[Mark Fortgang]

” the slower Intel Macs (Intel Laptops, older Intel generation Mac Pro’s) are not fast enough. ”

Are any of the intel laptops fast enough? I’m running on a MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz. Just curious.

Mark Fortgang
Producer/Editor/Proprietor • PeopleStories
http://www.people-stories.com

[Mark Fortgang]

Problem solved. Apparently I imported the clips as raw DV rather than Media100 Lossless. Once I re-imported the clips everything worked correctly. Thanks for your help.

[Mark Fortgang]

Thanks for the quick response. The clips were dv files that I imported as Media100 lossless clips. The strange thing is that some of the imported clips are fine.

[Mark Fortgang]

Yes, that’s the root of it. In order to view on a monitor via firewire the codec has to be set to DV.

[Mark Fortgang]

Eureka! While your answer didn’t solve the problem it did strike a chord with me. I realized that by viewing via firewire I was effectively using the DV codec. I tried rendering the animation using the DV/DVCPRO codec in AE and bingo, success!

The problem only presents itself on fast lateral moves but apparently it has something to do with the media100 codec being converted to DV during the firewire transfer.

Hopefully this will be helpful to anyone who’s experienced this annoyance.

Thanks again for your help.

m

[Mark Fortgang]

Thanks Arthur but unfortunately that’s not the answer. I actually rendered it with the media 100 lossless codec. As I mentioned it only shows up on my CRT monitor when I’m viewing it via firewire through a VX-1000 which leads me to believe it’s a firewire issue. After I burn it to DVD or output it to tape it looks fine, but obviously not being able to use an external monitor is problematic.

I just want to know if a digital to analog converter will solve the problem before I go out and buy one.

Thanks much for trying though.