Copy And Paste Automation
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to copy and paste automation (without selecting and alt dragging it)? I am used to using pro tools and very frequently use tab to transient and paste automation at that transient, basically I'm looking for a way to mimic that workflow in logic, I'm able to get the tabbing to work fine but am stuck at the copy/paste automation part.
Thanks a lot in advance for any help,
David
silvertonesx24 wrote:
use the automation event list to copy/paste - default key command is control-command-E
While you have the automation event list open, go up to the windows command, and open a new arrange window.
What will open, is what used to be known as as the automation folder. You'll see all the automation in your song displayed as regions. You can simply cut and option/drag the automation, just like you do with audio and MIDI regions.
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How do you copy and paste automation?
Is there a way to copy and paste automation in logic instead of redrawing the same automation later in the song I asked the same question a few weeks ago and some one replied to go to automation preferences and change the setting move automation with regions to always or ask I did this but this simply just moves the automation with the region if you drag it from its original place I want to copy and paste the region and the have the automation with it hope someone knows what I'm on about cheers
p.s does any know if there is a key board command to turn the cycle mode on/off I looked in the key command preferences but could not find itHold down the option key, then drag the region. This will copy the regions AND the automation (as long as you have automation preferences set to move the automation with the region).
Also, there is a hidden feature in Logic, that used to be called the automation folder. t was accessible via a key command in Logic 6, and then they removed that key command in version 7. Why they hid this is beyond me, as it is a very useful thing.
But if you go to your key commands and assign a key command to "Automation Event List", this will open an Event List window showing you the songs automation. Now with that List Window open, hit Apple/1. This opens a new Arrange page, but you'll notice that this new arrange page is showing you all the songs automation data, represented as regions.
From this page, you can then cut and move your automation just like you do audio and MIDI regions. -
Automation Folder, Automation Event Editor, Automation copy and paste help
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Now, how do you select the middle 10 automation nodes in a track with 30 nodes? Many people have stated that the answer is a rubberband selection. This does not work for me. When I click and drag on the track background using the pointer Logic thinks I'm trying to create a new automation node. When I click and drag on the track background using the marquee tool Logic selects the audio and automation data. Then it only pastes the audio only even though I have "move automation with regions" set to ask.
Some people have recommended the automation folder. When I open the Automation Event Editor and click on the tiny rectangle in the upper left corner I just get a short list of the automation data. Is this right? If so, how do I select the data I want and paste it to another track? Because when I select the automation data for a track and copy nothing seems to happen when I paste.
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How can I use automator to copy and paste excel content to a new empty document?
Hi,
I would like to copy and paste the content from an excel file to another empty new document using automator, which I created a workflow like below
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I have recently switched from a PC to a MacBook Pro.
I have a large number of documents and photographs on a multiterrabite external drive, backed up on a second multiterrabite external drive.
Both external drives are formatted for MacIntosh. This has been verified by agents at an Apple store and also at Best Buy in two different cities.
This is the problem:
The MacBook Pro will not allow me to cut-and-paste to and from or to click-and-drag to the external drive. I can copy-and-paste, but then I must send the original to the trash, which doubles the time and effort. Is there any way to cut-and-paste?
Also, the MacBook Pro will not allow me to rename multiple documents or photographs. I can click-and-rename a single one, but this is impossibly time consuming. I can batch-rename in iPhoto, but when I transfer the photographs to the external drive, the rename does not transfer.
I’m reduced to using my wife’s Toshiba to cut-and-past, rename, and transfer documents. It works perfectly. Is there any way to do this on the MacBook Pro?
Thanks!
Roderick Guerry
[email protected]Roderick Guerry wrote:
The MacBook Pro will not allow me to cut-and-paste to and from or to click-and-drag to the external drive. I can copy-and-paste, but then I must send the original to the trash, which doubles the time and effort. Is there any way to cut-and-paste?
No, this is a philosophical difference between Apple and Microsoft. Apple believes that it's dangerous to cut a file in case the user never pastes it; in that case the file is lost. Microsoft seems to not have this problem (if I remember Windows correctly) because they don't delete the originating file if it's cut but never pasted.
Even though Macs have a lot of keyboard shortcuts, philosophically Macs have traditionally been mouse-first. This applies to file copy operations. In your case, what a Mac user would do is open the source window, open the destination window (on your second drive), and then Command-drag the selected files from the source to destination window. This is because a normal drag would leave the originals behind, while adding the Command modifier key tells OS X that this is a Move, not a Copy, so don't leave the originals behind.
