[Anthony Gettig]

Success! I used MPEG Streamclip and converted my footage to QT .mov files, max quality, Apple DV/DVCPRO NTSC and the problem is resolved.

So much for just dropping the footage on the timeline! I haven’t tried this on a Windows editing system yet, but the MP4 issue is probably relevant there too.

Short story: Flip cameras require conversion to a more native/friendly format for the editing software being used. But hey, at $150, I guess you get what you pay for. 🙂

Thanks a ton to everyone for helping me resolve this! My school thanks you too!

[Anthony Gettig]

Thanks for your reply. Sorry, I should have included this info in my original post:

There is no capturing. The Flip records to AVI which I can drop right onto the timeline. The codec is also on the Flip, as it shows up as an external drive when you plug it in.

The mp4 file is what I sent to viddyou.com for conversion because it is smaller. I have a full quality QT .mov that exhibits the same behavior.

I will look into TC more. Thanks!

[Anthony Gettig]

For the sake of confirmation and historical record, unchecking “Limit Capture/Export File Segment Size” worked for me when I had this problem.