playback output question at DVinfo.net

Joshua Cohen · February 21st, 2004, 02:28 PM

Hi there everyone. This seems to be the one area that I've always had difficulties in. I seem to have problems outputting back on my TV while watching the sequence in FCP 4.

I have a Sony DSR-11, a g5, and using FCP 4. The weird thing is, is that it was working perfectly fine yesterday, and now it doesn't want to work at all.

My setting in th e A/V Devices is:
Video: Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480(
I have the "mirror on desktop" option clicked.
Audio: FireWire DV

Those were the same settings I had from last night, I did not change anything. I was wondering if anything could help me out.

Thanks again.

Daniel Kohl · February 21st, 2004, 03:22 PM

Hi Joshua,

Just a hunch

Set the zoom factor for your Timeline Viewer (Canvas) window to 50% and see if that helps.

Joshua Cohen · February 21st, 2004, 04:25 PM

Hi there Daniel, thanks for the tip, but no good. It was an interesting thought though, I never thought about that before.

Thanks though.

Jeff Donald · February 21st, 2004, 04:31 PM

If it worked one day and not the next, it starts to sound like corrupt preferences. Do a search here for the instructions on trashing your preferences files (there are 3 files that need to be trashed).

Joshua Cohen · February 21st, 2004, 05:06 PM

It worked! Thank you very much. I had thought about the preferences, but figured before I acted, to ask around.

Thanks everyone again!

Paul Vlachos · March 5th, 2004, 01:22 AM

I have the same problem, although I have not gotten this work at all yet.

DSR-11, a dual G4, same settings as described above.

FW connection between computer and deck. Deck to external monitor works when logging and capture, but nothing on playback from computer.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Paul Vlachos · March 5th, 2004, 02:04 AM

Hey, I did the prefs trashing fix and it worked!

After all these years on the Mac, why did I immediately assume that this surely couldn't apply to me?

Thanks so much to Jeff and all others.

Now I wish I had a bigger monitor...

February 21st, 2004, 02:28 PM	#1
Joshua Cohen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 50	playback output question Hi there everyone. This seems to be the one area that I've always had difficulties in. I seem to have problems outputting back on my TV while watching the sequence in FCP 4. I have a Sony DSR-11, a g5, and using FCP 4. The weird thing is, is that it was working perfectly fine yesterday, and now it doesn't want to work at all. My setting in th e A/V Devices is: Video: Apple FireWire NTSC (720 x 480( I have the "mirror on desktop" option clicked. Audio: FireWire DV Those were the same settings I had from last night, I did not change anything. I was wondering if anything could help me out. Thanks again. __________________ Ye who asks a question remains a fool for five minutes, ye who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

February 21st, 2004, 03:22 PM	#2
Daniel Kohl Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 571	Canvas 50% Hi Joshua, Just a hunch Set the zoom factor for your Timeline Viewer (Canvas) window to 50% and see if that helps. __________________ Daniel Kohl Frankenstein meets XL1

February 21st, 2004, 04:25 PM	#3
Joshua Cohen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 50	Hi there Daniel, thanks for the tip, but no good. It was an interesting thought though, I never thought about that before. Thanks though. __________________ Ye who asks a question remains a fool for five minutes, ye who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

February 21st, 2004, 04:31 PM	#4
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	If it worked one day and not the next, it starts to sound like corrupt preferences. Do a search here for the instructions on trashing your preferences files (there are 3 files that need to be trashed). __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 21st, 2004, 05:06 PM	#5
Joshua Cohen Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 50	It worked! Thank you very much. I had thought about the preferences, but figured before I acted, to ask around. Thanks everyone again! __________________ Ye who asks a question remains a fool for five minutes, ye who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.

March 5th, 2004, 01:22 AM	#6
Paul Vlachos Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 88	I have the same problem, although I have not gotten this work at all yet. DSR-11, a dual G4, same settings as described above. FW connection between computer and deck. Deck to external monitor works when logging and capture, but nothing on playback from computer. Any ideas? Thanks. __________________ One day at a time.

March 5th, 2004, 02:04 AM	#7
Paul Vlachos Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 88	Wow! Hey, I did the prefs trashing fix and it worked! After all these years on the Mac, why did I immediately assume that this surely couldn't apply to me? Thanks so much to Jeff and all others. Now I wish I had a bigger monitor... __________________ One day at a time.