Douglas Morse
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I used Plural Eyes as well on some of these files. BEFORE you put them in a timeline, from within Premiere, right click on the file, modify audio channels, then choose stereo. Once they are merged, they will be split back to mono but will not self destruct when Premiere is closed and reopened.
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To resurrect this thread (because I did I search for subframe positioning as well) you CAN do it. In the timeline, use the drop down box on the right hand side to ‘show audio time units’. (I think these are in milliseconds) and you can slide the waveforms on the audio track to line up precisely with the source audio files.
Remember that as far as I can tell, merge clips (if you’re doing this) only works properly with stereo source files that it then splits into mono tracks. You can change the audio files to stereo in the project window only if they are not on the timeline.
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I just sold one of those for $700 on craigslist. Get what you can for it and get a new machine. Make sure it’s an i7…
Unless you’re fed up with Apple and are ready to move elsewhere.
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Yes, but be very careful with merge clips. Under the right circumstances, it will delete your second track of audio. Oddly, this only occurs after you merge the clip, put it in the timeline, then close and reopen premiere.
It has to do with the way merge clips handles stereo and mono. Basically, you want a stereo source and it will split it into mono tracks. If you try to merge clips that are in mono, you end up in trouble.
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If I use the sync command, the clips seem to be fine. Why do I need to merge them then?
Also according to Adobe
Merged Clips limitations
Full audio channel mapping control in the merged clip is not supported.
Merged clip audio results in mono track audio only.
Final Cut Pro XML and AAF interchange formats are not supported.
Auto-sync using audio waveforms, free-run timecode, time-of-day timecode, AUX timecode, or separate audio timecode is not supported.
Reveal in Adobe Bridge is not supported.
Once created, the merged clip cannot be re-synchronized, or adjusted. You must make a new merged clip.
Adjusting contents of a merged clip is not supported. However, if a particular component clip is deleted, the merged clip may be relinked.
Merged clips or parts of previously merged clips cannt be used to remerge or make a new merged clip. Only component clips may be used to create a merged clip.
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After cutting an hours worth of material, I notice I have the same problem. When I reopen premiere, I briefly see the waveform on the second track, then Premiere just flat lines it. I’m certainly very upset about this bug and I can’t figure out how to fix it.
This is happening with the second audio track on every merged clips — and these clips were originally stereo and converted to mono at some point in my process. And help and advice appreciated.
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Final Cut Pro X will never have native OMF support, reasonable Blu-ray or DVD authoring, and only mediocre encoding options. Proper dual monitor support (let alone broadcast monitor) is dubious.
You’re wasting your time waiting. Many of us are going to Premiere Pro. I won’t say ‘without looking back’ because I am still looking at Final Cut Pro X or Final Cut 7 (and wondering about Avid) but the more I think about the NEXT version of Premiere (and this one is quite excellent and in many ways an improvement over FCP 7) the more I know that this is the correct choice.
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My workflow: switch to premiere pro or avid to work with the files natively. They both have draft resolutions that will allow the footage to play well if your system starts to get bogged down.
BTW, I am curious how long it would take to trans code 1TB of footage and how much space it would take if you were to use FCP 7.
Remember when you weren’t ‘supposed’ to edit native HDV, then it wasn’t a problem. I see the same thing now with the H264….
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There are ways of getting FCP 7. I’m sure an industrious person can work it out. But I imagine studio 2 will work as it’s what I have….
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I think panic and paranoia are the incorrect terms. Pissed off, disillusioned, and frustrated are correct.
I don’t want to spend $500 for an OMF plug in just so I can export audio to my Pro Tools guy. I don’t want to have to purchase decent DVD or Blu-ray authoring software just because Apple decided to discontinue studio software and support of physical media
Final Cut Pro 7 does not suite my needs as I’m not transcoding 1TB of DSLR footage to Pro Res thank you. Nor do I want it to ‘render in the background’ and saving god knows where.
I’m editing a feature I shot in May and neither FCP 7 nor FCP X are up to the task. So I have to switch and I’m pissed off about it. 🙂