciated.

Final Cut Pro X, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Aug 1, 2013 8:24 PM

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Answer 1

jschmo

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Mar 8, 2017 10:40 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

This still leaves open the question of "Is there a way to loop the entire movie in FCPX so that it will do this on it's own?"

Yes, looping is a playback feature – and yes FCPX is an editor . . . so the problem is . . . How can one edit the movie in FCPX so that it will do this (looping) on it's own?

Certainly if I wish to view my creation in a loop in whatever player I can invoke the looping function. However we want to make the movie to loop on it's own automatically for all future viewings by whomever. This ability of FCPX is not evident to CERappaport nor to myself.

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Mar 8, 2017 12:11 PM in response to jschmo

There is no such feature. A movie has a beginning and and ending. There is no standard metadata field that said "this film is meant to be looped", and even if it existed it would still be up to the playing software to honor that metadata - and you would not be able to guarantee they would.

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jschmo

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Mar 8, 2017 2:05 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Ok, thanks for the info. Back in the day it was possible with QuickTime Pro to save a video such that it would loop on itself. That ability does not seem present today using QTP on macOS 10.12.

Does anyone know how this may be achieved on macOS without making a .gif?

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Aug 1, 2013 10:18 PM in response to CERappaport

Looping is a playback-feature - FCPX is an editor …

cmd-alt-L in QTplayer = looping

most 'players' (VLC, iTunes, … ) offer a loop playback.

iDVD was part of iLife and runs on MacOS10.8. too (here it does)

Use any older Installer disk (iLife or original 'grey' ones of older Macs) to custom-install iDVD only

if no disk avail: purchase a BOXED version of iLife …

to auto-loop a movie in iDVD, just drag the movie into the auto-start box, shown in the 'structure' view of iDVD.

there are tons of 'DVD-makers' avail at AppStore - no first hand experience here with any, I once a year have to burn disks => iDVD ...

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