Choppy video playback with FCP 6 and 5D footage already converted to Aplle ProRes 422

I am trying to edit a film I shot on the Canon 5D using FCP 6. I converted my raw files from the Canon 5D to Apple ProRes (HQ) .
But as I try to work on the timeline everything is super choppy and drops frames constantly. I am trying to sync audio as well and it's been impossible since the video in not playing properly.
I have read many post and did everything you say to do, but no luck.
I have chosen the unlimited RT and still dosent wanna play right.
I'm editing off a 1TB G-RAID drive. It currently has 200GB left of free space, so that shouldn't slow things down. My computer has a 500GB Internal Hard Drive and I currently have 250GB of internal free space. Here are the specification of my computer:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro3,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          8
L2 Cache (per processor):          12 MB
Memory:          18 GB
Bus Speed:          1.6 GHz
THis should be a powerful computer, at least thats what I tough when i got it. There has to be a solution to my frustration..please help!!!

You could have a problem with your external drive. Run diskutility: diskrepair and diskwarrior (if you've got it) on it Is it formatted macosextended? You might run a drive speed test and see if the drive is running up to spec.
Try copying one file to your internal drive and see if that plays any better.
Have you tried deleting your fcp preferences? (get preference manager from www.digitalrebellion.com)
Are you just monitoring the video on the computer screen?
You might try resetting your window arrangement in fcp; window: arrange: standard and see if that makes a difference.
Is playback uneven on both viewer and canvas in fcp?
I'd go out and buy a 7200 Sata drive and install it internally and try playing off of that. MacPro's have 4 internal drive bays and it's extremely easy to install another drive.

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Choppy video playback with FCP 6 and 5D footage already converted to Apple ProRes 422

I am trying to edit a film I shot on the Canon 5D using FCP 6. I converted my raw files from the Canon 5D to Apple ProRes (HQ) .
But as I try to work on the timeline everything is super choppy and drops frames constantly. I am trying to sync audio as well and it's been impossible since the video in not playing properly.
I have read many post and did everything you say to do, but no luck.
I have chosen the unlimited RT and still dosent wanna play right.
I'm editing off a 1TB G-RAID drive. It currently has 200GB left of free space, so that shouldn't slow things down. My computer has a 500GB Internal Hard Drive and I currently have 250GB of internal free space. Here are the specification of my computer:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          Mac Pro
Model Identifier:          MacPro3,1
Processor Name:          Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:          3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors:          2
Total Number Of Cores:          8
L2 Cache (per processor):          12 MB
Memory:          18 GB
Bus Speed:          1.6 GHz
THis should be a powerful computer, at least thats what I tough when i got it. There has to be a solution to my frustration..please help!!!

Try transcoding to garden variety Pro Res for great quality, much smaller files, and less strain on your system.
Russ

Choppy video playback with airplay from Macbook Pro

I experience very choppy video using airplay towards my Airplay unit (3rd gen).
I am using a Macbook Pro (15" retina, late 2013 version) with these specifications:
- Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz.
- 16 GB ram.
- 768 GB flash/SSD.
...and so on. I have the Mavericks OS installed (10.9.1).
When I duplicate or extend the screen of the computer to my Apple TV it is chopping EXTREMELY much. I am not talking a little bit - but it is not even watchable. I thought that it could be the router itself as the connection is (probably, correct me if I am wrong anyone) is directed from the computer - to the router - and then to the Apple TV, which could make the router like a filter in the process. And if something would prevent the signal from reaching the Apple TV with "full speed" it could prevent the actuall image.
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Curious why you think it would be my network when the same network is being used by the iPad 3rd Gen and iPhone 5 and they both stream without issue. As far as the other items you mentioned, all devices are up-to-date with the latest firmware/software and the latest MacBooks do not have ethernet ports. Speedtests that I have conducted also indicate that bandwidth is not the issue as the results show that the speeds received from the router are quite impressive.

Choppy Video Playback with new update 7.5.0.20

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Me too. All I get is audio and a green screen when i try to play a video(that i *paid for* in some cases). I asked a question here a year ago and have yet to get an answer to!

