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Playback problems with FCP 5
I have been experiencing some playback problems with my FCP 5. When I play a sequence in the timeline, it randomly hesitates and then it plays fine.
Can anyone please help me with this problem?
I’m running Final Cut Pro 5 on a Mac G5 with Dual 2GHZ and 1.5 DDR SDRAM.
Thanks
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4 Replies
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Where does the media reside? On a separate drive than the Operating System? Hope so.
Does this happen in the same place, or randomly?
Shane
Alokut Productions
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The media is locate on an external Lacie firewire drive. No. It doesn’t happen on the same frame or spot in the timeline. It’s random.
If I export the sequence as a quicktime movie and reimport into FCP, do you think I would have any problems with playback in the timeline?
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When you say random – does it pause momentarily mid-playback, or is it slow to respond to your play command initially? Those external drives can sometimes spin down to save power if they are idle for a short while, needing time to spin up again when you hit play. This causes a delay between pressing play and the timeline responding. Just a thought.
Enzo Tedeschi
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Sydney, Australia
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