Premiere-video/audio problems while editing at DVinfo.net

Steve Clodfelter · March 4th, 2003, 07:14 PM

When I have a clip on the timeline in Premiere 6.5, if I hit <Enter> to start playing the clip, I get good quality video and audio in the Monitor window. All fine and good. But if I click on the <Play> button in the Monitor window to start playing the clip (instead of hitting Enter), I get blocky video (very jerky) and NO audio.

That doesn't seem right to me, but I suppose I could live with it if that's the way Premiere works. What I can't live with is that when I put the clip in a clip window for trimming, I get blocky video and NO audio when I click on the <Play> button in the clip window. Hitting <Enter> when I'm in the clip window has no effect whatsoever.

Am I doing something wrong? Are there audio preferences I need to set in a different way? Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

Alex Taylor · March 4th, 2003, 07:26 PM

That's really strange.. I've never heard of that happening before. This is a wild guess, but it sounds like it could be a video card problem, I don't know about the audio part though.

I don't know if you've ever experienced it, but sometimes the controls on the tops of windows (minimize, restore, fullscreen) will turn weird colours or disappear completely, replaced with grey blocks. It sounds like this could be a similar problem; playing video via a hotkey works fine, but when you try to use an object in the interface to play it, it screws up.

It wouldn't hurt updating your drivers for your video card.. and it would also help posting your computer specs so our crack team of technical wizards here can help you further :)

Steve Clodfelter · March 4th, 2003, 08:49 PM

Thanks, Alex. I have already updated all my drivers. I didn't list my computer specs because I thought that since I was getting good audio and video hitting the Enter key, the problem would be internal to Premiere.

But here goes, just in case:

Dell Dimension 8250
Windows XP
1 GB RAM
2.40 GHZ Pentium IV
120 GB hard drive
GeForce4 MX 420 display card
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

If you need more info, please let me know.

Steve Clodfelter · March 4th, 2003, 09:48 PM

Sometimes the gremlins work against you, and sometimes they work for you.

Now the program is working fine. I didn't do anything I hadn't already tried before--closed & re-opened the file, closed & re-opened Premiere, restarted the computer,... but now it works.

Maybe it's because I blinked 4 times and whistled.

Anyway, it works now, so no need for any more help.

March 4th, 2003, 07:14 PM	#1
Steve Clodfelter Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 43	Premiere-video/audio problems while editing When I have a clip on the timeline in Premiere 6.5, if I hit <Enter> to start playing the clip, I get good quality video and audio in the Monitor window. All fine and good. But if I click on the <Play> button in the Monitor window to start playing the clip (instead of hitting Enter), I get blocky video (very jerky) and NO audio. That doesn't seem right to me, but I suppose I could live with it if that's the way Premiere works. What I can't live with is that when I put the clip in a clip window for trimming, I get blocky video and NO audio when I click on the <Play> button in the clip window. Hitting <Enter> when I'm in the clip window has no effect whatsoever. Am I doing something wrong? Are there audio preferences I need to set in a different way? Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. __________________ Steve

March 4th, 2003, 07:26 PM	#2
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	That's really strange.. I've never heard of that happening before. This is a wild guess, but it sounds like it could be a video card problem, I don't know about the audio part though. I don't know if you've ever experienced it, but sometimes the controls on the tops of windows (minimize, restore, fullscreen) will turn weird colours or disappear completely, replaced with grey blocks. It sounds like this could be a similar problem; playing video via a hotkey works fine, but when you try to use an object in the interface to play it, it screws up. It wouldn't hurt updating your drivers for your video card.. and it would also help posting your computer specs so our crack team of technical wizards here can help you further :) __________________ alextaylor.org

March 4th, 2003, 08:49 PM	#3
Steve Clodfelter Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 43	Thanks, Alex. I have already updated all my drivers. I didn't list my computer specs because I thought that since I was getting good audio and video hitting the Enter key, the problem would be internal to Premiere. But here goes, just in case: Dell Dimension 8250 Windows XP 1 GB RAM 2.40 GHZ Pentium IV 120 GB hard drive GeForce4 MX 420 display card Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller If you need more info, please let me know. __________________ Steve

March 4th, 2003, 09:48 PM	#4
Steve Clodfelter Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 43	Sometimes the gremlins work against you, and sometimes they work for you. Now the program is working fine. I didn't do anything I hadn't already tried before--closed & re-opened the file, closed & re-opened Premiere, restarted the computer,... but now it works. Maybe it's because I blinked 4 times and whistled. Anyway, it works now, so no need for any more help. __________________ Steve