• AJA Video Systems

  Kona Lhi Dropping frames

  Posted by Jason Gillet on October 8, 2009 at 8:36 pm

  Hi all,

  I just installed a new system and It is dropping frames a lot. I’m about to head over to take a look but I was wondering if someone has had same experience with this setup before.

  It’s new Macpro quad core 2.93Ghz. 8 gb ram
  Kona LHi card Running 7.0 drivers
  FCP studio 7 OS 10.5.8
  Maxx EVo2K system test read/write around 400mbs
  Ran disk utility everything checked out.

  Codec using Xdcam EX 1080 60i

  They can run for hours without card and no issues. With card on going out to a JVC broadcast LCD mon HD-SDI it drops frames.

  Any clue? I’m thinking of going back to the older set of drivers. I also an pretty confident my storage is not the problem.

  Thanks,
  Jason Gillet
  Editor/Engineer

  Jason Gillet
  Gillet Productions
  Editor/Engineer

  Jason Gillet replied 16 years, 7 months ago 6 Members · 7 Replies
• 7 Replies

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  Bob Zelin

  October 8, 2009 at 9:37 pm

  close project. Open up new project. Open up new sequence. Import your clips. I bet everything starts to work. I have seen corrupt sequences cause all kinds of issues (just like with AVID systems !).

  bob Zelin
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  Jeremy Garchow

  October 8, 2009 at 11:13 pm

  My guess is that your project and output settings don’t match. Also try turning off thumbnails and realtime scopes in your sequence.

  PS and totally off topic. Bob, for your p2 clients on snow leopard, try connecting the pcd20 via USB instead of fw800. Might work for them in the interim.
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  Jesse Coane

  October 8, 2009 at 11:29 pm

  I’ve been having a similar issue. Turn off mirror on desktop see if it goes away. Thats been the only workaround ive been able to figure out

  jesse

  Jesse Coane
  Director / Editor
  The Concept Farm
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  Gary Adcock

  October 9, 2009 at 12:28 am

  [Jesse Coane] “I’ve been having a similar issue. Turn off mirror on desktop see if it goes away. Thats been the only workaround ive been able to figure out
  “

  Guys.
  the current driver for the LHI is 7.01

  This is a required update for the LHI – this is the only driver that is currently at 7.01

  gary adcock
  Studio37
  HD & Film Consultation
  Post and Production Workflows for the Digitally Inclined
  Chicago, IL

  https://library.creativecow.net/articles/adcock_gary/AJAIOHD.php
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  Jason Gillet

  October 9, 2009 at 12:57 pm

  Thanks for all of your info. Last night I had them try and go back to a previous driver. System worked for a while then started up again. I’m having them go back to the current driver and will have them create new sequences and look into the other suggestions as well. Hopefully one of these will work.

  Thanks,
  Jason Gillet

  Jason Gillet
  Gillet Productions
  Editor/Engineer
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  Richard Sanchez

  October 10, 2009 at 12:33 am

  I noticed my LHi was dropping frames, but for whatever reason when I turned on VANC, it played back fine. Not sure why it worked but it did. It wasn’t a storage issue, since I have a near empty Cal Digit HD Element.

  Richard Sanchez
  North Hollywood, CA

  “We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” – Bill Hicks
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  Jason Gillet

  October 12, 2009 at 3:00 pm

  Haven’t tried that one yet I will give it a shot.

  Thanks,
  Jason Gillet
  Editor/Engineer

  Jason Gillet
  Gillet Productions
  Editor/Engineer

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