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Audio Sync Issues – Long Capture
I am used to using Avid/Final Cut Pro but am using a Premiere system at work. My job keeps me busy in many different areas, and I don’t have the time to go through raw footage and pull clips one-by-one. I usually just capture the whole tape, and then do my decision making after it’s in the hard drive.
I’m noticing some pretty serious audio drift in long clips (which is usually how footage gets input). I’m working in PAL, and am confident that my settings are correct. Is this an issue with Premiere? Every version of it I use has this same problem, and you’d think after all this time, they’d finally get it right.
How do I fix my system so that I’m not always getting this drift in my footage. It’s very frustrating, and I’m not into having to resync things all the time…I just don’t have the time to do it. I usually end up getting frustrated and editing on my laptop with FCP, since there are never any drift issues with that system.
Any ideas?
Jeff Birmingham -
8 Replies
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It is not an issue with the software, since I don’t experience these problems. A couple of things:
1) What device is used to capture the footage? Can you try an alternative device?
2) What device is used to shoot the footage? Can you try a different camera?A
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I am using a Sony DSR 250P to shoot, and a Sony DSR 11 to capture. I am capturing in PAL.
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What capture card? Dropping frames on capture will result in audio sync issues.
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I am using a Matrox capture card. There were no dropped frames. None…
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I forgot to subscribe to this forum, so I’m reposting to turn on notification.
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Try without the Matrox and use a simple OHCI for capture and standard PP settings. Do you still have the sync problems after this approach, let us know.
Harm Millaard
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[radiofreebc] “I am using a Matrox capture card. There were no dropped frames. None…”
If you are capturing from an analog device, try running the Matrox “Audio Capture Drift Detection” utility that you will find in windows Start-> All Programs-> Matrox X.Tools.
It will probably solve your sync problem.
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I am running the audio drift test right now, and if it works…then thank you! If not, I will try a direct capture.
Thank you for your help on this issue.
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