mini dvds > FCP ..Audio out of sync?

[Jeremy Garchow]

What codec did you transcode to? What were your settings in MPEG streamclip? I haven’t had this problem with MPEG Stream clip, it’s always worked for me. What were your exact steps? Did you drag the movies to your harddrive before encoding?

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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre

[Renato]

Hello Jeremy,

Thanks again for the fast response..

I copied the video_ts folder to my desktop, opened vts_01.vob on MpegStream and selected all files. then it complained about time code breaks, I clicked fix timecode breaks and clicked export as quicktime.

I tried exporting at the defaul settings with Motion Jpeg A and also no luck. Same problem. The first time I did it (which worked only on the first disk) I used the following export settings:

Apple DV/DVCPRO – NTSC
Quality 50%

Sound uncompressed, stereo, auto(also tried using 48k)

720×480 (DV-NTSC), lower field first

here is the stream info:

Stream Info:
Stream: VTS_01_1.VOB
Type: VOB program stream

Duration: 0:24:52
Data Size: 1.05GB
Bit rate 6.07 Mbps

Video tracks:
224 Mpeg-2, 704 x 480, 4:3, 29.97fps, 9.30Mbps, upper field first

Audio tracks:
128 AC3 2/0, 48 kHz , 256 kbps

Stream files:
VTS_01_1.VOB(1023.97MB)
VTS_01_2.VOB(55.81MB)

I wonder why it would only work with one of the discs if they all play perfectly on the dvd player.
Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks again for your help

renato

[Jeremy Garchow]

Hmm, curious. When you say you selected all files, what do you mean? you can only load one movie at a time in MPEG Streamclip. You can then send it out to batch though for batch processing by opening the batch window and choosing “send to batch”

the timecode breaks thing is normal. That can happen and I haven’t had a problem with that either.

you should turn your quality up to 100% on the dv footage and definitely use 48k audio.

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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre

[Renato]

When I select the vts_01_1.vob the program gives me this message:

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“Would you like to open all the files of the stream togheter? It seems the stream has more files then the selected one. Choose if you want to open all the files or just one file.”

(Cancel) (Open 1 file) (Open All Files)
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I clicked open all files on the first time and it worked perfectly.. I will try changing the quality up to 100% and force the audio to 48k… Please let me know if you think of anything else..

thanks a lot for all the help
renato

[Renato]

reinterlace chroma is checked in the export settings…if that matters…i wasnt sure if i should uncheck it so i left it on..

[Jeremy Garchow]

That won’t mess with sync. I would try the open 1 file and see what happens there.

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G5 Dual 2Ghz <> 4GB RAM <> FCP 5.02 <> Kona 2
ATTO 42XS <> Huge Systems 4105 Fibre

[Renato]

just got back home.. I already tried the “open 1 file” and had the same problem…gonna test a couple more codecs but I am pretty sure it wont work.. I just cant get over the fact that it only worked for 1 disc..

either way thanks a lot for your help and if I ever find out how to fix it I will get back to you.

kind regards
renato