![]() I spend a lot of time organising and making sure everything is labelled correctly, mute audio channels and create a quick pre-grade to make sure it all looks and sounds good before I start editing. The 4K ProRes footage is turned into PreRes proxy files for ease of use and a camera LUT is applied automatically. ![]() I usually start my organisation by muting the mix tracks, working with the best sounding channels, even for my offline edit. The beauty with all iXML data is that it carries over into FCP X, and any roles and audio channels are clearly labelled from the get-go. “In my latest short film, we had two sound technicians, several mics, lavs and boom, and clearly-labelled files with iXML data. “Sound quality is important to me,” Emil continues. Taking advantage of the innovative metadata-based organising features in Final Cut Pro X, the unlimited numbers of audio roles in Final Cut Pro X are then converted into Pro Tools tracks, allowing sound designers and mixers to start working immediately. Marquis Broadcast’s X2Pro software integrates Final Cut Pro X into a professional audio workflow, converting the exported FCPXML into an AAF file, which Avid Pro Tools can open as a session, delivering seamless integration between the two applications. When collaborating with outside editors – who might use Avid or Premiere – and outside sound designers, I need a smooth way to convert my FCP X projects into something that can be used in Pro Tools for finishing.” I usually shoot in ProRes and from sound I get. My native footage is kept on external HDD drives and is only plugged in for those last finishing touches and exports. ![]() Everything syncs up and is easy to maintain. “I work both on an iMac and a Mac Book Pro, and by keeping my library with proxies on an external SSD, I can quickly move edits between my stationary set-up and my laptop, allowing me to work wherever I go. “When editing, I have always preferred to work with Final Cut Pro X and the Mac eco-system, mostly for the speed but also the ease of use and peace of mind it affords me,” Emil explains. He’s currently working on a number of short narrative pieces with his writing partner, Björn Boström, using Marquis Broadcast’s X2Pro Audio Convert software to convert his FCP X project to Avid Pro Tools for additional audio production. Jonsson is an actor and independent filmmaker from Sweden.
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