• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  dropping frames

  Posted by Lee on July 13, 2005 at 1:49 pm

  Hi Guys

  Using FCP 5 with a DP 2.7GHZ and Lacie firewire extreme drive(88mbs).
  Everytime I play the footage it says it drops frames
  Files are saved on the external drive
  It’s set to dynamic RT

  Any thoughts?

  Paul

  Walter Biscardi replied 20 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  David Bogie

  July 13, 2005 at 2:49 pm

  There are dozens of possibilities unfortunately, difficult to debug. You can search the forum for dropped frames and see if any of the many threads offer anything relevant. That might be faster than us suggesting lots of stuff you’ve already tried, doesn’t apply to your situation or might not understand. No way to know from here.

  It’s usually a question of FW traffic, one silly or incorrect setting or a mechanical issue with the drive.

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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  Lars

  July 13, 2005 at 2:53 pm

  I have the same setup and the same problem. I also tried the “render only-mixdown” didn
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  Walter Biscardi

  July 13, 2005 at 3:27 pm

  first off, what kind of footage are you trying to play?

  Check Canvas is set to Fit To Window. that’s a big one that get’s a lot of people.

  check that your sequence / capture settings match.

  As bogey notes, there are dozens of reasons for this from FCP Settings to Hardware to User Error.

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