User Manual - Digital Rebellion
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1. FCP Versioner User Manual 1 FCP Versioner 1 2 8 User Manual FCP Versioner is a backup and versioning utility for Final Cut Pro It automatically backs up Final Cut Pro projects in XML format and generates changelogs to show exactly what has changed between revisions Key Features Automatically creates a backup every time you save your Final Cut Pro project e Each backup has a changelog listing exactly what changed between revisions e Backups are in XML format which has durability and compatibility advantages over FCP project files Flexible backup management options to fully customize how older backups are purged What s new in this version 1 2 8 e When adding a large project users are now prompted to backup a specific sequence rather than the entire project for improved performance e Folders can now be dragged into the main window to add all contained projects to the list FCP Versioner User Manual 2 Complete printing overhaul Performance and memory usage optimizations Fixed an issue where icons in the backup type popup menu would appear blurred Several crashes fixed General bug fixes tweaks and optimizations Installation lf you downloaded the disk image DMG version of FCP Versioner be sure to copy the application to your hard drive preferably the Applications folder before using it This is because the application needs to run in the background on demand and this will not be possible if the d2. 1 added to video clip Test 2 mov for sequence Sequence 1 at 01 0 ld Out Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 23 22 EEnd point of audio clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 23 22 ld Out Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 35 21 To stop the creation of backups for a particular project remove the project from the watch list by selecting it in the Files tab and pressing the button or pressing Delete No further changes will be backed up but existing backups will remain in the Versions tab until removed By default FCP Versioner monitors the projects in your watch list and requests an XML copy of the project or sequence from Final Cut Pro whenever the project file is saved XML files carry many benefits including backwards compatibility with previous versions of Final Cut Pro and lower susceptibility to corruption so FCP Versioner is useful for generating XML backups even if you never use the versioning features of the application FCP Versioner User Manual 6 The amount of time it takes for Final Cut Pro to generate an XML copy of the project varies according to the size of the project file and the speed of your computer If you feel an XML copy of the project is taking too long to generate you can go to the Files tab of FCP Versioner and select a specific sequence to backup instead of the entire file The General tab of the Preferences window has a slider that allows you to customize how often FCP Versioner will generate
3. XML copies of projects e50 Preferences Trial Version Generating XML copies can take time with larger projects Use this slider to control how often FCP Versioner will create XML copies to minimize disruption to your work If an XML copy is not created automatically you can always create it manually later on Fewer interruptions Always save XML Storage path Users Jon Library Application Support Digital Rebellion FC Browse Autosave project files every 15 mins Final Cut Pro 7 only M Check for updates at startup Sliding the slider all the way to the left completely switches off XML generation sliding it all the way to the right ensures that an XML copy will be generated every single time you save If you feel FCP Versioner is interrupting your work slide the slider closer to the left If it is not interrupting your work but it is not generating as many XML copies as you would like slide it closer to the right Note Values close to the left may not generate XML for every single save depending on which setting you choose XML may only be generated for every second of third save of the FCP Versioner User Manual T project file lf an XML copy has not been saved and you wish to view the changelog for that particular item simply click the Generate XML button next to the revision in question or click the Generate XML button on the toolbar to generate XML copies for every revision that does not have an XML co
4. an be accessed directly within FCP Versioner e To report a bug or any other issue go to Help gt Report a Bug e To request a new feature go to Help gt Suggest a Feature
5. e XML Storage path Users Jon Library Application Support Digital Rebellion FC Autosave project files every 15 mins Final Cut Pro 7 only Mi Check for updates at startup Sliding the slider all the way to the left completely switches off XML generation sliding it all the way to the right ensures that an XML copy will be generated every single time you save If you feel FCP Versioner is interrupting your work slide the slider closer to the left If it is not interrupting your work but it is not generating as many XML copies as you would like slide it closer to the right Note Values close to the left may not generate XML for every single save depending on which setting you choose XML may only be generated for every second of third save of the FCP Versioner User Manual project file lf an XML copy has not been saved and you wish to view the changelog for that particular item simply click the Generate XML button next to the revision in question or click the Generate XML button on the toolbar to generate XML copies for every revision that does not have an XML copy Storage Path The location on disk where backups will be stored Autosave project files every mins Automatically saves your project file periodically This is different from the default autosave in Final Cut Pro because it Saves your main project file rather than creating a new file The file is then converted to XML and backed up This is equiva
6. e backups if more than backups exist This ensures a minimum number of backups before backup management can take place This is so that you are not left with only a small number of backups if you leave a project for a long time before coming back to it FCP Versioner User Manual Keep all backups from the last day s Keeps all backups from the last x days this is calculated from the latest day the project was saved and not from today s date up to the optional backup limit If the backup limit is hit the oldest files are deleted first For backups older than this time keep __ per day week month Any backups older than the x day limit set in the previous option will be considered to be old and FCP Versioner will begin removing these backups according to the limits set Completely remove all backups after days This provides a cut off date anything older than this date will be removed completely This is optional FCP Versioner User Manual Filtering Elements to filter out of changelogs b C In points C Clips k C Out points i Subclips C Markers Freeze frames Filters Ca C Bins Sequences C Multiclips Allows you to specify which elements you would not like to see in changelogs For instance if you were not interested in details about In Point changes you could just tick the In Points check box to hide them when viewing changelogs FCP Versioner User Manual Support Email support c
