[Christopher Martini]

Hi Chris,

It was so long ago but from what I remember I deduced that it was definitely an in-camera problem.
I think our operator shot on EP rather than SP for whatever reason. Or it may have been a bit rate problem. I can’t remember. But whatever it was, he did something wrong in the in-camera settings. Production was in LA and I am in NY so it was not possible to get the camera to look at or load in from.

Our project was for the web so I was able to cut around the audio hits and it was not that noticeable.
I did notice a very strange tinny sound in the audio but the music was able to hide it thank goodness.

Are you able to get your hands on the camera it was shot on and try loading in directly from that? I remember this as being a potential solution that I was not able to try. I cannot guarantee it will work but maybe it will you never know.

Hope this helps.

[Christopher Martini]

Hi Ben,

Still plugging away on this problem.

I have some new information. These are the specs for the camera:

Panasonic P2
480i
24p
16:9
48K 16bit
Drop
* Cameraman is telling me it was recorded in both SP and LP

Here are the solutions I have attempted with no luck:

1. Different decks
2. Different drives
3. Different Easy Setups / Capture Presets / Device Control Presets
4. Internal settings in deck (48k / 32k)

When I load in Quicktime I don’t get the stutter but the clips go out of sync when I bring them into Final Cut

I have not tried deleting preferences, I have a lot of saved effects, don’t want to lose them.

All the research on the net points to no solution for the problem.

Do you know what it might be?

The only option I have is to load in Quicktime in small bites, to retain sync. I would like to avoid that if I can. It wouldn’t be that bad, I only have three tapes.

Thanks so much,

Chris

[Christopher Martini]

I just tried loading a tape from a different project in the this current project. Tape loads fine without hits.

Makes me think it is most likely something to do with the relationship of the tape to the deck.

[Christopher Martini]

Thanks for the reply!

Just tried hooking up my Canon GL1 Camera. Would not even capture, image messed up when playing back. I only have the one deck cable, but I can’t imagine it’s the cable because I have been capturing a lot from my normal deck.

My normal deck is a Sony HVR DVCAM/HDV.

Audio issues occur in exactly the same place, yes.

On my deck when I play back the tape it displays “NS 48K”. Not sure what the “NS” means. My capture preset is DV/NTSC 48K. So that should match.

I did what you said about checking Anamorphic. Thanks!

Any further thoughts?