• Third Party Integration: FX Marker Pro simplifies your workflow by placing markers in your timeline wherever effects require installation or licensing. This feature allows you to easily identify and address issues such as watermarked images or missing effects when moving between workstations, preventing costly mistakes during playouts. With FX Marker Pro, you can ensure that all necessary licenses are in place before the final delivery, giving you peace of mind and a seamless editing experience.
• Graphics log: Using FX Marker Pro, you can effortlessly mark every title or Aston in your sequence, especially those with an alpha channel, by selecting the 3D Matte Key. Once markers are placed on each clip, you can quickly export images of each instance, creating a comprehensive log with reference files for easy tracking and management.
• PreGrade: When preparing a project for finishing, whether in Avid Media Composer or another software, FX Marker Pro assists you in isolating and managing specific effects that need removal or enhancement. It handles nested effects on sub-tracks, streamlining your workflow and ensuring a clean, organized project for the next stage.
• Conform Roundtrip: During the grading and online edit process, FX Marker Pro helps identify and remove unnecessary effects, such as color corrections or temporary adjustments. This simplifies the relinking process and ensures a clean, accurate final grade.
• Textless Check: When creating a textless version of an edit, FX Marker Pro identifies and marks all title and subtitle effects within the timeline. This ensures all text elements are properly removed, meeting the necessary requirements for textless content delivery.
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FX Marker Pro is a fantastic tool for handling files during online handovers. It allows you to quickly mark and navigate to each effect, and makes it easy to export reference files for your handover document without manually marking each shot. This enables the online editor to efficiently locate any clip that might need extra attention.

I primarily use FX Marker Pro when doing turnovers to Online. Integrating it into my workflow saves me a substantial amount of time. Instead of manually reviewing each effect on my timeline, I can assign different color markers to each effect, making the timeline easy to navigate. This helps me quickly identify where all the effects that need to be baked in or recreated before turnover are, such as Stabilize, fluid morphs, and 3D pan and zooms.

Additionally, if someone requests reference shots of all titles in their sequence to check spelling or presentation, I don't have to spend 30 minutes exporting them manually. With FX Marker Pro, I can export in bulk, allowing the team to quickly navigate to the necessary files and have everything they need in less than five minutes.

By assisting with these basic yet time-consuming tasks, FX Marker Pro significantly eases the pressure on time-sensitive jobs. read more

Kirsty Hampton

Assistant Editor

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