Audio trouble in FCP6

Gene Crucean · August 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM

Yesterday I tested some DVCPRO HD clips that were having this problem on one of my boxes on another identical system and it works fine. The plot thickens :) So I just restored an older image I have with 5.1.4 and am going to have to finish this project on that. After it's done I'll do a fresh OSX and FCS2 install and test the heck out of it. It might take a month or so before we're finished though.

Henrik, what kind of system are you on btw? And what type of video? Codec? Camera?

All of mine have been 720pN24 and 60fps from an HVX.

Henrik Reach · August 9th, 2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene Crucean

Yesterday I tested some DVCPRO HD clips that were having this problem on one of my boxes on another identical system and it works fine. The plot thickens :) So I just restored an older image I have with 5.1.4 and am going to have to finish this project on that. After it's done I'll do a fresh OSX and FCS2 install and test the heck out of it. It might take a month or so before we're finished though.

Henrik, what kind of system are you on btw? And what type of video? Codec? Camera?

All of mine have been 720pN24 and 60fps from an HVX.

PowerMac G5 2 x 2,5GhZ with 5gb, latest system and FCS.
I have mainly been doing DV-work earlier, but now I have an XH A1, so I've been testing a lot of HDV and also DVCPro HD-conversion of XH A1-footage (Mainly 1080f/p25), and I've had problems in all as far as I can remember. Which leads me to believe this is not codec-dependent. Today I did a large project in DV with LOTS of audio-problems, but finally got it right, so I was very happy to jump onto a DVPRO 1080p25-project I'm doing, only to find major audio-issues there too. (Stereo-delay/pitch-problems, I don't know exactly how to describe it)
So I took a little break, and when I restarted FCP the project worked... That's what kills me, it's random and on and off this problem for me..

What system are you on?

Edit: I did a fresh format/new OS-install before I installed FCS2, so that shouldn't be the issue, but I'm glad you're testing it! :)

Stewart Menelaws · August 10th, 2007, 03:50 AM

Hi Henrik - Pitty that did not help..... you probably don't want to hear this, but our producer is just back from a doc festival where she was chatting with someone from a very large production house, and that company has decided to go back to FCP5 until FCP6 is more stable.... it has cost them very large sums of money in lost time....

While we are just a small company... we are getting really tired of the amount of problems there are these days with upgrades for this and that... I seem to spend more time sorting problems than getting on with my job...

Hope you get an answer soon to your issue....

Regards: Stu
www.studioscotland.com

Gene Crucean · August 10th, 2007, 08:47 AM

Hey Henrik, yeah we definitely have the same problem. The computer I'm testing this on is a few months old MBP. The other computer I tested it on is an almost identical MBP and it was fine, which got me thinking about the differences...

On my laptop, it's not my main computer so I have lots of garbage installed. It's not that it's poorly maintained, it's mainly just that more apps are installed. Not as fresh. FTP client, adiumX, CS2, etc...

On the other laptop (the one that worked fine), it was a nice fresh install with only minimal apps installed.

Both systems have the latest software installed. OSX 10.4.10, FCP 6.0.1 and the rest of FCS2 is up to date.

Robert Lane · August 10th, 2007, 01:15 PM

Since FCS2 is a new app then everyone who purchased it can get free phone support from Apple; has anyone called this in and created a support ID for this issue? If everyone here did that then Apple would most certainly get to fixing this faster than if they read about it on the forums.

So far I haven't run into this issue but I'll be looking to test it soon.

Henrik Reach · August 11th, 2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Lane

Since FCS2 is a new app then everyone who purchased it can get free phone support from Apple; has anyone called this in and created a support ID for this issue? If everyone here did that then Apple would most certainly get to fixing this faster than if they read about it on the forums.

So far I haven't run into this issue but I'll be looking to test it soon.

I've done the "Provide feedback" on the web a couple times, as a bug-report, so if they read those they should be aware of it.

Gene Crucean · August 11th, 2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Henrik Reach

I've done the "Provide feedback" on the web a couple times, as a bug-report, so if they read those they should be aware of it.

Yeah I did this also. However, I haven't called in. I most likely will after I get back to testing it though.

Ronald Wilk · August 11th, 2007, 12:24 PM

Hi:

I have been reading this thread with great interest as I am about to begin a new project with FCP Studio 2.0.1 and tend to use SoundtrackPro extensively.

