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Playhead is not synced to Audio but is synced to Video
The Final Cut Playhead is not synced to Audio but is synced to Video.
After using the Trim function, the playhead is not timed right with the audio tracks. It’s so frustrating because I tried every syncing option to no avail.When I export though it is synced up but not in Final Cut.
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How are you monitoring audio and video?
For instance, if you are monitoring video through a deck or camera via FireWire and audio through your computer’s audio output, they will be out of sync.
Describe your setup and we can take it from there.
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I used to use Sony DVCam tape, which is a DV setting, but once I handed my tapes to a Canon user to log and batch, and of course it was ingested with Canon settings, which screwed the audio and video up considerably.
Greg Ondera
http://www.Plexus.tv
http://www.SurgeonToday.org -
Hi and thanks for the help,
I used a Panasonic AG-DV2000p through Firewire ‘Log and Capture’ with basic tape into Final Cut 5.1. The Audio Video came in as Linked into Final Cut so I unlinked it.
Audio was out of Sync with the playhead so I started to Trim. But Trim wouldn’t help that anyway.
I am just using basic DV NTHC settings. Maybe it’s a “Capture As Is” type setting that’s doing it? Or maybe a setting on the DV machine.
I did try it before with a MiniDV without problems but having problems with the large tape.
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Final Cut 5.1 may be part of the problem, as it can’t handle various formats in the same timeline as well as FCP 6 can. What happens if you ingest a piece of the footage again without unlinking it?
Greg Ondera
http://www.Plexus.tv
http://www.SurgeonToday.org -
I will try that next. Also I am upgrading to the latest Final Cut on Monday so maybe I will try that first.
Thanks,
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I selected in Audio/Video Settings “Built-In Output” for Audio Playback and bingo it works. The playhead is accurate with the audio track.
I also did upgrade to FCHD anyway. I need the SmoothCam features in Motion and Final Cut.
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