The footage: DVCPROHD 1080i 24p @ 60Hz
Project Settings: Same
I can import the clips without problem, but when I place them on the timeline, the red Render Bar appears. What am I doing wrong? Why would the footage need rendering?
Also, this is my initial foray into editing HD content. I've upgraded my system specs to the following:
4 GB CORSAIR XMS2 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM (PC2 6400)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz
Windows XP Pro w/ Service Pack 2
When I view the footage in the viewer or from the timeline, it plays back fine for a few seconds, then the framerate starts to chop up and sometimes even freeze. I haven't yet set up a RAID configuration and am running the footage from external Seagate drive via eSata connection. Is that the problem? I understand that RAID is recommended for optimum performance, but is it absolutely necessary? And would that cause the red Render Bar to appear?
Re: P2 Issues by Vincent Becquiot on Dec 13, 2007 at 10:12:21 pm
You can run P2 without a Raid setup in 720P, but at 1080, you may be pushing it a little. I do when I work on location in 720P on a laptop, and it's usually fine. If the render bar appears, then your project settings probably don't match.
Re: P2 Issues by Vincent Becquiot on Dec 14, 2007 at 10:15:38 pm
I honestly rarely edit in 1080 because there just isn't much of a difference in the HVX200/HPX500 series as far as quality goes, so I may not have encountered your issue. Just curious, what is the frame rate info given in your project window for the clips?
Re: P2 Issues by Matthew Griffin on Dec 15, 2007 at 6:54:52 pm
I'm having a similar issue attempting to playback P2 media on an HD 720p project using Premiere Pro CS3 on ... well ... a macmini Intel (details below). Yeah, this is a weak system -- but if I could only find out how to learn from Premiere WHY the Red Render bar appears then I could know whether this is a settings issue or something else.
We shot this PAL HD 720p, so why is the DVCPRO HD 720p 50fps preset giving me difficulty?
Processor Name: Intel Core Solo
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Re: P2 Issues by Jon Barrie on Dec 15, 2007 at 10:57:51 pm
I think your system doesn't have a dedicated video card and it's a core solo. Not enough power.
Sorry dude, this is why apple make you pay 4x as much for the PRO mac version. You can edit DV no probs, but the DVCPROHD codec needs more power and dedicated video card.
- Jon :)
Re: P2 Issues by Jon Barrie on Dec 16, 2007 at 12:25:58 pm
Minimum Required Spec's for a Mac running PProCS3 here.
Need a Multicore Intel Processor (single core not good enough), 32-bit graphics card. Card being the operative word. You computer can't calculate fast enough to show the clip in RT - so it needs to render.
- Jon
