[Joseph Krings]

I have confirmed that the Frame Converter used is the plug in that is on the install disc.

Other new information is that it occurs on two specific converted clips, not all.
It occurs on the same clips when reconverted on different machines multiple times.
The probelm only occurs later in the clips and these clips are 20 plus minutes long.

It sounds to me as if there is some drift in the original metadata that is maintained in the conversion that causes final cut pro to access the wrong frames when rendering. This is why it never changes even when reconverted multiple times on multiple machines. Unfortunately I cannot recapture with smaller loads as I do not have the deck any longer.

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[Joseph Krings]

—-Have you used the Frame rate converter from the FCP install disks? Do not use the one that’s on the internet.

—-If you are making self contained movies, I cannot see how this is happening or even possible. You have made new media @ —-23.98. There’s no way you should be able to see extra frames.

I don’t believe it is seeing extra frames, it is just playing a few frames earlier than it should so that when it comes out of the render there is a jump cut forward in time. When you say frame rate converter from the FCP discs do you mean Cinema Tools? I don’t believe this will create the slowdown that we need. As far as I know Panasonic’s plug-in is the “correct” tool to use for this purpose.

Thanks,

Joe Krings

[Joseph Krings]

Thanks Shane. We have trashed the preferences to no avail and have now also tried to reconvert the footag with the top box unchecked also to no avail. The problem seems to mutate over time giving differing results on different renders. I guess perhaps the Frame Converter itself could be making corrupt files but it seems more likely it is something within Final Cut and the way it is rendering these files. I’ll let you know if I figure anything out.

Joe Krings

[Joseph Krings]

Evidently you can do .5 frame offsets in the RS-422 control. This was just the right medicine for my machine. With a -2.5 frame capture offset I now seem to be throughouly frame accurate (knock on wood).

And I had no trouble talking to AJA this afternoon. I guess I always call too early.