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FCP dropping frames
I have noticed recently that final cut (7) appears to be dropping frames when playing back in the canvas. I have report dropped frames on playback checked in the user prefs but it is not stopping as it drops frames.
I have noticed this drop frame “effect” on HDV, XDCAM and Prores sequences so it doesn’t seem to be codec specific. I am running a amazingly fast RAID on fiber channel which delivers 300MB/s+.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
FCP7, 8core Mac Pro, 10.5.8, GF 8800
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Yes. I am running an HDV sequence and a ProRes. I just ticked the box to stop warning me and it has been playing fine without actually dropping frames.
Like you I have a fast RAID and the latest 2.9 Nehalem octo with 16 gigs RAM.
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The problem is, I have the box ticked to warn me and it drops frames anyway WITHOUT warning me. It is very noticeable in the canvas.
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I’ve been having this issue with FCP 7 too but blamed it on Snow Leopard. Went back to Leopard but drop frames persist.
Jim McNally
The Commercial Factory
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Is this dropping of frames when going out to tape, or just playing back your sequence? And if it’s while going out to tape, what kind of I/O box are you using?
Curious, because we’re still having problems with the AJA cards and outputs stopping due to dropped frames while going out to tape – and we’ve tried different users, different rooms (FCP systems) and different decks. We even tried a different XSAN thinking that it was a bandwidth problem. Still get the dropped frames.
This is with FCP7 and Leopard.
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Dan Monro
FCP, Avid, AfterFX, Atlanta
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.7
GeForce 8600M GT Final Cut Pro 6.0.5 Quicktime 7.6
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2 x 3.2 Quad Xeon; 16 GB ram
Mac OS X 10.5.8
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 Final Cut Pro 7 Quicktime 7.6.4 -
Haven’t checked it going out to tape but I will have too soon when I master a short I am working on. It is skipping in the canvas that is most apparent. This is even on fully rendered sequences running off a very fast array.
….oh yeah and I use blackmagic I/O
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