7. isk image is unmounted ejected or deleted If you forget to do this FCP Versioner will ask you if you would like to install the application before running it Click Install and the application will install and restart FCP Versioner works best when installed on your system hard disk Would you like to install it to your Applications folder now FCP Versioner needs to run on demand and if you unmount or remove the disk image it will be unable to do so Ignore instali 3 FCP Versioner User Manual 3 Quick Start 1 Before FCP Versioner will backup a particular project you must first add it to the watch list To do this either click the button to browse to a project or drag a project file into the window 6o09 FCP Versioner Documents Versioner Test Projects Simple fcp Backup Rough Cut Documents Versioner Test Projects PS Behind the Scenes fcp Backup E Entire Project Desktop Untitled Project 1 Backup Sequence 1 Documents Versioner Test Projects Simple Big Sequence fcp T Backup Entire Project Desktop Untitled Project 2 fcp Backup Sequence 1 2 If you only want to backup a specific sequence rather than the whole project click the Backup dropdown menu under the project name and select Choose Sequence 2a Final Cut Pro will launch if it is not already running and Versioner will open the FCP Versioner User Manual 4 project and request data from it This may take se
8. lent to pressing Cmd S in Final Cut Pro This feature only works with Final Cut Pro 7 0 and above Check for updates at startup Automatically check for software updates to FCP Versioner whenever the application is launched FCP Versioner User Manual Backup Management This allows you to specify how old backups should be dealt with Acommon backup policy is to create a daily backup of the project archive the old files and then periodically delete old backups manually This process can be automated in FCP Versioner Tola Preferences Trial Version J N i eS General Backu ip Management Filtering M Remove consecutive duplicates Ral Manage backups switching this off can eat up a lot of disk space Eil Only manage backups if more than 25 backups exist Management Options Keep all backups from the last i day s Ml Limitto 30 backups For backups older than this time keep 1 per day W Limit to 30 backups Eil Completely remove all backups older than 90 day s Send removed files to Trash C Delete immediately Remove consecutive duplicates Automatically removes a new backup if it is identical to the one before it This prevents unnecessary disk usage Manage backups This tells FCP Versioner to periodically delete old backups Switching this off ensures that no backups will ever be removed and could result in backup files taking up a significant amount of disk space Only manag
9. p Changing Room Setup changed to 598 ki Out Point of subclip Changing Room Setup changed to 644 Ce ee eee po Each version has an icon indicating the type of backup Backups with an XML icon are able to display changelogs and are generally safer from corruption than regular Final Cut Pro FCP Versioner User Manual 9 projects FCP projects are shown when an XML version couldn t be created either because the XML export was canceled in Final Cut Pro the project s file size was large or the slider in the General pane of Preferences is set towards the left hand side Click the Generate XML button next to the item or in the toolbar to generate an XML copy To delete a single backup select the backup and press Delete To delete a project and all of its backups select a backup and press Cmd Delete To restore a backup double click on the backup title and the XML import dialog will pop up in Final Cut Pro FCP Versioner User Manual Preferences General The General tab of the Preferences window has a slider that allows you to customize how often FCP Versioner will generate XML copies of projects Boo Preferences Trial Version Generating XML copies can take time with larger projects Use this slider to control how often FCP Versioner will create XML copies to minimize disruption to your work If an XML copy is not created automatically you can always create it manually later on Fewer interruptions Always sav
10. py Another option is to use the snapshot button the camera icon next to each project in the Files tab of FCP Versioner to manually initiate a backup If you have been waiting for a while for an XML export to complete just hit cancel on the XML progress dialog in Final Cut Pro and FCP Versioner will backup the original Final Cut Pro project file instead of creating an XML copy This will lack many of the benefits of an XML version of the project but it is still useful for the purposes of redundancy You can generate the XML copy on demand at a later date by clicking the Generate XML button next to the item or on the toolbar FCP Versioner User Manual 8 Versions Changes are organized in reverse chronological order with a version number assigned to each revision PS Behind the Scenes gt Version 00059 F 2009 11 23 18 26 30 0800 2 47 MB b In Point of clip tim no mx changed to 103957 ki Out Point of clip tim no mx changed to 104060 F New filter added Cross Dissolve F New filter added Cross Dissolve New filter added Title 3D EF New filter added Cross Dissolve 3rd scene clip duration changed to 1219 b In Point of clip 3rd scene changed to 994 ld Out Point of clip 3rd scene changed to 1040 iStart point of video clip 3rd scene changed to 494 iEnd point of video clip 3rd scene changed to 540 EF New filter added Time Remap Changing Room Setup subclip duration changed to 2437 bl In Point of subcli
11. veral minutes if you are running Final Cut Pro 6 it is considerably faster with Final Cut Pro 7 2b When the sequence list has loaded select the desired sequence and hit Choose Choose a Sequence Select a sequence from the list below and click Choose 3 Continue working in Final Cut Pro as usual FCP Versioner will create an XML backup of the project file whenever you save it 4 When you wish to restore an old version or simply view the changes made in a single revision click the Versions tab This presents you with a list of changes that is fully searchable and printable FCP Versioner User Manual 5 Backups FCP Versioner y a Version 00014 w 2009 12 22 13 40 06 0800 2 82 MB ld Out Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 23 22 EX End point of video clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 23 22 ld Out Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 35 21 EEnd point of video clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 35 21 New marker Marker 1 added to video clip Test 2 mov for sequence Sequence 1 at 01 0 ES New video clip added for sequence Sequence 1 Test 2 mov Ed Test 2 mov clip duration changed to 01 01 17 04 bl In Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 35 21 ld Out Point of clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 01 17 04 Ed Start point of video clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 00 35 21 E End point of video clip Test 2 mov changed to 01 01 17 04 El Sequence 1 sequence pixel aspect ratio changed to PAL 601 New marker Marker
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