Emergency HELP - Edit to Tape
by Alan Smith
on
Jun 6, 2008 at 7:10:03 pm
I have a project that is complete and ready to be output to tape and my deadline is NOW. I have ran into a problem and have no solution. The project is SD Uncompressed-10 bit. It has been rendered and I have nested the sequence for final output. Before I output, I stripe a new DigiBeta tape starting timecode at 58:30;00. When I edit to tape, I make the necessary changes for bars/tone, slate, countdown timer and black; set the in point; do an assemble edit with my in point set to 59:00;02 (drop frame). FCP does a write for video and when it begins to output the video to tape, FCP crashes.
I have trashed my preferences. I have tried different sequences. I have tried different settings. I am at a loss.
My system:
Intel Mac Dual Quad core 3.0 GHz
8GB Ram
RADEONX1900 512
AJA Kona 3 (control panel 4.0)
Re: Emergency HELP - Edit to Tape by Chaos Wrangler on Jun 6, 2008 at 8:17:05 pm
OK fix your permissions, go to the apple website and download the updates to at least 6.02. there are some quicktime updates as well. You can Update using software update but make sure your project is backed up. I found 6.0 very buggy and the 6.01 update fixed alot of the problems. We are now at 6.03 and pretty happy. I wish I new the fix for the tape out on 6.0 but I don't. There also could be issues with the Digibeta Deck Settings. Had you worked this set-up with an earlier version or os this a first time with FCP and Digibeta etc.
Drew
Re: Emergency HELP - Edit to Tape by Dan Riley on Jun 6, 2008 at 8:23:29 pm
If I were you I wouldn't be having FCP do any bars/tone/countdown.
Put that on your sequence, starting at 59;00;02.
(I start all sequences at 58:45:00 for room for all that before the show at
01:00:00:00).
You assemble at 59:00:02 on the tape and all FCP is doing is
laying down your sequence. Have you tried that?
Maybe it won't make a difference but it's worth trying.
