-
printing to tape
The last month or two, my machine has had a lot of trouble printing to tape. It’s old (iMac G4, 800MHz processor, 768MB RAM). I usually just press record on the deck, and then press play on the sequence. That has not worked at all on my last two projects. I’ve even tried using the Print to Video tool, but that didn’t come out right either. I also try exporting the sequence as a self-contained QT and then printing that out, but to no avail
What could this be?
If it matters at all, my desktop is filled with files–however, I have plenty of free hard drive space.
?Thanks,
Josh -
3 Replies
-
You should “Mixdown” the Audio for playback before you dub out of FCP, or during the edit, if you have audio/video stuttering, drop-outs, sync-slippage, or freezes.
NOTE: Mixdown has even been demonstrated to help with slipping, skipping problems (or “missing” audio clips) for files being EXPORTED as QT (or similar) files out of FCP.
First, SELECT ALL of your audio tracks (highlight them) on the timeline, then:
Sequence Menu > Render Only > Mixdown.
You should see a dialog box telling you its rendering.
It might seem to make little sense that “Mixing down” even simple audio tracks will “fix” complex video “freezes” or random audio dropouts to tape or export, but it CAN.
NOTE: It does not matter of you only have one audio track, if there are random freezes during output, you should try the Mixdown.
-
Hiya,
Quick question on this – how does Mixdown differ from Exporting an AIFF?
Ta.
John
John Steventon – Author of DJing for Dummies
Success is merely a failiure to imagine more…
G5 2.7Ghz, 4.5Gb ram, Blackmagic Decklink/multibridge, 5.6Tb Infortrend storage, FCP Studio 5.04, Makie MCU control, Yahama 5.1 surround, JVC DTV multi-format monitor, 2x23inch Apple monitors – and a partirdge on a pear tree.
-
Thanks! That seems to work well,
JOsh
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up