FX Edit 1.1 for Xsi (xsi script)

DESCRIPTION:
Associates clips position with an input file in FX tree so you can edit like in Premiere or OK an Avid ;)

USAGE:
In notepad edit file x:SoftimageXSI_2.xApplicationspdlC3DFxFileInputOp.spdl
Make a back up of C3DFxFileInputOp.spdl and in original
Midway down under Parameter SourceOffset, change the line:
Caps = Persistable; to Caps = Persistable, Animatable;
Warning this parameter was not enabled by soft originally
Use at your own risk
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Select FXOP node of File Input in explorer,then ctrl or shift select add to selection a clip in Animation Mixer.
3
Run FXOPEqualClip.
This script makes an expression of File Input start offset = clip start offset - File Input start
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Now when you move this clip in time the file input is also moved in time

NOTES:
Note
A good setup is too make an Action Clip of an FXOP OVER opacity keyed at 0,then another keyed at 1
Then select file input FXOP in 1st input of OVER and opacity 0 clip and run FXOPEqualClip
Then select file input FXOP in 2nd input of OVER and opacity 1 clip and run FXOPEqualClip
Animate weigths or add a mix transition between the the two opacity clips, for an editable dissolve
Collapse Mixer view to speed playback