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Newer, faster system, but slight lag in response for playback/stop
I have just put a second FCP system online. The new one is a Quad Core 2.5 Ghz with 2.5 gigs of RAM. Running FC Studio 5.1. The storage is a Huge System 2.5 Terabyte (SATA-based, I think) with ATTO PCIe SCSI adapter. I’m getting fine read/write speeds (both in the mid 300s). The Huge array has hardly anything on it.
I’m using a Blackmagic Design Decklink Extreme card. The drivers are (except for the Decklink card) the newest ones. The video card is whatever comes standard with that Mac.Playing one stream of 8 bit uncompressed video that was captured from BetaSP tape, there is a noticeable delay when starting as well as stopping playback on the timeline. It is slight, for sure, but annoying considering that my other FCP system is on a Dual 2.0 Ghz G5, FCP 4.5, 1.5 Ghz of RAM and it responds (play and stop) instantaneously even with a Huge Mediavault that is 80% full. I expected as fast or a faster system with the new one. They both perform fine, but this response lag surprises me. Is there something that I should be sure to do or not do to improve this?
Thank you.
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4 Replies
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In the system settings preference and then click the playback control tab, have you changed the playback offset to whatever decklink suggests? I know for the Kona 2 you change the number from 4 (default) to 0.
Does that help?
If not, do your timeline/media settings match?
Jeremy
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I’ll do that when I get to work. I don’t remember doing anything at all with that setting 2 1/2 years ago when I brought my first FCP system up. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll let you know what happens after I take a look at that.
Greg
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Well, to paraphrase that dude that runs Ronco, it’s a set it and forget it type of thing. Perhaps you went through that option so fast, you just don’t remember.
Before you try that though (now that I’m thinking about it), a good ole fashioned preferences trash should be in order, reset your scratch disk and let FCP repoll your system. If that doesn’t do much for you, then try the playback offset dealie I mentioned before.
Jeremy
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Jeremy is right, I remember encountering a need for a prefs trash right after setting up my new FCP box.
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