Choppy Video Playback with 3GS

I just purchased a 3GS and am having trouble with many of my videos. I have about 100 videos that all play fine on my 3G (and in iTunes), but when I try to play them through my 3GS, most of them freeze. Actually, the video plays for a few seconds and then freezes, while the audio keeps going. It never corrects itself. I tried restoring and re-syncing, but the problem stays. I also tried restoring and resyncing my old 3G to see if the problem is iTunes or the videos, but the 3G still works perfect.
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Message was edited by: robneal81

robneal81 wrote:
I just purchased a 3GS and am having trouble with many of my videos. I have about 100 videos that all play fine on my 3G (and in iTunes), but when I try to play them through my 3GS, most of them freeze.
If these are videos you processed yourself, I've seen the same. Turns out there is new software with settings for the 3GS, so I suspect the change in video hardware from the 2G and 3G is the issue. I've reprocessed a couple of mine using a program called Videora video converter and then they work fine. YMMV.
BTW .. I'm the one who posted about the green bar.
Phil
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Choppy video playback via Airplay Mirroring

I have an early/mid 2011 15" MBP with a quad-core i7 and Mountain Lion installed. When I use Airplay to stream video from my MBP through my AppleTV 2 to my TV set, the video is very choppy and laggy sometimes. I use either Quicktime or VLC. Everything is running via wifi from my ISP modem/router through an Apple Time Capsule. If anyone could help me out, that would be great, thanks!

FIx choppy video playback apple tv from macbook air mid 2011
For Linksys router:
1) Open your web browser.
2) In the Address Box at the top of the browser window, type http://192.168.1.1 and then click on Go, or press the Enter key on the keyboard. A window should appear in the center of the screen asking for your User Name and Password.
3) Leave the User Name box blank. Type admin in the Password box, then click on OK, or press the Enter key on the keyboard.
4) The Linksys Wireless Router Setup page should appear.
5) Click Applications and Gaming Tab
6) Click QoS
7) For WMM Select disabled
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Problem with video playback with iTunes

Several problems :
Problem with video playback with iTunes -
Since about a week, When I launch a video, it takes a long time to get started, then only the sound starts with no pictures - If I press pause then play the video is played normally. Did anyone face or heard about same kind of issue .
Problem with permission disk errors
After re-installing White Tiger and After I installed the last OSX 10.6.5 update
I found the following problem
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Last but not least :
My computer seems slow - I have 60gig free on My hard drive and I test my hard drive and everything seems all good .

What was the fix for this? Everything has sucked for my itunes video playback since the last major revision release.

PCU usage difference with FCP 6 and FCPX

So can anyone help me understand this...
I export a ten minute video in FCP 6.0.6 and it takes 3 minutes...using 3 % of PCU
Then I export same 10 minute video from FCPX and it takes about 12 minutes and uses 63% of the CPU....
this issue is driving me crazy...why do things take longer with FCPX...is there something in the software that using the computers hardware differently than final cut studio does????

If you read back through some threads (not far) you will see that FCPX and Motion 5 don't work the same as FCP6 and Motion 3 - i.e. they do not round-trip.
If round-tripping is essential in your workflow stick with FCP 6 and Motion 3.
If you want to use Motion 5 they can be installed alongside each other, just follow the guidelines for better working - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4722?viewlocale=en_US
You can output movies from Motion 5 with transparency and just import into FCP.
Alan

How to fix choppy video playback on Windows Surface Tablet

Choppy video playback is driving me crazzzy. How can I fix it?

If you're using Internet Explorer, there is nothing you can do here in the way of reinstalling, repairing or even updating it.
Microsoft embeds it and it's "their baby".
You can try repairing IE: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378
Also, make sure it's porperly enabled: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/885448
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Ichat video works with some people and not others

Can someone help me? I can video Ichat with some people and not others. HOwever, if the people I can video ichat with put me in a three way chat with someone I can't Icaht video with, it works. Here is the first half of the error I get when I try to call someone with whom it doesn't work:
Date/Time: 2008-05-08 20:59:35.554 -0400
OS Version: 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Report Version: 4
iChat Connection Log:
2008-05-08 20:59:21 -0400: AVChat started with ID 2203145046.
2008-05-08 20:59:21 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
2008-05-08 20:59:21 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
2008-05-08 20:59:24 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
2008-05-08 20:59:24 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: 0x1946a450: Error -7 (0x1946a450 cancelled the connection.)
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: scddean8: Error -7 (0x1946a450 cancelled the connection.)
Video Conference Error Report:
950.806728 @SIP/SIP.c:2719 type=4 (900A002D/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
Video Conference Support Report:
0.000000 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK253ca464241b86c5
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 443
v=0
o=SDEAN 0 0 IN IP4 68.109.25.62
s=skiier526121
c=IN IP4 68.109.25.62
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:17412:2:2400
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16402 RTP/AVP 110
a=rtcp:16402
a=rtpmap:110 X-AAC_LD/22050
a=rtpID:163897054
m=video 16402 RTP/AVP 126
a=rtcp:16402
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16402 VIDEO 16402
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 20:160:120:320:240
a=framerate:20
a=rtpID:4247390608
0.130320 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[ACK sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK758f935e51030677
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 ACK
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.131540 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SUBSCRIBE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK3c1d470911bfc4fc
Max-Forwards: 70
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>
Event: conference
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.258925 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK3c1d470911bfc4fc
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>;isfocus
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.266139 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[NOTIFY sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK07f3cf2d27e5dc4f
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>;isfocus
Event: conference
Subscription-State: active;expires=3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: application/conference-info+xml
Content-Length: 0
[<c-i v="0" st="f" en="sip:user@lip:16402">
c<h>i</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
c<h>o</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
c<h>o</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
</c-i>
0.267647 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK07f3cf2d27e5dc4f
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.489410 @:0 type=1 (00000000/0)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Received the first BWD packet from 24.9.170.64:16402]
0.809558 @:0 type=1 (00000000/0)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=98115.00, NSDev=6.54%]
1.049428 @:0 type=1 (00000000/1)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=1063830.90, NSDev=55.48%]
1.396681 @:0 type=1 (00000000/2)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=1218589.60, NSDev=19.06%]
1.555003 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK7a3f72b46979010e
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 8
[SECUPD:0]
1.555264 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK7a3f72b46979010e
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
22.411383 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK225017670f058825
Max-Forwards: 70
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 4
PING]
22.552977 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK225017670f058825
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
23.667085 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK0d3ce7637235b638
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 4 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 4
[PING]
23.667857 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK0d3ce7637235b638
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 4 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0

