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Dropped frames capturing Prores
I have just started importing footage using the Prores codec and have noticed a lot of dropped frames while capturing. Anyone else have trouble with this, what are the ways to get around it? I am using a new Macpro with 10GB ram, a Sony M35U deck connected to Blackmagic HD Extreme card and capturing to a Lacie Fast Raid Drive with Firewire 800.
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6 Replies
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Your unusual RAM configuration could be a problem. You should have 3 modules or 6. Not 5.
Sean
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Well I’ll have to do with 5, is there any way to get around the repeated dropped frames when capturing???
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Are you capturing as full HD ProRes? (Or ProRes HQ?) My guess would be that there is a problem with your raid disk. That it simply can’t handle the data throughput. Is there anything else connected on the firewire bus? How full is your raid? What raid configuration? Have you tried with another disk?
Stephan
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I’m importing HDV video from Mini DV tape with the Prosres codec, the Raid disk is brand new, still about 400gb left on it. I’m running the ‘fast raid’ which is more built for speed than protection. We’re running HD/SDI out to the blackmagic card, nothing connected via firewire but the drive itself.
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You should not be getting dropped frames with that setup. Time to trash prefs, repair permissions and restart.
Have a wonderful day.
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[Kevin Matluk] “Well I’ll have to do with 5”
Then you’ll have to do with dropped frames as well. If you’ve already followed Chris’ suggestions then I can almost guarantee that’s what’s causing it. You can’t give one processor 6 gigs and another 4 gigs. Doing stuff like that can screw up your entire system timing which will give you many problems including dropped frame errors. Whoever put your Mac Pro together didn’t know what they were doing. Try taking one out. Even then it’s not ideal since you’re supposed to have 3 modules for each processor if it’s the brand new Nehalem Mac Pro.
Sean
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