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FCP Audio drops
I have a FCP 5.0.4 I am having audio drop out. From the timeline I can play a sequence and while it is playing the audio drops and video is fine. I can hide FCP and bring it back and the audio is fine. It seems it is a cache problem. It happens often and I cant get through a full minute of playing the sequence before it drops out again. Please help, it is very frustrating.
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There is a function in FCP that is often overlooked… and it can help with many audio and video “skipping”, “sticking” and “missing” problems.
You should “Mixdown” the Audio for playback before you dub out of FCP, or during the edit, if you have audio/video stuttering, drop-outs, sync-slippage, or freezes.
NOTE: Mixdown has even been demonstrated to help with slipping, skipping problems (or “missing” audio clips) for files being EXPORTED as QT (or similar) files out of FCP.
First, SELECT ALL of your audio tracks (highlight them) on the timeline, then:
Sequence Menu > Render Only > Mixdown.
You should see a dialog box telling you its rendering.
It might seem to make little sense that “Mixing down” even simple audio tracks will “fix” complex video “freezes” or random audio dropouts to tape or export, but it CAN.
NOTE: It does not matter of you only have one audio track, if there are random freezes during output, you should try the Mixdown.
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It is still doing it after I mixdown. I still see the levels moving, but the sound out to the monitor the audio just cuts out. I can minimize FCP and bring it back and the audio is fine again, for a while. Could something be timeing out, or full. Connections? I have a AJA IOla for my beta and monitor. I thought I have tried everything, Applecare is no help either.
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Hi
I came across your message after a search on audio drop outs.
As you will have guessed I am having exactly the same problem.
Did you find a solution to the problem at all?
Thanks a lot
Zee.
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