[John Kaley]

I believe this has something to do with FCP not assigning the correct frame rate to audio files upon import.
Try this “fix”: Control (right) click on the audio track in your timeline and change the speed to 99.9

In sync now?

[John Kaley]

Are the sample rates in your audio files and the sequence settings the same? 48khz?
Select an audio clip then Command+9. What’s the sample rate?

[John Kaley]

I’ve been using 10.6.6 for about 2 weeks with FCP 7.0.3 and haven’t found any issues. I have backup drives with the last 2 operating systems just in case I do find an issue.

I switched to FCP in 1999 and haven’t edited on Avids since, so I can’t speak for reliability there.

[John Kaley]

Go to the Apple Icon.
Select ‘About this mac’
Select ‘more info’
Drop down arrow to ‘Software’
Select ‘Applications’
This list should show the current version of all installed apps.

It might list that you have both versions of FCP installed and your alias is simply pointing to the old version in an “Applications Backup” folder.

[John Kaley]

It has been my experience that using the Apple/Software update feature in itself is a “bag of hurt”.

While it’s fine to use it to see what software needs updating, I’ve always done the actual downloads straight from Apple’s website. Especially any ProApps.

[John Kaley]

…the settings in the QT output options must manually be set to 30p also.

[John Kaley]

Yeah, it sure sounds like you’re overloading your circuit breakers from the power source. More CPU’s = more power consumption. Try putting the computer on a separate circuit.

[John Kaley]

What effects/filters have to applied to the footage? The filter is running in demo mode.

[John Kaley]

I’ve been researching backup systems for about a year now with the proliferation of disk-based footage. The Cache-A seems to be the best, but at a price-point that was too high.

I also was archiving all footage, projects, etc on single SATA drives, but it’s just too risky without redundancy. Here’s my interim solution until either the Cache-A becomes for cost-justifiable or another technology emerges.

I bought a Lacie 10TB ethernet-based Raid-5 unit for about $1200. I can reliably store/backup quite a bit of data, and if a drive goes down, I simple drop a new one in. If i need another 10TB, I get another ethernet cable, another unit, and simple plug it in.

Since it’s on the network, all computers can see it. It also has a web-based interfaced if you decide to use it that way. Again, this is an interim solution for me until the back-up market matures.

[John Kaley]

I believe Veescope Signals will allow you to do this:
https://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/VeeScope/Products/VeescopeSignals/OverView.html