I found the following comment the other day that goes some way to explaining why iChat might have problems with some NAT routers:
http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/02/ichatav_the_bestun.html#comment-53326
While it doesn't offer any solutions it might be worth firing off some iChat feedback to Apple referencing it. It seems like it might be a trivial bug for Apple to fix and could well alleviate many of the problems people are having.
In the mean time if your router is one that has SIP ALG you could try disabling it and forwarding all relevant ports to your machine.

Tapeless workflow with FCP 5 and Canon XL H1

Is it possible to establish a tapeless workflow with FCP 5 and a Canon XL H1 shooting in HD mode?
We have to shoot many days of lectures and want to skip the import of the footage. The firestore FS-C can only record up to 7.5 hours in HD but we don't have the time to empty it overnight so it can be available the next day...
We can connect a couple of 500 GB lacie to a 17" Macbook Pro and wanted to use FCP to live capture from the camera. Is that possible?
Or did anyone try to do that with the Canon Console software (windows only) and then import its stream in FCP?
Thanks

No time to unload a drive when you have all night? Why would that be? Isn't this just a big drag and drop? Can't let it start and go to dinner?
If you shoot HDV you should also record it to tape becuase disk drives can fail etc during the shoot.
You can capture live from the camera's FW port but again I'd shoot tape as well... use capture now but also use the device control that works with that camera to get the TC thru too. (probably FW HDV basic)
The camera also has an uncompressed output but that would take a capture card and fast disk array (faster than FW for sure) to capture the uncompressed HD.
Jerry

I have a sequence shot on the 550d/rebel T2i, I converted it to prores 422 and edited in fcp. What is the best export that i can do to preserve quality and prevent pixelation.

i have a sequence shot on the 550d/rebel T2i, I converted it to prores 422 in MPEG Streamclip and edited in fcp. What is the best export that i can do to preserve quality and prevent pixelation. Rite now, i have been just clicking on the export to quicktime function, but the quality of the footage is completely reduced and colours look desaturated and there is pixellation compared to the original camera footage. Also is there anyway i can render and export the sequence using the original footage (like an online edit or something). Also is there anyway to upgrade the final quality. I have Compressor, Dvd Studio pro, Motion, Color and Cinema tools, i dnt know if they are of any use to me and have no idea how to use hem or what they are for also.

>What is the best export that i can do to preserve quality and prevent pixelation
The best way to export is entirely dependent on what you plan to do with the exported video. For example, if you plan to go to DVD, the export process is different than if you plan for web delivery or for iPhone viewing. Compressor has presets for most final delivery formats ... start with those.
>is there anyway i can render and export the sequence using the original footage
Yes. In FCP, go to File-Export->QuickTime Movie. Check the box to make the movie Self-Contained and use Current Settings. Do NOT "Recompress All Frames." The resulting self-contained movie will play on any Mac that has the needed audio and video codecs installed.
>is there anyway to upgrade the final quality
No and maybe. While you technically cannot improve quality over the original, you can possibly 'enhance' the aesthetic quality of the video using various filters in FCP or Color.
-DH

"File with specified name and version number already exists. Result code= -48." ...????

Recently I have been getting this error message when I try to record an audio track in Logic... "File with specified name and version number already exists. Result code = -48." WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?????? It's making me furious!

Hi
As the message says, there is a file at the recording directory that has the same name:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1618
Try changing the name of the track (this sets the filename in later versions of Logic 9
CCT

Does CC 2014 eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422?

