Firestore FS4 DV quicktime coming into FCP as stereo at DVinfo.net

Phil Bloom · January 14th, 2008, 04:33 PM

This is weird. Not noticed this before, but the stuff I shot today on my DSR 450 has come into final cut pro as Stereo mixed and I can't separate the audios. I was wondering why this is and what I have done to make it happen...

Edward Carlson · January 14th, 2008, 09:10 PM

What do you mean "can't separate the audios"? As long as they are two tracks (one on a1 and the other a2) you can choose them and hit Option-L to unlink them. That way you can adjust each channel independently. I assume you recorded a different source to each channel and need to mix them differently. I have done this before, and accidently captured in Stereo linked. You can only unlink them in the Timeline though, I haven't found a way to do it to the source footage.

Phil Bloom · January 15th, 2008, 01:18 AM

They are somehow recorded mixed. So there is no point unlinking them.

Greg Boston · January 15th, 2008, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Bloom

They are somehow recorded mixed. So there is no point unlinking them.

Phil, please don't crosspost. DVINFO policy says it's a no-no. We want all responses to an issue in one thread to make the information easier to research at a later date.

Thanks,

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Phil Bloom · January 15th, 2008, 01:44 AM

Sorry Greg but there are times when cross posting is essential. This is one of them.

Is this a firestore problem or is this a mac problem? Only by asking the same question to two different sets of people could my question be answered. So far it hasn't by either.

This problem caused me a major problem yesterday meaning something almost didn't make it to air.

I understand the policy of course but for me the priority is getting an answer, desperately, not for future searching purposes. Someone without a firestore but knows quicktime and FCP off by heart could have the answer, that someone would never have read my question if it was just posted in the other forum and vice versa...

January 14th, 2008, 04:33 PM	#1
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Firestore FS4 DV quicktime coming into FCP as stereo This is weird. Not noticed this before, but the stuff I shot today on my DSR 450 has come into final cut pro as Stereo mixed and I can't separate the audios. I was wondering why this is and what I have done to make it happen... __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 15th, 2008, 01:18 AM	#3
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	They are somehow recorded mixed. So there is no point unlinking them. __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 15th, 2008, 01:44 AM	#5
Phil Bloom Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 1,939	Sorry Greg but there are times when cross posting is essential. This is one of them. Is this a firestore problem or is this a mac problem? Only by asking the same question to two different sets of people could my question be answered. So far it hasn't by either. This problem caused me a major problem yesterday meaning something almost didn't make it to air. I understand the policy of course but for me the priority is getting an answer, desperately, not for future searching purposes. Someone without a firestore but knows quicktime and FCP off by heart could have the answer, that someone would never have read my question if it was just posted in the other forum and vice versa... __________________ Philip Bloom Cinematographer, Director, Filmmaker www.philipbloom.net

January 14th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	What do you mean "can't separate the audios"? As long as they are two tracks (one on a1 and the other a2) you can choose them and hit Option-L to unlink them. That way you can adjust each channel independently. I assume you recorded a different source to each channel and need to mix them differently. I have done this before, and accidently captured in Stereo linked. You can only unlink them in the Timeline though, I haven't found a way to do it to the source footage.