Terry Mikkelsen
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Sorry to beat this thing to death, but I think I found some clarrification!
I thought it odd that the command “place chapter marker at clip end” exists, if you shouldn’t have more than one clip per track. Started looking through the manual. Page 368 talks about timecode and it referencing the clip (depending on which clip you have selected) with a screenshot showing multiple clips on the track (along with a clearer image on 369).
BUT, then I see a really interesting highlighted box on page 371:About Segmented MPEG Files
The segmented MPEG files created by some third-party encoders do not import
correctly into DVD Studio Pro. Some encoders segment their large encoded files into
1 GB files. When imported into DVD Studio Pro, only the first 1 GB segment is
imported. You need to append the files into a single file before importing the asset
into DVD Studio Pro. There are several third-party applications that can be used to
append a segmented MPEG file into a single file.So you don’t want “automatically” segmented files, but “manually” (by exporting separate .mov files from FCP) segmenting is OK. It must be some kind of flags used by the encoder or incomplete GOPs in the segmented files that give DVDSP the hassle.
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Using multiple m2v assets in a single video stream has always been a problem.
That’s interesting that you have that problem, as I have never had a problem doing that. It is also a convenience (besides encoding different bitrates) in that you can right click on an m2v file in the track and select “add chapter marking to clip end”. (LOVE THAT COMMAND)
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Anna,
I know its frustrating to have these problems, but don’t let it get to you yet. You have taken great strides and eliminated a few possibilities.Here is my main thought. If the disc that successfully burned is stalling in the middle of a video asset (not a jump command or other authoring option), then the media (audio/video not DVD) is to be suspect. I have never “export” a string of MPEGs from DVDSP to make a single file. No one else seems to be complaining about this, so it may be a valid workflow. I have and often DO have many different MPEG files within the same track and not had any problems. (I do this to mix different encode settings for different scenes depending upon complexity and composites)
So again, if the video is stalling, lets check it. Open the single long .m2v file in Quicktime, scan to near the stalling point and let it play and see what happens. If it glitches, flashes, gets blocky or anything other than your great video (even for just one frame), that would indicate a problem. I would then check the smaller .m2v file that was strung together. IF that file is also bad, then check the source file you placed in Compressor, and keep going back till you find a “clean copy”.Tech-T Productions
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I’ve just tried to build and format another file with DVD stuido pro as a test to see if i get and problems and this message appeared
The file is locked and cannot be opened for writing. Unlock the file and try again.
Sorry, I was mostly responding to this post by Anna. When I initially read it, it appeared to me to be clarification to her initial post, not a separate issue. Now, I am a bit confused.
Maybe Anna can repost (with an update) some more detailed information on what the problem exactly is, the steps taken to produce that problem and what steps have been taken already to fix the problem.
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Most likely because the camera is sending a dual mono split L&R.
Oh, that would suck if the camera were not outputting true stereo sound through the headphone output. But again, if the audio were out of phase as it was getting into the camera and then the camera combined them for a dual mono output, then the headphones would have that “telephone” out of phase cancellation sound.
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It really depends on the length of programs you intend to cut and the frequency you will be using it. (Program length roughly predicts the complexity of the project and frequency allows you to guesstimate the amount of storage needed.)
If its short and not often, iMovie on a used eBay Mac would work. That’s some super budget cutting!
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Well, firewire rules out my initial idea.
Lets see…….It could be incoming audio to the camera being out of phase, but you say that it sounds fine on headphones straight from the the camera. So, I think that you are correct then in assuming some kind of funkyness going on in your computer. I never used iMovie before. Any chance there is a setting or something going on there?
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You could also use a dynamic mic on “2” and see if it works. (Dynamic microphones do not require phantom power.) This doesn’t solve your problem, but it makes for interesting troubleshooting, as most of the internal mics also require some voltage. So, why would it work for 3 out of 4 channels? I think it is the actual connections for that input rather than phantom power.
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How do you capture from the camera? Is it possible there is a wiring problem between your deck/camera and the computer?
XLR connections should be wired as such:
Pin Function
1 Chassis ground (cable shield)
2 positive polarity terminal (“hot”) (+)
3 return terminal (“cold”) (-)Tech-T Productions
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I’ve authored dozens and dozens of discs for replication and duplication this way and never had a single issue.
I too have authored many discs with .img files without a single issue. (Though I’ve never used the Finder to burn my disc, so I don’t know if that makes a difference. I use Toast.) But the point is that Anna is not getting to the burning process, from what I can tell in her posts. So it seems that either method is not going to help at this point. The problem lies within the project, its assets or temp files.
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