Clips coming over as black on timeline

[Jeremy Garchow]

I would say that something is going weird.

What is the source of your media and how did you import it?

Where is it stored?

At the very least, try and make a brand new Project and copy and past your current timeline in to it to back it up.

It makes ensue that the audio is playing back, as it shows it the timeline. What’s odd is that the compound clip is green and not blue, which indicated that it is audio only.

Jeremy

[Matt Surf]

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for all your assistance – I’ve checked the clip in timeline and inspector and it is showing as video and narrative. However (cue trumpets) I did just trash my preferences using Preference Manager, re-opened and it has solved the problem!! It had automatically overlaid my bed-track over the timeline footage, really not sure why or how, so I moved the audio down to another ‘track’ and my clip is now playing as before.

So, not sure if it was just a preferences thing or a deeper issue but hopefully for now it’s all sorted!!??

For info, I’m using H.264 footage off an EOS DSLR.

Thanks again for your help! 🙂

[Jeremy Garchow]

That was going to be the next step, probably should have been the first!

😉

Jeremy

[Matt Surf]

Ah well, we live and learn ;0) Cheers again, Matt

[Richard Herd]

[Matt Surf] “It had automatically overlaid my bed-track over the timeline footage, really not sure why or how, so I moved the audio down to another ‘track’ and my clip is now playing as before”

Just curious: How did you start this project? That is, did you lay the audio in first or the picture?

If you haven’t seen it already, I recommend the Jim Giberti technique https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/335/29301

[Matt Surf]

Hi Richard, Thanks for the link, I’ll definitely check that out.

No, I brought in the video (which had previously been synced) first. Then I ran my bedtrack underneath. Could it be the synced footage that may have caused a glitch?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Matt Surf] “No, I brought in the video (which had previously been synced) first. “

Synced where and how?

[Matt Surf]

Hi, synchronised through FCP X – my DSLR footage and Zoom audio.

[Richard Herd]

What do you mean by “synced” footage? Multicam? Or clapper to pic?

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Matt Surf] “No, I brought in the video (which had previously been synced) first.”

[Matt Surf] “Hi, synchronised through FCP X – my DSLR footage and Zoom audio.”

Sorry, Matt. I am misunderstanding.

You brought in video that was previously synced, but then you resynced in FCPX?

Sorry, please explain like I’m 5 years old. I’m a goof.

Jeremy