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Dropped frames
Hello,
We are running Final Cut Pro 4.5 HD on a G5 with 1.25 G of ram. Our deck is a Sony DSR1500A. When we Edit to Tape, we are getting dropped frames. Sometimes it aborts the playout with an error message, and sometimes it doesn’t. We have tried everything we can think of to solve this. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
Nicole
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2 Replies
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I don’t know what “everything” you’ve tried is, but if I were at your computer, here’s what I’d try.
First off, do you have 2 hard drives inside your Mac? Hopefully, yes. If not, come back and tell us about your media drives.
Second, poke through the system prefrences to make sure that Final Cut is set to take advantage of that RAM. There’s a setting where you can allow it only take advntage of some of the RAM. Max that out and make sure no other programs are running, too. Re-set your Mac after you do this step to make sure everything’s cleard up.
Once you’re back, make sure the video is rendered. After you render the video, then select SEQUENCES>RENDER ONLY>MIXDOWN
Then export a quicktime movie to that second hard drive inside your Mac. (FILE>EXPORT>QUICKTIME) Set it to “Current Settings” and make sure “Self Contained” is checked on.
Then close your project and open up that exported file in Final Cut. (It will just float in a window…project-less.) Now try your print-to-video and see if you have any better luck.
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Hey. Hopefully you are editing your stuff in one drive, and your applications are in other. put 2gb of RAM. I am POSITIVE, that with 2 gb of ram, it will work. hope that helps.
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