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FCP Funkiness
I am doing my first real job for a client in FCP, yes i am an AVID guy but i have seen the light and am converting. As i edit to music i am finding that when i line up an edit on the beat using the waveform, (or one frame before to get the right feel)
As I play back the timelinethe edits seem to bee off. Sometimes fast sometimes slow. Is there something i should look for as far as RT saettings? This is very frustrating and i know its me… Anybody got any suggestions?
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WE need more info. how are you monitoring your footage and your audio..firewire, capture card, other?
What kind of computer do you have and what’s hooked up to to in terms of drives, drive space and other hard drive related products (scsi, fibre, Sata, fw, whatever)
Jeremy
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Its Not mine but ill try to remember….. New MacPro, Aja Card Not sure which one. Media is DVCPro 50 on a 2TB raid that I could not locate (may be internal) SATA. Monitor is off Cinema display.
Audio is on Roland Wonder speakers. Thats all i can remember. I think all the drives were internal so i dont know how fast they are. i amm assuming at least 7200. -
Alright, so you are watching your footage on the Cinema desktop preview, what do you have the external audio set to? Is anything running through the Kona, in terms of audio and video?
If all audio and video IS running through the Kona, then you need to go to to the Final Cut Pro > System Settings > Playback Control tab and then change the playback offset to 0.
If audio and video is NOT running through the Kona card then you need to adjust that offset so that everything is in sync. Trial and error is really the only way.
If you end up having an AJA io, you need to change the playback offset to 5 and there will always be a little bit of a delay as it’s running through firewire. Once you learn the offset, it’s easy to compensate for it while editing.
Jeremy
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Thank you. I thought i was losing my mind…Which is not a long trip.
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No, you aren’t. FCP is a very flexible program in that allows you to edit on all different kinds of setups. machines and hardware. In order to retain that flexibility FCP affords you certain controls/parameters that you will need to change as your setup and hardware change.
Avid has it’s own hardware, so it’s system doesn’t have as many controls as FCP. Learning these little intricacies of FCP will take you a little while to learn, but once you get it, it all makes sense.
Good luck in your switch.
Jeremy
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