DVCPRO HD Playback Issues on a tricked-out Macpro?

[Chris Borjis]

I take it the timeline has more than a single layer of video?

you will have to adjust your realtime settings, i think
it is near the timecode on the left side of the sequence/timeline.

play with it until it works.

[Lisa Rolley]

Sorry I forgot to mention that I have everything set to Dynamic as it recommends but still playback issues continue…i am hoping i just don’t understand one of the other recommendations and that someone can walk me through getting this puppy to playback.

[Shane Ross]

[lisa rolley] “Now at my desk I have a single 8core MacPro with 500GB of edit storage SATA internal drive”

Is this a separate drive from the main OS drive? As in you have TWO drives, one for the operating system and one for media? How is this drive formatted?

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[Lisa Rolley]

its a 2nd internal drive where only media and projects for FCP live apps and everything else 9OS) are on the other Hard Drive.

[Shane Ross]

And how is it formatted?

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[Lisa Rolley]

hey shane

i am not sure how it is formatted to be honest – how would i figure that out?

[Shane Ross]

Open the Disk Utility and use that.

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[Lisa Rolley]

Hello,

so this is what it says when i have the 2nd drive highlighted in disk utility:

Disk Description :ST3750640NS Media
Total Capacity :698.6 GB (750,156,374,016 Bytes)
Connection Bus :Serial ATA 2
Write Status : Read/Write
Connection Type :Internal
S.M.A.R.T. Status : Verified
Connection ID : “Bay 2” Partition Map Scheme : GUID Partition Table

Mount Point : /Volumes/2nd Drive
Capacity :698.3 GB (749,812,400,128 Bytes)
Format :Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Available :260.5 GB (279,673,114,624 Bytes)
Owners Enabled :Yes
Used : 437.9 GB (470,139,285,504 Bytes)
Number of Folders : 352 Number of Files : 6,594

[Shane Ross]

[lisa rolley] “Format :Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”

See that…FORMAT. SO it is formatted properly.

Well, as of now I am stumped, because it is tough to do this when not in front of the computer in question. How about trying a brand new project with this media. Does it work then?

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[Chris Borjis]

Try repartitioning WITHOUT journaling.

its my understanding you can squeeze a little more performance out of it that way. Besides I’m pretty sure media disks should not be journaled anyway.