[Dndobson]

Is playback set to “full” or “dynamic”? (Or at least I think that’s the correct wording — might be “full” or “sequence settings”.)

One way to check that FCP is playing full resolution is to begin the process of editing or printing to tape, On the ready screen, if the setting aren’t right, you’ll get a message saying the playback might not be a full quality and tell you what to change.

I’ve noticed that even on rendered disolves, if the setting aren’t right, I’ll get a noticeable drop in quality during the dissolve – including the picture appearing to shift.

[Dndobson]

I’ve had no problem creating SD-DVDs from HDV sequences in FCP using compressor.
Just converted 6 segments with no issues using compressor and DVD Studio Pro. (Expect I still can’t figure out to make the disks letter boxed rather then showing the anamorphic stretch.)

[Dndobson]

And to do that (make 2 mono tracks a stereo pair) you could copy the track and paste in the track below and then select them both and choose Modify>stereo pair

[Dndobson]

Thanks – I was thinking the same thing.
Wondering if a Firewire Hub might help too…

Ah, SATA…if only. I’ve bought or caused to have bought some 20 of these Segate Firewire/USB Hard drives and it’ll be a while before I can justify swithching them all out.
I’m wondering also if i need to update the firmware on the drives or get upated drivers for the drives….doubt it, but who knows.

[Dndobson]

i was surprised to find that i could right click on the nested clip and chose reconnect and it listed all the orginal video files associated with the edits from the nested clip – but it didn’t list the render files at all – I’m guesing that info never got saved befre the crash.

[Dndobson]

I’ll try three, see if that improves things. Thanks.

[Dndobson]

thanks, if it’s the daisey chaining, that might be the cheapest solution.

[Dndobson]

didn’t work..darn

[Dndobson]

Wow – thank you.
If this solves my problem…I’ll dance a jig in your honor.

[Dndobson]

thanks, I do have that unchecked.
I’m starting to think that having the firat drive in the chain “Journaled” might be the problem.