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Tim Bickford · July 15th, 2008, 07:55 AM

I'm using Cineform AVI files with P-Pro-CS3. about 75% of the time I have a few segments of audio that skips or lags when I playback. It happens more often when I playback the timeline via a large playback window (i.e. hitting the "~" key to open a large window). It's not all of my audio, just a few segments. Sometimes it skips and or lags and other times it plays normally.

I've tried deleting the auido and re-importing. I've also defragmented my hard drive.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mitchell Skurnik · July 15th, 2008, 06:19 PM

What are the specs on your computer? Also where are your project files located.

Tim Bickford · July 15th, 2008, 07:03 PM

Here are my PC specs:

Pentium(R) Dual Core 3.20 GHz
Ram: 2Gig
Two 7200 RPM hard drives set up Raid-10
Project files are all stored on hard drive.

Thanks....

Mitchell Skurnik · July 15th, 2008, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Bickford

Here are my PC specs:

Pentium(R) Dual Core 3.20 GHz
Ram: 2Gig
Two 7200 RPM hard drives set up Raid-10
Project files are all stored on hard drive.

Thanks....

Raid 10? It takes a min of 4 drives for Raid 10...
If all you have is 2 drive the only raid you can do is Raid 0 or raid 1. I would suggest doing Raid 0 as it will give you the most performance (though you should back up your data at a regular basis as there is no fault taulerance.)

For more information on raid check out this site: http://www.raid.com/04_01_00.html

Try that and see if that solves your problem.

Tripp Woelfel · July 15th, 2008, 08:29 PM

Tim... This is not uncommon. I'm not sure of the finite root cause but it seems to happen to me and others when the system is taxed hard.

On my system it ultimately went away, and I'll be a monkey's bum if I know why for sure. You've probably done this but make sure that your's system's drivers, particularly the audio bits, are the latest. Failing that as a solution, start Windows in selective startup. It does solve problems.

Martin Catt · July 15th, 2008, 08:39 PM

When was the last time you defragged the hard drive? If your files are scattered all over the drive, performance takes a big hit as the heads hopscotch all over the place.

Martin

July 15th, 2008, 07:55 AM	#1
Tim Bickford Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 448	Audio Skips I'm using Cineform AVI files with P-Pro-CS3. about 75% of the time I have a few segments of audio that skips or lags when I playback. It happens more often when I playback the timeline via a large playback window (i.e. hitting the "~" key to open a large window). It's not all of my audio, just a few segments. Sometimes it skips and or lags and other times it plays normally. I've tried deleting the auido and re-importing. I've also defragmented my hard drive. Any ideas? Thanks __________________ Tim Bickford

July 15th, 2008, 06:19 PM	#2
Mitchell Skurnik Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Posts: 201	What are the specs on your computer? Also where are your project files located. __________________ Mitchell J. Skurnik http://www.mjcsstudios.com/ - EX1, 4x hoodman 16GB, Libec Tripod, Sony LAV

July 15th, 2008, 07:03 PM	#3
Tim Bickford Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 448	Here are my PC specs: Pentium(R) Dual Core 3.20 GHz Ram: 2Gig Two 7200 RPM hard drives set up Raid-10 Project files are all stored on hard drive. Thanks.... __________________ Tim Bickford

July 15th, 2008, 08:39 PM	#6
Martin Catt Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Colony TX Posts: 327	When was the last time you defragged the hard drive? If your files are scattered all over the drive, performance takes a big hit as the heads hopscotch all over the place. Martin __________________ Canon XF300, Canon 5DMkII, Canon XL2, Rolls MX422 mixer, Zoom H4N, AT899 lavs, AT2020's, Azden SGM 1X shotgun, Manfrotto 501 head on 351 tripod

July 15th, 2008, 08:29 PM	#5
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	Tim... This is not uncommon. I'm not sure of the finite root cause but it seems to happen to me and others when the system is taxed hard. On my system it ultimately went away, and I'll be a monkey's bum if I know why for sure. You've probably done this but make sure that your's system's drivers, particularly the audio bits, are the latest. Failing that as a solution, start Windows in selective startup. It does solve problems.