I have noticed that current software, whether it be for 3D animation, video editing, audio editing, etc, written in the Universal Binary Format, does not seem to function as well or as reliably on a Mac G5 as it does on an Intel Mac. Of course, this is my personal observation, but I wonder what the majority of this thread's posters are using, i.e. G4, G5 or Intel Mac, and if the above observation is in any way related to the described audio issue?

Gene Crucean · August 12th, 2007, 11:42 AM

Well, Henrik is on a PPC based G5 and I'm on an Intel based MBP.

Ronald Wilk · August 13th, 2007, 09:37 AM

Well, so much for that theory.

Henrik Reach · August 16th, 2007, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gene Crucean

Well, Henrik is on a PPC based G5 and I'm on an Intel based MBP.

Just checking, do you use 44,1 or 48 khz in your sequence settings? Switching that helps my slowmo-problem at least, not sure about the echo etc..

Gene Crucean · August 16th, 2007, 10:24 AM

I'm always at 48kHz

August 10th, 2007, 01:15 PM	#20
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	Since FCS2 is a new app then everyone who purchased it can get free phone support from Apple; has anyone called this in and created a support ID for this issue? If everyone here did that then Apple would most certainly get to fixing this faster than if they read about it on the forums. So far I haven't run into this issue but I'll be looking to test it soon. __________________ Robert Lane Producer/Creator - Bike Pilots TV

August 11th, 2007, 12:24 PM	#23
Ronald Wilk Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 116	Soundtrack Pro Hi: I have been reading this thread with great interest as I am about to begin a new project with FCP Studio 2.0.1 and tend to use SoundtrackPro extensively. I have noticed that current software, whether it be for 3D animation, video editing, audio editing, etc, written in the Universal Binary Format, does not seem to function as well or as reliably on a Mac G5 as it does on an Intel Mac. Of course, this is my personal observation, but I wonder what the majority of this thread's posters are using, i.e. G4, G5 or Intel Mac, and if the above observation is in any way related to the described audio issue?

August 13th, 2007, 09:37 AM	#25
Ronald Wilk Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Posts: 116	Soundtrackpro Well, so much for that theory.

August 9th, 2007, 02:36 PM	#16
Gene Crucean Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 295	Yesterday I tested some DVCPRO HD clips that were having this problem on one of my boxes on another identical system and it works fine. The plot thickens :) So I just restored an older image I have with 5.1.4 and am going to have to finish this project on that. After it's done I'll do a fresh OSX and FCS2 install and test the heck out of it. It might take a month or so before we're finished though. Henrik, what kind of system are you on btw? And what type of video? Codec? Camera? All of mine have been 720pN24 and 60fps from an HVX.

August 10th, 2007, 03:50 AM	#18
Stewart Menelaws Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotland (UK) Posts: 219	Hi Henrik - Pitty that did not help..... you probably don't want to hear this, but our producer is just back from a doc festival where she was chatting with someone from a very large production house, and that company has decided to go back to FCP5 until FCP6 is more stable.... it has cost them very large sums of money in lost time.... While we are just a small company... we are getting really tired of the amount of problems there are these days with upgrades for this and that... I seem to spend more time sorting problems than getting on with my job... Hope you get an answer soon to your issue.... Regards: Stu www.studioscotland.com

August 10th, 2007, 08:47 AM	#19
Gene Crucean Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 295	Hey Henrik, yeah we definitely have the same problem. The computer I'm testing this on is a few months old MBP. The other computer I tested it on is an almost identical MBP and it was fine, which got me thinking about the differences... On my laptop, it's not my main computer so I have lots of garbage installed. It's not that it's poorly maintained, it's mainly just that more apps are installed. Not as fresh. FTP client, adiumX, CS2, etc... On the other laptop (the one that worked fine), it was a nice fresh install with only minimal apps installed. Both systems have the latest software installed. OSX 10.4.10, FCP 6.0.1 and the rest of FCS2 is up to date.

August 12th, 2007, 11:42 AM	#24
Gene Crucean Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 295	Well, Henrik is on a PPC based G5 and I'm on an Intel based MBP.

August 16th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#27
Gene Crucean Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 295	I'm always at 48kHz