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How do I preview in FCP?
I m trying to align my audio from an external source with the video from my digital camera. I imported the video as an mp4 and audio as mp3. However, the video does not play when I try to preview to see if audio and video are in sync. Yes, I’m very new to Mac, but have done this many times on “the other machines” but I’m in a time crunch to get this little project completed by last month.
HELP!
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Mark, can you provide more detail about how you’re doing this in Final Cut Pro? What digital camera are you using, and what version of Final Cut Pro do you have? When you placed the video into your Timeline, did Final Cut Pro warn you that your sequence settings didn’t match your video settings? Also, are you seeing a red line along the top of the Timeline?
A red line means rendering is required, and you will probably see this, because you’re using formats that Final Cut Pro doesn’t handle smoothly. For example, you’ll get the best results by converting your .mp3 files into AIFF (48Khz, 16-bit) files. “MP4 video files from a digital camera” probably means you have H.264 files. When you right-click on a clip in Final Cut Pro and choose “Item Properties–>Format,” does it say H.264?
Anyway, if you can provide as much information as possible, I’m sure I–or some of the vastly more experienced people here–can help you out.
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