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Hi everyone,
I am about to embark on a french version of a 20 minute video and I'm looking for some advice.
In the english version, I created titles in both motion and livetype. I'm still a bit of a novice with these programs so I admit that I relied on Final Cut Pro to further manipulate the titles in terms of sizing and placement with a touch a slow motion to get the timing right. It was exciting to discover that any text changes in these programs would automatically update in the timeline in Final Cut Pro as long as I didn't change the file name.
So, that got me thinking.... I'd like to change the english titles to a french version and take advantage of the automatic updating in FCP. But how do I protect my english master?
My backup plan is to create new file names for the french titles and try the " copy content" approach but I have some reservations.
As always, I look forward to your feedback.
Cheers and Happy Holidays.
Chris

Hi Everyone,
I want to provide an update on my progress for those who might be interested.
I have some 50 english titles in this project, some motion and some livetype and some boris.
To prepare for the french version, I did a "save project as" to create a french version of the project as suggested. Then, I did a "save as" on each title file, adding "french" to each one and saving the new version in a new file folder for my french stuff.
I've made a duplicate of my english master timeline and here's where it gets interesting.
I'm finding that if I "right click" on the title in the timeline to open it in the Editor to make changes, it opens the original english title, thus putting my english version in jeopardy! I'm guessing because I simply made a copy of the english version.
Here's my plan of action... Control Click each title in the french version timeline and use reconnect media to connect the title to the new version that I've saved in my french stuff file folder. Change the english text to french.. place in oven to bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, let stand for 2 and voila - one french version ready for voice over.
Can someone let me know if I'm on the right track?
Cheers,
Chris

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