HELP! FCP to tape problems at DVinfo.net

Heath McKnight · July 9th, 2003, 09:46 PM

I'm trying to dump from my Tibook (using FCP 3) to mini-dv tape (and also from my new 7200 rpm firewire drive) and the video is "sparkling" and the audio is "glitching." It sucks....HELP!

And I'm suing a new firewire cable (and I'm not seeing these problems on my Mac).

heath

Bud Kuenzli · July 10th, 2003, 10:16 AM

did you mix down the audio? first thing to try....

Heath McKnight · July 10th, 2003, 03:15 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Bud Kuenzli : did you mix down the audio? first thing to try.... -->>>

Gave it a shot, still getting the visible hits on the video (and matching sounds). Definitely isn't the cables or on the drives (plays fine on my TiBook). Didn't do this last week...

heath

Jeff Donald · July 10th, 2003, 07:25 PM

You can try trashing the preferences for FCP. How full is the drive?

Heath McKnight · July 10th, 2003, 07:32 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jeff Donald : You can try trashing the preferences for FCP. How full is the drive? -->>>

Not too full...I wonder if it's the HD10 I'm using (in DV mode)...

I'm just doing it on a friend's G4 tower (transferring the clips and stuff...Man, this is huge and will take forever).

heath

Jeff Donald · July 10th, 2003, 08:15 PM

You could try another camera if possible. If the drives aren't very full you don't need to worry about fragmented drives. You can transfer the media via FireWire target mode. It goes fast that way. Power down the laptop and restart with the T key held down. You should see FireWire symbol on the screen and the laptop drive will appear on the towers desktop.

Heath McKnight · July 10th, 2003, 08:43 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Jeff Donald : You could try another camera if possible. If the drives aren't very full you don't need to worry about fragmented drives. You can transfer the media via FireWire target mode. It goes fast that way. Power down the laptop and restart with the T key held down. You should see FireWire symbol on the screen and the laptop drive will appear on the towers desktop. -->>>

I don't have another camera, unfortunately...I'll try that out. But I'm not seeing these hits when I'm playing back on the computer.

heath

July 9th, 2003, 09:46 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	HELP! FCP to tape problems I'm trying to dump from my Tibook (using FCP 3) to mini-dv tape (and also from my new 7200 rpm firewire drive) and the video is "sparkling" and the audio is "glitching." It sucks....HELP! And I'm suing a new firewire cable (and I'm not seeing these problems on my Mac). heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 10th, 2003, 10:16 AM	#2
Bud Kuenzli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 197	mix down? did you mix down the audio? first thing to try.... __________________ on the Internet, when you get where you're going you still don't know where you are

July 10th, 2003, 03:15 PM	#3
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	Re: mix down? <<<-- Originally posted by Bud Kuenzli : did you mix down the audio? first thing to try.... -->>> Gave it a shot, still getting the visible hits on the video (and matching sounds). Definitely isn't the cables or on the drives (plays fine on my TiBook). Didn't do this last week... heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 10th, 2003, 07:25 PM	#4
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	You can try trashing the preferences for FCP. How full is the drive? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 10th, 2003, 07:32 PM	#5
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	<<<-- Originally posted by Jeff Donald : You can try trashing the preferences for FCP. How full is the drive? -->>> Not too full...I wonder if it's the HD10 I'm using (in DV mode)... I'm just doing it on a friend's G4 tower (transferring the clips and stuff...Man, this is huge and will take forever). heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

July 10th, 2003, 08:15 PM	#6
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	You could try another camera if possible. If the drives aren't very full you don't need to worry about fragmented drives. You can transfer the media via FireWire target mode. It goes fast that way. Power down the laptop and restart with the T key held down. You should see FireWire symbol on the screen and the laptop drive will appear on the towers desktop. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 10th, 2003, 08:43 PM	#7
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	<<<-- Originally posted by Jeff Donald : You could try another camera if possible. If the drives aren't very full you don't need to worry about fragmented drives. You can transfer the media via FireWire target mode. It goes fast that way. Power down the laptop and restart with the T key held down. You should see FireWire symbol on the screen and the laptop drive will appear on the towers desktop. -->>> I don't have another camera, unfortunately...I'll try that out. But I'm not seeing these hits when I'm playing back on the computer. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog