Automator or Applescript to turn Time Machine on/off

When Time Machine is copying, Final Cut Pro turns into a very enoying beach ball party
Is there a way to write an Automator / Applescript that turns Time Machine off when I start FCP. And turn it back on when I close the app?
As of now, I manually stop Time Machine when I Start FCP. But it's easy to forget to turn it back on...
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Time Machine Editor will allow you to set up and schedule backups to occur whenever you like.
You might want to take a look:
TimeMachineEditor - Time Software - Free

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