Output to tape crash

Adobe Premiere Pro

Output to tape crash

Posted by Jef Huey on November 13, 2013 at 10:20 pm

On the latest version of Premiere Pro CC {7.1.0 (141)}. Mac and AJA Kona 3 with 10.4.5 AJA drivers and Adobe plugins.

Now – full disclosure – we have never used Premiere for output to tape but wanted to try for a particular project and are having no luck. This is a 1080i 59.94 sequence going to a Panasonic HD1400. The deck is seeing Audio and Video on E-E.

I have Preferences > Device Control set to AJA Serial Control > Options Board Kona 3 – 0, slot 2 Timebase – Match Deck Time code LTC+VITC.

I go to Export Tape (Serial Device) and here is where things get bad. I see trash in the video window. If I press almost any button in this UI window I get the beach ball of death and have to force quit Premiere.

Am I wasting time here?

Thanks for any input.

Jef

Kylee Pena replied 12 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 7 Replies
7 Replies

Larry Asbell
November 13, 2013 at 11:29 pm

Hey Jef –

Can say whether it will help but there is a 10.4.8 Kona Driver available.

– Larry
Jef Huey
November 14, 2013 at 12:54 am

Larry!

Long time no read …

Yea, I saw that, but I am managing several apps and want to keep the AJA driver where it is unless I know it is going to help.

Do you ever go to tape from Premiere at all? Do you ever go to tape anymore? 😉

Thanks,

Jef
Peter Garaway
November 14, 2013 at 1:24 am

Hi Jef,

I’m successfully exported to tape with the LHi and Kona 3G using the latest driver and plugin going out to a Sony HDCAM deck.

It may be worth trying the update. If the problem still persist please let us know.

Best,

Peter Garaway
Adobe
Premiere Pro
Jef Huey
November 14, 2013 at 1:58 am

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the encouragement. Were you Mac or PC?
Jef
Peter Garaway
November 14, 2013 at 5:10 pm

I tested on both Mac and Win. No issues.

Peter Garaway
Adobe
Premiere Pro
Jef Huey
November 14, 2013 at 5:17 pm

Thanks.

I am going to test again.

Jef
Kylee Pena
November 17, 2013 at 2:54 am

I’ve done this exact scenario (same deck and all) exactly 6 times. The only issues were either with the deck or user error (such as the kona being set to output the wrong thing and Premiere being told to match the control panel instead of the sequence settings, duh – though that caused the deck to freak rather than the software.) Otherwise, worked perfectly. Almost too perfectly. Creepy perfect.

Also, whem I was trying to troubleshoot last week before the issue was figured to be deck-related, I did update the AJA drivers to whatever the latest legacy ones for the kona 3 were and everything still works perfectly.

So that probably doesn’t exactly help, but no you aren’t necessarily wasting your time.

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