Jeffrey Ellis
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Hi, Michael–
Someone in the apple discussion suggested that the default for proress 422 was drop, so I created a new sequence, dragged the video file into the timeline, let FCP match the sequence to the file, and sure enough, it was 29.97 drop.
So I re-ran the metronome test, using 29.97 drop in DP. I then exported the file out as deinterleaved .aif’s. The time of the last transient in DP is 4:02;15 and the file ends at 4:02;18. I then imported the aif’s into fcp, dragged them into the same timeline, and measured. The last transient occurs at 4:02;23 and the file ends at 4:02;26.
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I’m having another issue with this project. I want this to be a Prores 422 HQ project, at 1920×1080, for an ultimate Blu-ray burn. But I don’t know how to set that in Easy Setup. And then to set that for the sequence as well. I can’t seem to set everything for 1920×1080, but only 1440×1080. So maybe someone can tell me how to properly set everything to display properly in the timeline, and that maybe that’s affecting this somehow?
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There’s only one place that can be set in DP, and it is set to 29.97 non-drop.
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Hi, Dave–
Well I think so. AFAIK, the only place to specify that is under the Sequence Settings–>Timeline Options, and there, Drop frame is unchecked.
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I guess I’m not too good at the math. What is 10 frames over 5:26:25 work out to?
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Yes, the sequence is set as 29.97.
The audio was exported out of Sony Vegas. And there it is in sync with the camera original.
This is what I found from Jeremy:
In all honesty, I don’t really know. The speculation is that somehow, the audio gets ‘tagged’ as whatever frame rate FCP was launched in. So if you import the audio when FCP was launched and it was set to 29.97, the audio will somehow get tagged as 29.97, even if it has tc that tells it otherwise. So you have to reset the easy setup to the matching frame rate, then quit FCP, then relaunch FCP. The quitting and relaunching is crucial.
Sorry I don’t have a “real” answer for why the hell this happens, but I hope it helps. It usually does with double system sound. If it doesn’t work, something else may be happening.
I don’t think this really can apply in this case, since the audio is just being dragged in as .wav mono files. I don’t see that any import is taking place…?
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I’m not sure how to compare the frame rates of the video and the audio. In any case, here’s all the rate properties:
Also, I did get the speed change on all the audio so it’s in sync near the end, which is where some clapping takes place, but then it’s still 3 frames out at the head 🙁
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BTW, I have been able to modify the duration of the audio from within FCP for four of tracks so that they are now in sync. But for the last 2 channels, I’m getting: “Unable to complete command. A conflict occurred during a trim operation.”
This is getting really frustrating.
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Hi, Michael–
Where would I find that information?
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Thanks, Bob, for the excellent additional information. I would also say that Seagate mechanisms in particular have dropped dramatically in quality since their heyday several years ago.