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ETT w/ MPB power weirdness
FIgure this is a good place to post this since it is mastering with a laptop.
My setup MBP 1st gen/IoHD/eSata media drive/ProResHQ 1080 29.97 downconvert to DBeta deck. Only have SD house ref available and using it.
Okay, I needed to make (2) masters of a 50 minute show. Got everything all set up in a hurry to try to make FedEx, so I forgot to plug in the MBP’s power cord. Made the first tape without no problem. Realized that the ,aptop was not plugged in when the low battery warning came on, yes, I that smart. Plugged the laptop in and went to make the next tape and notice that the video seemed to be popping, didn’t lose sync or sound wrong, just that video seemed to pause for a frame. Played the tape back and the pauses are there ever so often. Unplug the laptop and try it, it seems to work fine. Plug the laptop in and it will play the video fine when not in record but as soon as I start the ETT the pauses start up. ANyone have this happen to them? Any thoughts?
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Shutdown and restart everything making sure to turn on the io first.
Jeremy
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I did do that. Has to have something to do with the power or AC adapter. I have a second ac adapter that I will try to see if it is that. Just hard to wait 60 minutes between ETT to recharge the battery. 🙁 It is a pain but at least I can get my tapes made.
I also have a Io and maybe I will test that out also. Just to see where the problem is coming from.
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Yeah, that’s a weird one.
Is everything plugged into the same relative outlet? You restarted all of your gear down to the BB generator?
Jeremy
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I have tried several different plug-in sets all in the same strip, in different outlets. I did try the other ac adapter and no luck there. have restarted everything other than the house reference, I not sure where that is. I get to use a deck at a video dup house after hours and the have a bunch of equipment that I have no idea what it is. I have been doing this for a couple of years without this problem. The only thing that is new in the setup is going the downconvert with the IoHD instead of bringing a file that is already downconverted.
Thanks for the suggestions, I’m going to test the old Io tomorrow.
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[Michael Sacci] “The only thing that is new in the setup is going the downconvert with the IoHD instead of bringing a file that is already downconverted. “
I don’t know. If it’s working on output when you are not in ETT, it seems to me like it might be some sort of deck/reference issue?
Jeremy
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What’d you find out?
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I haven’t been able to make it back to do more testing, it maybe Wednesday or Thursday before I get another shot at it.
I’m really leaning that something is up with my laptop, I tried to do a live capture with my HVX through the FW and was having a lot of issues with that also. Unfortunately I have loaned out the camera for a week so I cannot follow up with that either.
I will post back after I do some more testing.
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Cool man, keep me posted.
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Think I have more ? with the more things I try. Hooked up my Gen 10 instead of using the house ref. It seemed to start off better and then get worse. The video trouble is it seems to be going back a frame every now and again – like playing 1,2,3,2,4,5,6,5 but it is stay in sync so those frame as just to help explain it.
It does seem like restarting the Mac is fixing it for a bit. But I cannot figure out what is triggering it, once it starts it starts happens every few seconds.
This is a bit frustrating since it is taking forever to get a clean master and confidence is not very high.
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That makes no sense at all….
Is the deck Gen10’d as well?
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