(In addition there are different rules for drag-copying within the same volume or between different volumes. If you drag between two folders on the same volume, the files are moved. If you drag between different volumes, the files are copied unless you hold down Command to delete the copies on the source volume.)
Roderick Guerry wrote:
Also, the MacBook Pro will not allow me to rename multiple documents or photographs. I can click-and-rename a single one, but this is impossibly time consuming. I can batch-rename in iPhoto, but when I transfer the photographs to the external drive, the rename does not transfer.
Two problems in this case. First, batch file renaming is not built into OS X unless you build something with Automator. However, there are many utilities that can do batch file renaming which you can find at macupdate.com or on the App Store. Since I work with media I often batch rename using one of the media managers I have lying around like Media Pro or Adobe Bridge (comes with Photoshop).
iPhoto is a database front end designed to shield the file system from the consumer and let them concentrate on creativity and sharing. As such it is often a poor choice for managing files directly. When you "transferred the photographs" chances are you moved the originals, not the ones iPhoto edited which are stored in a hidden folder.
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I’m reduced to using my wife’s Toshiba to cut-and-past, rename, and transfer documents. It works perfectly. Is there any way to do this on the MacBook Pro?
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I've been playing with it and the only workaround I found so far is:
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Command C to copy
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Can anyone help? Surely this is possible!
ThanksBest method depends on the specific circumstance. But not knowing the specific circumstance, here's a method I have used for many years:
Assume a full-page ad that includes of a full-bleed raster image in the background. Various vector elements and live text need to be positioned optimally relative to the background image. Some of those elements are to be created as vector objects, but "flattened" as part of the background raster image. The final will be delivered as a PDF exported from the program being used for page assembly.
1. Create the background image in the raster imaging program, including bleeds.
2. Set up the page in the vector drawing program or page assembly program to match, including bleeds, with guides at the trims.
3. Place a low-res FPO of the raster image in the page assembly program, on its own layer, or otherwise locked. (A mere screenshot often suffices for this.)
4. Create the various text and vector objects.
5. For the set of vector objects that needs to become part of the background image:
5.1 Draw two small filled, unstroked rectangles (quarter inch or whatever) aligned to two opposite corners of the raster image.
5.2 Select these two objects along with whatever objects I want to rasterize as part of the background image. Copy.
5.3 Paste into the raster image program. The pasted content either auto-sizes to the bounds of the background image because it is of the same aspect ratio, or can easily be scaled to size before being deselected and rasterized. When deselected, the pasted content is rasterized to the same resolution of the background image, on its own layer (depending on the program.)
5.4 If the temporary "registration objects" (the two tiny squares) are within the trim, simply select them and delete them. If they reside only in the bleed, they can be left.
5.5 Apply whatever layer effects or other raster editing desired to the new content.
5.6 Flatten the whole image. Save it in appropriate full-res format. Import it to the page assembly program. delete the now-unnecessary vector objects that have become parts of the raster image. Export the press-ready PDF.
Specifics vary, of course, depending upon what specific programs are being used, and according to the specifics of the design. The basic principle is simply to create a couple of temporary "registration objects" at two opposing corners and include those in whatever you are taking to the raster program. They then serve to establish the aspect ratio and/or size of the transferred content.
Clean, simple, straightforward. Yes, slightly more work than the "just-draw-whatever-'looks-good'-on-screen-and-hang-how-it's-built" school of haphazard design that puts too much trust in all the automated flattening of raster effects applied in vector programs. But the final page construction is also clean, simple, straightforward, and I never have to worry about ugly surprises such as stitching artifacts between too many auto-created abutting raster slices.
JET -
Hi. i would like to copy and paste the info in the composer field, year & grouping into the comments field within itunes. (so it would look like "COMPOSER - YEAR - GROUPING")
Is there anyway automator can do this or a script?
thanksHi,
1. Open "Applescript Utility" (in your Application->AppleScript folder), check "Enable GUI Scripting", you will need your login password. Now quit "Applescript Utility".
2. Open "Script Editor". Copy and Paste the following into the script editor,
tell application "iTunes"
set N_ames to the name of selection
set x to the number of items in N_ames
repeat with i from 1 to x
set C_omment to the comment of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1
set L_yrics to the lyrics of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1
set lyrics of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1 to {C_omment & return & L_yrics}
end repeat
end tell
3. Save the file in your Home/Library/iTunes/Scripts folder and give it any name you like. You may need to create the folder "Scripts" in Home/Library/iTunes folder.
4. Open iTunes, you will see a symbol in iTunes menu item, this is the symbol for script. Under the symbol you will find your script.
