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Problem rendering music tracks.
Hi,
New problem; when i open up an existing project – FCP stalls for about 10 seconds and then everything in my sequence becomes unrendered (red) and i get a “cant locate media” message. Reconnecting media does nothing. Scratch disks are set correctly.
if i try to render the clips, the picture clips will render but my song/soundtrack underneath will not. If i pull the song out and move it in the sequence, isolate it away from the other clips, then it does render. But I cannot make it render while it is part of the video – ie. while there are picture clips sitting on top of it.
I have played with sequence settings recently because i needed to make an NTSC DVD, but i have returned all my settings to normal. (I import HDV 1080i, i’m based in Sydney, AUS) I also use multiple hardrives for different project but always re-set scratch disks.
Any thoughts? Thanks for your help.
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3 Replies
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No answers here, but a few questions:
All AIFs, no mp3s, as your music clips?
Have you tried the usual voodoo (i.e. Trash prefs, Repair Permissions) ?
Maybe somebody will know what’s going on.
Mike Raff
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Hey Mike,
Im actually using an MP3, so maybe thats my first problem.
Beyond that though its as if FCP isnt locating the media at all. I noticed that my drive doesnt appear in my finder – only on the desktop.Possible crappy drive issues? Im using a 500GB Verbatim USB2 drive.
Im starting to think it’s a combination of a) mp3, b) crappy drive c) sequence settings….
its seems a few people i’ve spoken to have a problem where every time you open a project the files all immediately un-render.
anyone else got ideas?
cheers,
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Hi, Amy
Convert the mp3s in iTunes to aif at 48 khz.
Also, ditch the USB drive and use a FW drive instead. (USBs are thought not to have a fast enough transfer rate to be reliable in Final Cut.)
Good luck!
Mike Raff
Richmond, VA
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