[Sharilynn]

I smiled when you asked about my render folder, and had to look up its whereabouts in Spotlight, as I have seven hard drives hooked up to my Mac one way or another (I work so hard on my videos I’m reluctant to erase the work, even after downloading to a DVCAM tape).

But, upon looking, the Render Folder is in a separate hard drive. That particular 500 G hard drive is for storage only and does not have OSX installed on it.

What goes on when a Render Folder is in the wrong place? Did I do it right?

Shari

[Sharilynn]

Hi,
Thank you for your excellent suggestions.
I am using FCP 5.0.3 (Studio) and have the video on Safe RT, with the Video Quality as Dynamic and Frame Rate – Full. Pulldown is 2:3:2:3 and Gamma Correction Accurate. Frame Offset is 4. The Scrup High Quality box and the Multiclip Playback box is checked. (so is the beep, but what does that have to do with anything). The Play Base Layer Only is not checked.
All footage has been rendered – the timeline bars are all grey.

The OSX is 10.4.3 on a Dual 2 GHz Power PC G5 with 2 GB GB DDR SDRAM

Yes, I grade on an NTSC monitor. I’m aware of the importance of this.

Which screenshot would you like me to post? The timeline?

Thank you very much,
Shari

[Sharilynn]

Ah – by CC you mean Color Correction. Of course.

In FCP AV Settings:
Sequence Preset and Capture Preset are both DV NTSC 48 kHz. Device Control Present is Firewire NTSC. Video Playback is on Blackmagic NTSC – 8 bit (720 x 486). Audio Playback is Decklink Audio.

In System Settings:
Effect Handling, Blackmagic 8 bit (2Vuy) is handled by Blackmagic SD. All other effects are handled by FCP. These are the recommended settings by Blackmagic.

In User Preference:
Render Control, the Rendeer and Playback boxes are all checked (i.e. Filters, Frame Belnding for Speed and Motion Blur), with Render Frame Rate and Resolution both at 100%.

Does that help? Hopefully? Is the problem here somewhere?

Shari

[Sharilynn]

Ah, I can try permissions and preferences. Seems a bit iffy, but why not? I don’t know about routing the signal for CC. Is that Close Captioning? Can you please explain further?

Shari

[Sharilynn]

Hello Shane,
It seems that a review of the problem is in order:

1.) I downloaded and have reviewed raw footage from a digitalized VHS tape. The tape was made in 1990, and is not color balanced for indoor lighting. The raw footage is completely Long Frame free, and runs smoothly, without any problems (except color and poor recorded sound).

2.) I have been editing and color correcting this footage on FCP Pro.

3.) I have installed on my Dual Drive G5, a 9800 Radeon video card.

4.) I watch the footage both by TV monitor and with two computer display screens. The TV monitor is connected to my Mac via a DSR-45 and Decklink Pro. I did not add the detail of the hook up to my first post because I could not see how the hook up would contribute to the jerky video problem, given that the problem shows up on the computer display as well as the TV monitor.

5.) After color correction and editing, the footage does not run smoothly, but is jerky in the Play format. I do not know why. The reason I mentioned the video card in my first post was because I was wondering if that contributed somehow to the problem. I should have mentioned that in the first place, rather than give you a vague sentence that led you to believe I was connecting the card somehow directly to the monitor.

6.) When I lock the sequence and the run Play, the footage runs smoothly, just as it did before editing and color correction. I do not know why.

I need to know why it runs jerky when the sequence is unlocked, and why the footage runs smoothly when the sequence is locked.

If you don’t know, that fine. It doesn’t make me think the less of you, or of your impressive experience in the editing field, which I highly respect. But I would appreciate you handing me and this problem off to someone else who may have the answer to this problem. Thank you.

Shari

[Sharilynn]

Hello Shane,
The point is that I DON’T have long frames. If I did, I would know what to do.
Shari

[Sharilynn]

Hi Shane,

Sorry to push your buttons.

I’m using Decklink Pro and and a Sony DSR-45 to feed the footage into the monitor. No, I’m not on HD. The color correction is major. The original footage, shot on VHS tape in 1990, was not color balanced for indoor lighting. So most of it is saturated with an awful orange, yellow color cast. FCP gets rid of that nicely.

I forgot to check the actual clip with the Long Frames tool. That’s why it was greyed out. I was checking the sequence. FCP indicates I have no Long Frames. But, when the clip in the sequence is not locked, it does play jerky. I still don’t know why.

Shari

[Sharilynn]

Hi,
Sorry to respond so slowly – it’s been a bit hectic on this end. I did adjust the frame that held the video to be at a 4:3 ratio, and solved the problem.
Thanks for your time, and your concern. I’m sure I’ll need help again sometime in the future, and I appreciate you being here.
Shari

[Sharilynn]

Umm . . .This is embarrassing. I had used a USB connection instead of a firewire. They both look the same on one end, but not the other. Both are hooked up to the computer. The connections are not readily viewable, and at the time, were unlabeled. I simply plugged the wrong free end into my camera. The USB probably could not handle the video. Thank you for all your trouble. When I changed cables, all was well. If I had taped on SP instead of LP, I would have used my Sony DVCAM and not had the trouble at all, as it is always ready to go. That’s the first and last time I’m using LP. Sorry for the trouble and the time you took to help me. Thanks again,
Best wishes,
Shari Dyer

[Sharilynn]

Ah, so simple, so elegant.
Thank you!
Shari