5. Select any number of songs anywhere in iTunes, click on the script symbol and choose the script you saved before.
The script will copy the comment of a song and add it on top of the lyrics of that song (if you don't have any lyrics, it will only add the comment).
Message was edited by: Ahsan -
Itunes copy and paste get info
I have a lot of info written in the Comments field in my itunes songs and was wondering if I can get automator to copy that field to the Lyrics field. Each song has different information written in the comment field and I have thousands of songs so you can see how this would be tedious to do manually.
Anyone please help who knowsHi,
1. Open "Applescript Utility" (in your Application->AppleScript folder), check "Enable GUI Scripting", you will need your login password. Now quit "Applescript Utility".
2. Open "Script Editor". Copy and Paste the following into the script editor,
tell application "iTunes"
set N_ames to the name of selection
set x to the number of items in N_ames
repeat with i from 1 to x
set C_omment to the comment of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1
set L_yrics to the lyrics of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1
set lyrics of track (item i of N_ames) of library playlist 1 to {C_omment & return & L_yrics}
end repeat
end tell
3. Save the file in your Home/Library/iTunes/Scripts folder and give it any name you like. You may need to create the folder "Scripts" in Home/Library/iTunes folder.
4. Open iTunes, you will see a symbol in iTunes menu item, this is the symbol for script. Under the symbol you will find your script.
5. Select any number of songs anywhere in iTunes, click on the script symbol and choose the script you saved before.
The script will copy the comment of a song and add it on top of the lyrics of that song (if you don't have any lyrics, it will only add the comment).
Message was edited by: Ahsan -
hi there, what I would like to do is the following
enter data into a cell, this searches for information on another sheet(I have work that one out) when the found information is highlighted that info is then copied to that cell
i can do this by copy and paste but wondered if it could be made simpler ie creating a box/ button that grabs the highlighted info and dumps it in the original cell
eg type in oranges to cell a1, that searches column on sheet 2 called product, it finds anything call oranges(there may be more than one) I choose which one I click either on it or on a button or something and it dumps that info back to a1 then performs the lookup which I have previously sorted
i I hope this makes sense
i am not very knowlegable re using spreadsheets so a simple explanation would be best
kind regardsThe script below will do something like what you describe:
Copy into AppleScript Editor, enter your value in A1, and click the green triangle 'Run' button. Your choice in the dialog is then inserted in cell A1.
If you're doing this a lot you could place it in an Automator Service and assign a keyboard shortcut. You could also skip the first step of entering a value in the the cell first, and have the script ask you directly, then insert the value for you.
SG
property currentTable : "Table 1"
property searchCell : "A1"
property lookupTable : "Products"
property lookupColumn : "A"
tell application "Numbers"
set s to front document's active sheet
set c to s's table currentTable's cell searchCell
set searchValue to c's value
if searchValue is missing value then return
set productList to s's table lookupTable's column lookupColumn's cell's value
set matchesList to {}
repeat with i in productList
if i's contents contains searchValue then copy i's contents to end of matchesList
end repeat
try
set selectedMatch to choose from list matchesList with title "Which product?"
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on error
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Copying and Converting Automation
If i make some automation up for say volume contol, and then would like to use the same drawing to use on the filter of the same synth, how is it done?
I did a search in the manual but couldnt find anything, but i know it can be done.......
Thanks in advance...Hi David
you can copy the automation by holding down option and double clicking in the background of the track automation. this selects all automation for that track. then you can use the copy and paste commands (control C and control V) to copy and paste into the other automation spot.
if you only want to copy from a certain point in the song, hold option and click on the first automation node from where you want to copy and it will select it and all after it.
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Let's hope then that alt-K works, because that is where you can set keycommands. Any of the presets in the dropdown menu top left contains the commands you need.
I just did it myself, to check it; every keycommand preset there is, contains both combo's I've given.
I have no idea if there's a menu item for the Automation Event list, I guess there should be since there's no • in front of it (• before a command meaning it has no menu item), but I cannot find it, and I don't even know if it works using menu items. cmd-1 should work, always, but it's also under Window>Arrange. -
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Try removing the com.apple.iCal.plist file from your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder. To find that Library folder, if you are using Lion, use Finder>Go Menu>Depress the "Option" key>Library. Drag the .plist file to your desktop, and log out/in or restart.
