[Julie B]

Thanks for your input, Dan. I tried this method too…and dropped frames. The timecode doesn’t really matter on this particular master (it’s a backup that we will hopefully never need to use). However, that won’t always be the case and I do need to have the problem solved.

So far, the only comments that I haven’t tried yet concern the firewire. Does anyone have any suggestions for a PCI firewire card?

Julie

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Mac OS X Dual 2.3 GHz G5, 2.3 GB RAM
FCP 5 Studio, After Effects 6.5

[Julie B]

Oh. Thanks Wayne!

Mac OS X Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 2.3 GB RAM
FCP Studio, After Effects 6.5, PhotoShop 7

[Julie B]

Thanks Thax. When I saw that it was rendering the audio (after I told it to print to video) I assumed that this was the final mixdown…but we all know what happens when one assumes 🙂 If it still drops frames after mixing it down, I’ll try your second suggestion. I have a feeling it drops frames on playback, though. I have the setting to tell me when it drops frames during playback turned off, but sometimes is “sticks”.
Thanks!

Mac OS X Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 2.3 GB RAM
FCP Studio, After Effects 6.5, PhotoShop 7

[Julie B]

Thanks Jerry. I must have missed this thread when I scanned through previous posts! I have my drive plugged into the front of my tower, and the deck plugged into the back. Doesn’t this make them on different buses? Sorry I didn’t mention thiis part before.
Thanks again!

Mac OS X Dual 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5, 2.3 GB RAM
FCP Studio, After Effects 6.5, PhotoShop 7

[Julie B]

Yep, that did it. Thanks, Andrew!

[Julie B]

No, I finally figured out that it will just look bad on a computer monitor, but fine on a TV monitor. Thanks for responding, though!

[Julie B]

Actually, I’m just using the linear color key effect. The keyed edge looks fine, no “crawling”. It’s the details in her face (eyes, nose, etc.) that look bad. The closeups of her that I rendered look great, it’s only on the wide shots of her that look bad.
Thanks Andrew!