Printing to tape problem

[Kai Cheong]

Hi Emma, what format are you editing in and what kind of camera/tape are you outputting to? The camera/tape needs to be able to take the format you’re outputting since I assume you’re dumping out via Firewire and not a video card to a deck.

Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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[Emma Rayner]

Hi Kai, thanks for responding… I managed to sort the problem by closing everything down and making sure I switched the camera (Sony Z1 minidv) on before I opened up FCP7, then the Print to Video worked. Hurrah! I think I had turned the camera on while FC was open before and that may be why it didn’t dub. BUT I have also noticed a problem with the sync on the audio, it seems to be a few frames out all the time. I can fix it in the edit but it’s v annoying. I’ve just moved over from Avid to FC and haven’t come across this before so any tips gratefully received. Many thanks. Emma

[Kai Cheong]

Hi Emma,

Good to hear it worked out fine and it’s just a simple fix ;] The alternative to restarting is to turn on your camera, then in FCP, go to View > Refresh AV Devices > Video Playback [choose your Firewire connection] > External Video [All Frames]. That way, you can switch between a desktop and Firewire-out preview.

As for the audio drift… do check your sequence settings match that of the camera settings [ie. 48k/16bits, not 44.1k or 32k].

Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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[Emma Rayner]

Hi Kai, thanks very much, I’ll do that in future. Re the audio drift, my settings match the camera settings but I’ve found a ‘Frame Offset’ box in Playback Control in System Settings in FC and it was set to a default of 4 frames so I’ve made it 0 and will see if that makes any difference. I’m being so SLOW compared to working in Avid but hopefully it’ll pay off eventually! Am self-teaching with Lynda.com.
Thanks again, Emma