[Mark Raudonis]

Erik,

I have experienced this behavior before. Typically it’s from clips that started out in a DIFFERENT audio rate other than 48K. For example, something you may have downloaded off of YouTube… or a file ripped from the internet. The audio rate on these files is often 44.1K. If you start editing with this wrong rate, and
let the timeline do the conversion, YOU WILL GET BONKERED AUDIO.

I’ve consistently been able to reproduce this error. It’s frustrating I know!

My advice is to be careful about the audio rates, transcoding, and file formats of ALL the elements
that make their way into your timeline. Do all conversions BEFORE editing.

Good luck.

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

[Philip Fass] “is there a way to “monetize” the exposure they’ll get by being in the video, as opposed to just having a credit at the beginning/end.”

See! I knew you were looking for a sponsor.

Don’t beat around the bush on this. Straight up approach the credit union and see if they’ll bite. Coming to them after the fact will NOT be productive. Chances are they will be skeptical, resent the lack of input from the start, and turn you down flat. You may even get denied the right to use what you already shot.

There’s no mystery to this. You want somebody to pay for your production, you gotta let ’em know
what you’re planning on doing. Showing up after the fact and saying, “Here. Look what I did. Would you like to pay for it?” is not an effective sales technique.

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Oh PUHLEEEZZE! Enough with this “ethical talk”. Somebody is going to pay for it. Frankly, you have a better chance of getting this program sold with a “sponsor” behind it.

Sponsorship of programming has been a fact of life since, well, forever!

Weren’t the Medici’s of 14th century Florence an import sponsor of the arts? Didn’t the ancient Chinese
emperors employ legions of artisans to fill their palaces with artwork? Weren’t the Pharoh’s tombs an excellent example of “state sponsored” artwork? Did these sponsors influence their work? Of course. Did it make their art any less spectacular? No.

My point is, your notion of “pure” documentary is naive. Better you decide on a point of view, find like minded sponsors willing to fund it, and go for it. If you want to stay “pure”, shoot it for yourself and
share it with your friends on Youtube. If you want to make some money, and yes, get a message out there that may change some minds, you’re gonna need sponsorship. Will their involvement influence your production? Absolutely. That’s why it’s called “Show Business”. Welcome to the “business”.

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

True, but we’re talking about archiving, not displaying.

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Dude…

YOU won’t be around in fifty years either!

Any archivist will tell you that a true long
term plan REQUIRES media migration as
technology changes. Unless you go out
to film … and b & w color separations, there’s
no safe, tried and true method. Tape degrades.
Magnetic fields fade. Formats become obsolete.

That’s life.

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Let me say it politely: Your archivist is wrong.

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

[Bob Zelin] “XSAN is not child’s play”

Mr. Zelin speaketh the truth!

mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Whatever you charged…. watching your video made me hungry!

Nice job.

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Jason,

FCP in a Unity environment would NOT be my first choice for a smooth operating environment. I understand why you may want to leverage existing storage and infrastructure, but as you’ve noted, there are consequences for wandering away from best practices. Going down this road, as you’ve discovered, can be a bumpy ride.

I’m sure there are people who have successfully integrated FCP into Unity shared storage environment… I am NOT one of them.

How knowledgeable are you or your support staff regarding all things FCP? Some of the workflow that you’ve described seems a bit convoluted.

If you’re determined to make this work, then you’re going to have to commit to experimenting, adjusting work flow, and training/educating your editors.

I’d suggest hiring a qualified/competent FCP expert to help you sort this out. You’re not going to get a quick answer here that fixes everything.

Good luck.

Mark

[Mark Raudonis]

Is this your first time using XDCAM? Are you aware that XDCAM disc media has BOTH a low rez proxy, AND a full rez file on the disc?

I’ll bet that you’re attempting to work with the low rez proxies and NOT the full rez media.

Mark