[Tim Welch]

Yeah I think your right about 30fps not being equal to 29.97 as the problem. Unfortunately though, when I convert the 30fps to 29.97 or vise versa and reimport, it doesn’t fix the problem.

The only solution I have come to at this point is to open up the retiming feature in FCPX and setting it to normal. I sync the first part 1080i Canon (29.97)with the footage of the 720p Flip and iPhone. Then I drag the green bar that retimess the 1080i video clip until the audio at the end of the track matches. It seems to fix it although quite tedious.

[Tim Welch]

Ok exporting the Canon 48k video at 720p with no audio attached and reimporting it to attempt to sync it did not work. It was still drifting even though the 48k audio wasn’t even involved at all.

I am at about 9 hours trouble shooting this one, and I am fresh out of ideas. Any one else have a recommendation?

thanks so much for your help,

Tim

[Tim Welch]

thanks Jas,

I was about to try the FFmpegx solution but I think I might have found a better solution. I don’t need the audio at all that is attachted to that clip. All I need is the video since I am using an external audio recording anyway.

I have currently detached the audio from the footage filmed on the Canon and am exporting it at 720p 30fps just as video, then I will reimport it back into FCPX and see if it now syncs up.

I am still open to suggestions. I’ll let you know as soon as this experiment is over if it worked.

It is probably going to be some solution that is like a simple setting adjustment.

The dude at the apple on the phone said it wasn’t a software problem and after asking for guidance about compressor he actually hung up on me. That was a first! 🙂

Cheers,
Tim

[Tim Welch]

Hey thanks for the guidance. I have finalcutpro x I don’t (at least I don’t think) I have soundtrack pro. I do have compressor. How do I fix it there?