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sequence audio parts not playing
PORTIONS of the audio in a sequence dragged into master show timeline do not play when playing back, but if I hit the spacebar and stop it and hit it again, it WILL PLAY. It also does not play those points in the .mov export. Other sequences play fine. They play fine on THEIR sub-timeline but not in the 2-channel (a/v) sequence I put in the MASTER timeline. NET EFFECT: audio holes when trying to roll this show to mini-DV. FCP5 on dual 800 Tiger Mac.
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There is a function in FCP that is often overlooked… and it can help with many audio and video “skipping”, “sticking” and “missing” problems.
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 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.
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