Learning STP2 and running into a large issue
by Taylor Housworth
on
Jun 8, 2008 at 7:13:27 pm
Hello,
I'm a student trying to learn as much as I can during the summer break, so I ordered myself a bunch of Apple Pro Training Series books because I thought the Final Cut Pro one worked pretty well.
I sat down and decided to make book #1 STP2. I'm only on lesson 2 and I've encountered a deafening problem. I'm trying to reduce noise, so I highlighted a portion of the track where there's nothing but noise (even the same bit they highlighted in the book) and set Noise Print, then opened the Reduce Noise box. When I click play from within the box the left channel will be normal, but the right channel will randomly choose a different decibel level each time I click play. It'll go down to -96, up to 6, back down to -96, then as high as the 500s. I'm afraid it's going to blow my speakers.
If anyone knows what is going on with this please let me know. It's
pretty discouraging to hit a standstill at the 2nd lesson in the book. This only happens when I press play in the Noise Reduction box.
My system is a Mac Pro 2x2.8ghz quadcore intel xeon, 2 GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600, Leapord
Also, does anyone know of books that present "If this is happening, then you did this:" type scenarios? My only gripe with learning programs through books is that they don't contain much trouble shooting info.
Re: Learning STP2 and running into a large issue by John Foley on Jun 23, 2008 at 4:28:50 pm
You are on the right track using the Apple pro Training Books, however they are not perfect.
The authors are turning them out as fast as their feet will carry them and errors are to be expected.
The books are self contained but the authors generally give contact information somewhere in the book to answer problems. Generally they have a forum or some other way top attract users.
I have gone through many of the APTS books and generally find a few errors in each. Don't get stuck on one step. Go on to other Lessons if you can not get around this one and perhaps the answer will come clear as you learn.
Re: Learning STP2 and running into a large issue by John Foley on Jun 23, 2008 at 4:41:46 pm
You are on the right track using the Apple pro Training Books, however they are not perfect.
The authors are turning them out as fast as their feet will carry them and errors are to be expected.
The books are self contained but the authors generally give contact information somewhere in the book to answer problems. Generally they have a forum or some other way top attract users.
I have gone through many of the APTS books and generally find a few errors in each. Don't get stuck on one step. Go on to other Lessons if you can not get around this one and perhaps the answer will come clear as you learn.
