NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2004

Dave Wagner · April 6th, 2004, 07:31 PM

My FCP4 quits unexpectedly 3 to 4 times at irregular intervals. I have a G5, single 1.8 ghz, 1 gig ram, 260 gig hd, 120 add-on hd, Jaguar OS, and FCP 4.0.2. Anyone else experience this? Sometimes I'll edit a clip and can't click save fast enough before I lose it. I reload FCP and go back to the clip and do it all over again. Any feedback/suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

Kevin Lawson · April 7th, 2004, 08:00 AM

Do you see those lines on a NTSC monitor? Or only on your Mac while editing? Interlacing on the computer looks like that, but when you bring it out to NTSC it should go away.

Grant McClintock · April 7th, 2004, 08:03 AM

I have downloaded an .aif file which is on my desk top. When I try to import it into FCE, I get a "General Error" message. It will not drag into the program either.

Thanks in advance, Grant McClintock

Jaz Garewal · April 7th, 2004, 02:15 PM

Kevin,

That was it. I could have sworn I watched it on a monitor, but I tried it again this morning, and viewed it on my monitor at work and it looks great!

Thanks!

Ted Springer · April 7th, 2004, 03:57 PM

Open it in Quicktime or iTunez. Does it play? Export as a 48000Hz 16-bit AIFF file (mono or stereo depending on what it is). Then import THAT one into FCE and see if it works.

Grant McClintock · April 7th, 2004, 04:14 PM

I have downloaded these sound files from Sounddog. I downloaded them as aif, 48,000 Hz, 16 bits. The files are about 10 mgb. When the download is finished I get a player on the desktop and the sound begins immediately. I can't find any file on the hard drives related to this player and the player cannot be imported, opened, etc. I got the following from the Sounddog site FAQ. This would seem to be the problem but I can't see what to do in either Quicktime or Explorer.

"Q. My sounds are coming up as RealPlayer only files. What's wrong? A. On your system, RealPlayer has been specified to control all audio passing through your browser. This often causes a problem if you need to hear the sound without using RealPlayer. To resolve, reinstall Quicktime or Windows Media Player or alter your settings in your browser preferences so that sound files are saved to disk."

Thanks Grant

Paul Moore · April 8th, 2004, 11:44 AM

I ran into instructions the other day on how to cluster your macs together. I was thinking this will be great if FCP is aware of parallel processing. Well i have not been able to find out this info so i thought somebody here might have an idea.

If you want more info on clustering: http://www.daugerresearch.com/pooch/gettingstarted.html

Cannon Pearson · April 8th, 2004, 05:14 PM

I've been backing up tapes from a project in Final Cut Express, and all is going well except for one tape. When I try to capture this tape FCE tells me that frames were dropped and it quits importing the video. I've tried to capture it a few times and it seems like it stops capturing at different times on the tape.

I was wondering if anyone might have an idea of what's causing this and how to stop it, or get around it.

Canon GL2, Mac OS 10.3.3, FCE

Brian Wood · April 8th, 2004, 07:17 PM

I cant tell you what is causing it but if you want it to stop it from aborting capture then go to user prefences and uncheck "abort capture on dropped frames." Just so you know this is how you do it in Final Cut Pro, but i think it is the same way in express.

Brian

Jeff Donald · April 8th, 2004, 09:32 PM

To the best of my knowledge FCP is not set up to network render like After Effects and other processor intensive software.

Jeff Donald · April 8th, 2004, 10:03 PM

Did you resolve this issue?

Jeff Donald · April 8th, 2004, 10:22 PM

what version of QT are you using and you should update to the latest version of FCP, 4.1.1 If that doesn’t solve it, try trashing the three preferences files FCP uses.

Paul Moore · April 8th, 2004, 10:29 PM

Thanks for the info. I didnt know after effects was. I guess ill set the cluster up. Then try to figure out how to use AE lol

Ted Springer · April 9th, 2004, 12:55 AM

Is there any reason to update to 4.1.1 from 4.1 since 4.1.1 only deals with Chinese characters?

Jeff Donald · April 9th, 2004, 05:51 AM

My understanding is you are correct Ted. However, I didn't want to confuse Dave, if he ran Software Update and saw the different version. I don't know of any individuals having issues with the update, (just 4.1.1 not FCP) so it wouldn't hurt.

