Audio distortion with HDV and FCS2 on MacBook Pro
 

I have been having problems with HDV audio playback on my MacBook Pro ever since I upgraded to FCS2. The distortion is clearly a problem with the playback of the audio and not an issue with the capture of the file. It sounds like a CD skipping and then resuming playback. The resumed audio stays in sync with the video. It happens whether the audio is coming from the HDV clip or not. Exported video files play fine on other computers and DVDs made from the videos are fine as well.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? I did not have this problem with FCS 5.1 ever.

Question about the upgrade to FCS2
 

I have an old copy of Final Cut Pro 3 I used awhile back. I got out of video, but now I'm back with a new iMac and looking to get into FCS2. I noticed that there is actually an upgrade package that works with my old FCP3 software. Will this work? My iMac is Intel, so it can't read that old disc. How will the upgrade work then? Or does it just need the serial number?

Thanks

Playing HD's Created on a Mac in a multi format player?
 

We all know that if you burn an HD project on a mac that it will play in a Toshiba player, what I would like to know is will it play in any of the multiformat players such as the pioneer ect... the ones that are suppose to be able to play both formates. All the dealers around me in the Sacramento Ca area either have a blue ray hooked up or a red ray, I have yet to see a mutiformat player hooked up and working, they have them they just dont have them hooked up so if anyone out thier has had the oppertunity to try this I would greatly like to hear from you and of the results. Thank in advance Gary Williams

Outputting from Premiere options on Mac?
 

I was wondering what options there are for editing HDV and exporting to SD dvds for film festivals/sale/promo etc? I want to get the highest possible quality and am not sure if they have programs like Tmpgenc and debug frameserver etc. I`m a bit lost at the moment switching to the Mac.

Xserve Hardware Questions
 

1. Is it possible to daisy chain two xserve servers for faster processing power?

2. Are the Clovertown processors compatible with the Xserve?

Monitoring card for Premiere and FCP on MAC
 

Hi eveyone,

I'm looking for a decent solution to output signal from PPro and Final Cut Pro to external monitor. I was considering AJA Kona LS/LSe or Decklink SP. Right now all my projects are SD, and my budget is rather tight.

Anyone has any experience with these cards? Thanks.

FCE audio features
 

What would I be missing out on with FCE vs. FCP as far as audio goes? I wanted to record my own music and use it in a documentary and want to make the leap to a macpro with FCE to start. Not sure if there are other threads on the audio features of FCE or not. I don't know what I would need beyond adding music and the ability to fade, etc.
Thanks.

Premiere CS 3 missing transitions
 

I installed the CS3 Production studio and just realized that I am missing about %75 of the transitions in Premiere that I had in CS2 at work. What gives?

Expanding my Editing suite
 

All,

Im looking to expand to another monitor, actually a HD TV monitor. But I am running an iMac and an external monitor already. I want to add to that and have a raw output from the FCP output monitor up on the wall as well as the 22" Widescreen. Anyone have any solutions? I have been looking at AJA products but dont know which way to go with it.

Derek