Jerky And Stopping Playback On FCP Timeline

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Jerky And Stopping Playback On FCP Timeline

Posted by Dane Silzle on November 19, 2005 at 9:26 pm

Luke I did all of this you suggested below, Could be somthing wrong with my machine or somthing..
I have been in Washington State doing location productions with a Power Book FCP 4 and a G-RAID
and have not have a single broblem with DV productions incorporating Live Type, JPEG’s, Fade and
minor transitions. NO Jerky Play back at all..

Then after almost 2 months of (Sucessful) Location Production work in DV on the PB & G-RAID
I come back to the studio, Upload and (Update) the FCP File and movies and as soon as I do anything
on the Time line (and a Live Type, JPEG, etc.). Playback Stops, Jerks and is driving me crazy……

I DID ALL THE BELOW FROM MY LAST POST

Hi Dane,

Firstly, please update to Final Cut Pro HD 5.0.2 as it solved a number of jerky playback problems. Secondly please update to Mac OS X 10.4.2 if you have not already done so. QuickTime should be v7.0.1 or newer. QT v7.0.3 is probably OK but I haven’t had it long enough to be sure yet. DeckLink drivers should be updated to v5.1.1.

Please ensure that you use the Blackmagic easy setups and avoid the temptation to modify them other than toggling device control between Sony or Panasonic as appropriate for your deck.

Next, check that the Effect Handling is set to Final Cut Pro which you need for RT Extreme effects. Now that we’re using the Apple codecs in almost all cases, effect handling must be set to Final Cut Pro HD and NOT Blackmagic.

If you are still encountering playback problems, you could go to the RT popup menu and ensure that it is set to

Dane Silzle replied 20 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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Luke Maslen
November 21, 2005 at 3:53 am

Hi Dane,

How much RAM is in your G5?

Is the G5 you are using now the same as the one you were previously using successfully with a DeckLink card?

I’m a little unclear on your workflow. Are you using NTSC DV files in Final Cut Pro with a DeckLink card?

[Dane Silzle] “I come back to the studio, Upload and (Update) the FCP File and movies”

Are you saying you ran a software update to Final Cut Pro HD 5.0.3 or are you referring to some other file such as a project file? How did you go about updating the file and movies?

How were these movies captured, eg via Firewire on the PowerBook?

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design
Dane Silzle
November 21, 2005 at 4:50 am

Hi Luke,

Here’s answers to your questions

1). Q. Is the G5 you are using now the same as the one you were previously using successfully with a DeckLink card?
A). YES
2). Q. Are you using NTSC DV files in Final Cut Pro with a DeckLink card?
A). YES (with BMD Decklink NTSC DV Easy setup)
3). Q. Are you saying you ran a software update to Final Cut Pro HD 5.0.3 or are you referring to some other file such as a project file? How did you go about updating the file and movies?
A). still in FCP 5.0.2 on the studio system. DV is catured Via DTE DV 5000 and file transfered, ( however I have captured form Deck Via FW directly into the studio system and have had the same results). in reference to updating to FCP 5.0.2 I mean that on the Power Book I am still working in OS 10.3.9 and FCP 4.5…

This jerky/stopping playback happens even in 8bit and 10 bit uncompressed easy setup as well……..
I am testing other drive system on the studio setup tonight to see if it is a Huge issue.. I am so backed up with Offline EDL’s needing onlineing (like yesterday) that I need to take a Editor chill-pill…(whatever that is, mental EXLAX or somthing) .

Just for the record: When I check in my Apple SYSTEM Profiler Under Hardware, I can’t find my Decklink card anywhere, however in PCI hardware I find in slot 3 (here the card is)a PCI-BRIDGE
VENDOR ID: 0X3288
DEVICE ID: 0X9104
REV. ID: 0X0002

All that being said, here is my system again:

Dual 2.0 GHZ G5
2.5GB DDR
OS 10.4.2
FCP 5.0.2
BMD drivers 5.1.1
Atto UL4D (rom rev. 1.4.2 f1)
2 – Huge U320R 600 gig drives (Stripped as a fast RAIS 0, test speed, BMD Speed test at 364.3 MB/s READ, 328.2 MB/S Write)

Declkink HD Pro single link CARD

Thanks again for you more than diligent assistance
Sincerely,

Dane Silzle
drp
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Dane Silzle
November 21, 2005 at 4:57 am

SPEED TEST CORRECTION
READ IS 264.3 read and 328.2 write

and a sorry for my dyslexic miss spelling.
I AINT GOT NO LERNIN’

DRP
Luke Maslen
November 21, 2005 at 5:28 am

Hi Dane,

Thank you for your answers to my many questions.

What is your current version of QuickTime? Unless there is a good reason not to do so, please update to Final Cut Pro HD 5.0.3 and QuickTime 7.0.3. Does this help?

Please create a new project file using the Blackmagic NTSC DV Easy setup. Can you play back clips smoothly after applying any effects to the timeline?

If not, create a new Admin account in Mac OS X, log in and create a fresh project file using the Blackmagic NTSC DV Easy setup. Can you play back clips smoothly after applying any effects to the timeline?

If this still does not work, can you find any project which you know used to play back smoothly? If so, try the older project and see if it still plays back smoothly.

Please let me know the results of your testing as it is a very puzzling problem.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design
Dane Silzle
November 22, 2005 at 1:58 am

Thanks Luke,

I’ll try all the above, and also run a diagnostic on the G5 as It did Blow a CPU in the first month of use and I had a DVI AGP card go bad in the
the Summer (8 months later), these are all suspect issues to me as to If I may actualy have a greater problem (Like a Lemon Mac)….

My cable provider is on the blink at the studio and I’m connecting to the internet Via Starbucks down the street so tomorrow
later I will respond to the latest outcome….

Thanks again for everything, hope all is good for you and the Family…
Best Regards,
Dane Silzle
drp
http://www.drppost.com

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