April 6th, 2004, 07:31 PM	#436
Dave Wagner Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 28	FCP4 Quits! My FCP4 quits unexpectedly 3 to 4 times at irregular intervals. I have a G5, single 1.8 ghz, 1 gig ram, 260 gig hd, 120 add-on hd, Jaguar OS, and FCP 4.0.2. Anyone else experience this? Sometimes I'll edit a clip and can't click save fast enough before I lose it. I reload FCP and go back to the clip and do it all over again. Any feedback/suggestions appreciated. Thanks!

April 7th, 2004, 08:03 AM	#438
Grant McClintock Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK, United States Posts: 28	.aif import problem I have downloaded an .aif file which is on my desk top. When I try to import it into FCE, I get a "General Error" message. It will not drag into the program either. Thanks in advance, Grant McClintock

April 7th, 2004, 02:15 PM	#439
Jaz Garewal New Boot Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 10	That was it Kevin, That was it. I could have sworn I watched it on a monitor, but I tried it again this morning, and viewed it on my monitor at work and it looks great! Thanks!

April 8th, 2004, 11:44 AM	#442
Paul Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morrisville, PA Posts: 30	Final Cut Pro and Clustering I ran into instructions the other day on how to cluster your macs together. I was thinking this will be great if FCP is aware of parallel processing. Well i have not been able to find out this info so i thought somebody here might have an idea. If you want more info on clustering: http://www.daugerresearch.com/pooch/gettingstarted.html

April 8th, 2004, 05:14 PM	#443
Cannon Pearson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 123	Dropped Frames I've been backing up tapes from a project in Final Cut Express, and all is going well except for one tape. When I try to capture this tape FCE tells me that frames were dropped and it quits importing the video. I've tried to capture it a few times and it seems like it stops capturing at different times on the tape. I was wondering if anyone might have an idea of what's causing this and how to stop it, or get around it. Canon GL2, Mac OS 10.3.3, FCE

April 7th, 2004, 08:00 AM	#437
Kevin Lawson New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northboro, MA Posts: 21	Do you see those lines on a NTSC monitor? Or only on your Mac while editing? Interlacing on the computer looks like that, but when you bring it out to NTSC it should go away.

April 7th, 2004, 03:57 PM	#440
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	Open it in Quicktime or iTunez. Does it play? Export as a 48000Hz 16-bit AIFF file (mono or stereo depending on what it is). Then import THAT one into FCE and see if it works.

April 7th, 2004, 04:14 PM	#441
Grant McClintock Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tulsa, OK, United States Posts: 28	I have downloaded these sound files from Sounddog. I downloaded them as aif, 48,000 Hz, 16 bits. The files are about 10 mgb. When the download is finished I get a player on the desktop and the sound begins immediately. I can't find any file on the hard drives related to this player and the player cannot be imported, opened, etc. I got the following from the Sounddog site FAQ. This would seem to be the problem but I can't see what to do in either Quicktime or Explorer. "Q. My sounds are coming up as RealPlayer only files. What's wrong? A. On your system, RealPlayer has been specified to control all audio passing through your browser. This often causes a problem if you need to hear the sound without using RealPlayer. To resolve, reinstall Quicktime or Windows Media Player or alter your settings in your browser preferences so that sound files are saved to disk." Thanks Grant

April 8th, 2004, 07:17 PM	#444
Brian Wood Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East Lansing, Michigan Posts: 77	I cant tell you what is causing it but if you want it to stop it from aborting capture then go to user prefences and uncheck "abort capture on dropped frames." Just so you know this is how you do it in Final Cut Pro, but i think it is the same way in express. Brian

April 8th, 2004, 09:32 PM	#445
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	To the best of my knowledge FCP is not set up to network render like After Effects and other processor intensive software. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 8th, 2004, 10:03 PM	#446
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Did you resolve this issue? __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 8th, 2004, 10:22 PM	#447
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	what version of QT are you using and you should update to the latest version of FCP, 4.1.1 If that doesn’t solve it, try trashing the three preferences files FCP uses. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 8th, 2004, 10:29 PM	#448
Paul Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morrisville, PA Posts: 30	Thanks for the info. I didnt know after effects was. I guess ill set the cluster up. Then try to figure out how to use AE lol

April 9th, 2004, 12:55 AM	#449
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	Is there any reason to update to 4.1.1 from 4.1 since 4.1.1 only deals with Chinese characters?

April 9th, 2004, 05:51 AM	#450
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	My understanding is you are correct Ted. However, I didn't want to confuse Dave, if he ran Software Update and saw the different version. I don't know of any individuals having issues with the update, (just 4.1.1 not FCP) so it wouldn't hurt. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors