RE: problems on audio-only insert edit

Date : Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:42:49 -0500
To : DS(at)Softimage.COM
From : Owen Williams <owilliams(at)powderhouse.net>
Subject : RE: problems on audio-only insert edit
On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 13:50 -0500, Sylvain Labrosse wrote:
> A play icon that turns red means that you are dropping frames or
> samples.  Maybe you are correct that your audio got a bit too fragmented
> for output.
> Maybe try to bring your two audio track in an audio container and output
> that?  The container will convert the audio as a single audio cache and
> this might better output.
> 
> Also, since you are using the AJ-HD1700 deck, be sure to use the
> AJ-HD150 deck preset and the proper settings.

I'm trying defragging the video drive now just in case, but the audio
clip showed up as 1 fragment.  Also, it's a captured stereo AIFF so
there's no container needed.

>From what I understand of the deck settings, I should set the field
thingy to F1, but I'm not sure about the bias, whether they should both
be 1, or just play or record.  Anything else to set?

owen


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> Of Owen Williams
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: DS List
> Subject: problems on audio-only insert edit
> 
> We're having problems trying to do a simple insert edit on a HD1700
> deck.  We don't have the original media, just the two new tracks of
> audio we're supposed to insert.  In the output tool I select just A1 and
> A2, not V1 and not A3 or A4.  Output mode is set to Auto.
> 
> After a few seconds of output, the play arrow turns red and the output
> stops.  The DS dutifully rewinds and tries to resume output, but it can
> only do a few seconds at a time.
> 
> I'm defragging the Projects/Audio drive, which has 4 gigs free, but I
> have a feeling something else is going on.  I have green sync, and we've
> output to it recently.  Is there anything else I can try?  Just playing
> down the sequence works fine, so I don't understand why the play arrow
> is turning red.
> 
> thanks,
> Owen Williams
> 
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