[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Here you’ll find V4 and V5.

https://pistolerapost2.com/fcprescue/

Use the one that works for your setup.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

There is not much LESS-STABLE video than the output from a VHS or 8mm player.
You can usually “compensate” for most of this instability by simply dubbing your VHS or 8mm first to a DV tape, then capturing from the DV tape. I know this takes extra time, so here are some alternatives:

You can buy or rent a digital Timebase corrector which can help stabilize the VHS or 8mm output.
Or you can buy or rent what many manufacturers at the prosumer-level call a digital video “Mixer” (more correctly, in pro terms, called a “Switcher”) that will act as a stable digital Timebase Corrector for the VHS or 8mm erratic playback.

Panasonic:
https://www.studio1productions.com/vid102.htm
https://www.studio1productions.com/vid100.htm

Videonics:
https://www.focusinfo.com/products/MXProDV/mxprodv.htm

And the best of the bunch, DataVideo:
https://www.datavideo-tek.com/navigation_frames/se_800/entire.htm

The DataVideo and the Videonics MXDV PRO have FireWire outputs so you can use them as your A-to-D device instead of your camera or capture card.

But all of these solutions can cost quite a bit of money… and for very little or NO additional funds, you COULD just spend a bit of extra dub-time and copy VHS or 8mm to DV first.

How much its worth is up to you.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[armogadan23] “In the future, how do I prevent this from occuring? How do I make sure that the sound feed is not too hot? “

A. More careful pre-show checking under more “show-like” conditions.
B. (better solutuion) Bring your own sound technician to monitor these things.

[armogadan23] “…what can I do in post-production to somehow fix the sound of the first half?”

Sorry, but this kind of over-modulation clipping is generally not correctable once its recorded.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Use iTunes to convert AIFF to mp3.
I do this all the time.

iTunes (menu) > Prerences… > Importing > “Import Using:” > MP3 Encoder “Setting:” > (choose “High” or “Higher” for best quality) > “OK” (closes preferences).

Drop your AIFF clip into an iTunes open window, click once on your clip to select it, and choose:
Advanced (menu) > Convert Selection to MP3.

Works VERY fast and stores new MP3 file in the iTunes library.

You can do a “search” (apple f) to locate the new MP3 file on the hard drive and then just drop it into an email.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

[Gabriel Solomon] “I would like to have 2 or 4 more pres that sound, if not excellent, then at least unique.”

OK, what does “unique” sound like?

😉

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Use “DV NTSC”.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

There is a function in FCP that is often overlooked… and it can help with many audio and video “skipping”, “sticking” and “missing” problems.

You should “Mixdown” the Audio for playback before you dub out of FCP, or during the edit, if you have audio/video stuttering, drop-outs, sync-slippage, or freezes.

NOTE: Mixdown has even been demonstrated to help with slipping, skipping problems (or “missing” audio clips) for files being EXPORTED as QT (or similar) files out of FCP.

First, SELECT ALL of your audio tracks (highlight them) on the timeline, then:

Sequence Menu > Render Only > Mixdown.

You should see a dialog box telling you its rendering.

It might seem to make little sense that “Mixing down” even simple audio tracks will “fix” complex video “freezes” or random audio dropouts to tape or export, but it CAN.

NOTE: It does not matter of you only have one audio track, if there are random freezes during output, you should try the Mixdown.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Add the Reverb Filter.
The talent needs to read the Voice-Over in a “whisper”.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

There is a function in FCP that is often overlooked… and it can help with many audio and video “skipping”, “sticking” and “missing” problems.

You should “Mixdown” the Audio for playback before you dub out of FCP, or during the edit, if you have audio/video stuttering, drop-outs, sync-slippage, or freezes.

NOTE: Mixdown has even been demonstrated to help with slipping, skipping problems (or “missing” audio clips) for files being EXPORTED as QT (or similar) files out of FCP.

First, SELECT ALL of your audio tracks (highlight them) on the timeline, then:

Sequence Menu > Render Only > Mixdown.

You should see a dialog box telling you its rendering.

It might seem to make little sense that “Mixing down” even simple audio tracks will “fix” complex video “freezes” or random audio dropouts to tape or export, but it CAN.

NOTE: It does not matter of you only have one audio track, if there are random freezes during output, you should try the Mixdown.

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

Try setting an IN-point at the head of the program and an OUT-point at the end of the program, THEN export.