Next, make sure that you are not connected to the internet. Then to to your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Calendars Folder and remove any files with "Cache" as a part of the file name. Use the same method as listed above to get to the correct Library Folder. Log out/in, or restart and check iCal for functionality. -
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So, here it goes. I backed up my iphone 4 after renting a movie. The movie only played the starting credits before I was called on for daddy duty. A few days later the movie would not play, so I restored my phone from my backup. The movie would still would not play so itunes support refunded my purchase and ended my viewing privileges for that rental after verifying that I had not viewed the movie. I then had a problem with my contacts showing up twice in the contacts list after the restore. So I attempted another restore. All was well at this point. I then started having trouble with my pc and decided to copy the internal drive to an external source. A week later I had a system failure and did a factory restore on my computer. I re-installed itunes and tried to copy and paste the old backup into the new itunes. Now itunes just flat out does not see the backup file (I failed to mention that I did a factory reset on the iphone after the last backup, hopping to start fresh). Tech support had me uninstall and re-install itunes and then copy and paste the old backup into the newly installed itunes with no luck. The files are all there, but itunes just doesn't see them (itunes says the device has not been backed up to the cloud or to the local machine). We then tried backing up the factory restored iphone and replacing that restore file with one of my old backups on the external drive. Ok, this is where it gets weird. We replaced the guts of the folder but left the folder itself so itunes would continue to recognize the new backup folder with the old files. Whoohoo, itunes now see's a backup folder full of old files, or so we thought. The new files were deleted using shift delete so they would be gone for good and not mix with any files or folders. When I restore my phone, it restores the files that were deleted from the restore file (pause here for a moment and imagine the stupid look on the face of tech support and I while we silently wonder how files that were permanently deleted were restored). This left tech support and I both scratching our heads. My service issue was escalated to the next level. I waited for the phone call the next day that was scheduled at 10am to my wife's phone, but the call never came through. As usual, apple disappoints again. I just bought an iphone 5s and still have the iphone 4, and am looking for a solution to retrieve my contacts and restore to the 4 or 5s. I am guessing that files in other folders must be associated with the iphone backup in order for itunes to retrieve the files. Any ideas or support in retrieving my contacts would be greatly appreciated.Sorry for short novel I am writing. I just wanted to cover as much backround as possible.
So, here it goes. I backed up my iphone 4 after renting a movie. The movie only played the starting credits before I was called on for daddy duty. A few days later the movie would not play, so I restored my phone from my backup. The movie would still would not play so itunes support refunded my purchase and ended my viewing privileges for that rental after verifying that I had not viewed the movie. I then had a problem with my contacts showing up twice in the contacts list after the restore. So I attempted another restore. All was well at this point. I then started having trouble with my pc and decided to copy the internal drive to an external source. A week later I had a system failure and did a factory restore on my computer. I re-installed itunes and tried to copy and paste the old backup into the new itunes. Now itunes just flat out does not see the backup file (I failed to mention that I did a factory reset on the iphone after the last backup, hopping to start fresh). Tech support had me uninstall and re-install itunes and then copy and paste the old backup into the newly installed itunes with no luck. The files are all there, but itunes just doesn't see them (itunes says the device has not been backed up to the cloud or to the local machine). We then tried backing up the factory restored iphone and replacing that restore file with one of my old backups on the external drive. Ok, this is where it gets weird. We replaced the guts of the folder but left the folder itself so itunes would continue to recognize the new backup folder with the old files. Whoohoo, itunes now see's a backup folder full of old files, or so we thought. The new files were deleted using shift delete so they would be gone for good and not mix with any files or folders. When I restore my phone, it restores the files that were deleted from the restore file (pause here for a moment and imagine the stupid look on the face of tech support and I while we silently wonder how files that were permanently deleted were restored). This left tech support and I both scratching our heads. My service issue was escalated to the next level. I waited for the phone call the next day that was scheduled at 10am to my wife's phone, but the call never came through. As usual, apple disappoints again. I just bought an iphone 5s and still have the iphone 4, and am looking for a solution to retrieve my contacts and restore to the 4 or 5s. I am guessing that files in other folders must be associated with the iphone backup in order for itunes to retrieve the files. Any ideas or support in retrieving my contacts would be greatly appreciated. -
[b]HOW TO:[/b] Copy and Paste THE Filename AND its PATH from Finder
HOW TO DO THIS: Copy and Paste THE selected Filename AND its entire PATH from Finder to another application as in document footer reference, or document database which has a path field to aid in locating the file later.
Finder, Spotlight and File Info (can be used to display Path) or using Command F, command I, etc. but user is not allowed to copy the path to clipboard.
This is rudimentary, yet the word Path, is unknown to Mac Help.
Message was edited by: jbovAJ,
Isn't it amazing....There is no Command Key for this action? Apple Care was confounded too. And thanx, it'll be a help....
Jim
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