Hello:
Just today, I was working on a Mac system that does not have any of the applications that I would have expected to need to have installed in order to do more than just decompress movie files compressed with Apple ProRes 422.
I was expecting to have to install Final Cut Studio 3, Final Cut Pro X, Compressor 4, and/or QuickTime 7 with the QuickTime Pro key; however, none of those applications are installed and I am able to create custom QuickTime Apple Pro Res422 Sequences in Premiere Pro as well as export using Apple ProRes 422. After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder also show all the Apple ProRes variations.
Does CC 2014 eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422? Is it something happening on the OS or QuickTime level that would affect CC or CS6 in the same way?
I've done a web search, but haven't really come up with anything other than older articles about needing to have FCP installed (and I typically work on systems with Final Cut Studio 3 installed as well as CS6, CC, or CC 2014). If more detailed information is available, it would be great to be able to read up on it.
The system is a 21.5-inch iMac running Mac OS X 10.8.5, QuickTime Player 10.2, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 (8.0.0 - I know an update is available for PrPro, but it's not my system to make that change).
Thanks in advance,
Warren Heaton

Hi Emil:
I use ProRes all the time as well, but I have Final Cut Studio on my workstations.
I had not come across MindPower009's YouTube video. That explains how ProRes could be showing up without FCP or Compressor.
So, the answer to my question would be, "No, CC 2014 does not eliminate the need to have Final Cut Pro and/or Compressor installed to access Apple ProRes 422; however, if you are willing to be in violation Apple's terms of use, you can install the ProRes codecs anyway."
Even though MindPower009's YouTube video comments claim "FREE and LEGAL", it's clear from both the Apple download page and the ProRes codecs installer that Apple expects you to own at least one of their applications.
Thanks again for the link!
-Warren

Apple TV 2 choppy video playback when mirroring from Macbook Pro (Yosemite) and Macbook Air (Yosemite) but not iOS devices

Video playback is choppy (cuts out every 30-45 seconds) when air playing from both my MacBook Air 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 running Yosemite and my husbands new MacBook Pro, but runs perfectly when mirroring from any of our iOS devices (iPhone 6+, iPad mini 3, etc.) We have Apple TV 2. This problem just started a few weeks ago, was working fine around Christmas. The problem seems to have coincidentally started right after our son tried plugging in and setting up his Chromecast on our tv. I disconnected the Chromecast, but we still have the problem. All of our software if up to date and I've tried disconnecting blue tooth, we do not have a microwave and our wifi network has a very strong signal. We have an Airport Extreme base station. Is there a solution to our problem?

Hi leahmturner,
I see that you are experiencing an issue with choppiness while AirPlay Mirroring from your computers to your Apple TV. I have an article that contains some helpful troubleshooting steps for you regarding this issue:
About AirPlay Mirroring in OS X - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201343
Optimizing image quality
Resolution matching modes
You can choose between two desktop resolution matching modes that let you select which display will have the best image. When AirPlay Mirroring is turned on, select an option under "Match Desktop Size To:" in the AirPlay Mirroring menu extra.
Match Desktop Size To: Apple TV
AirPlay Mirroring changes the desktop resolution to best match your Apple TV, resulting in a 16:9 image that fills the HDTV screen. This setting often produces the sharpest image on the HDTV. The aspect ratio and/or resolution of the built-in Mac display may change to accommodate the Apple TV.
Match Desktop Size To: This Mac
AirPlay Mirroring scales the contents of the desktop to fit on the Apple TV, leaving the resolution of your Mac's display unchanged. Use this setting for the sharpest image on your Mac's display. Depending on your Mac model, the resulting image may not fill the HDTV screen.
Troubleshooting AirPlay Mirroring
If you don't see mirroring options
If your Mac and Apple TV are on the same network, but no AirPlay Mirroring menu appears, your Apple TV may be asleep. Simply press a button on your Apple TV remote to wake it up. After a few seconds, the AirPlay Mirroring menu extra appears. If you still don't see the options you expect, make sure your Apple TV has the current software update installed. Also make sure that you have the "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available" option selected in the Displays pane of System Preferences.
If the menu bar or Dock is cropped
Some HDTVs have bezels that cover a small percentage of the screen. This can result in a slight cropping of a full-resolution HDTV image. Depending on the HDTV model, AirPlay Mirroring may automatically adjust the picture size to prevent cropping. If you are using OS X Mountain Lion or later, and you see cropping of the menu bar or Dock when using AirPlay Mirroring, toggle the Overscan correction option in Displays preferences.
Minimize video post-processing
HDTVs often apply picture quality enhancements intended to improve the look of film and video sources. In some cases, these enhancements can lead to over-sharpening artifacts when displaying your Mac desktop. Some HDTV models have built-in settings to change or disable the enhancements for use with a computer (computer, presentation, or game modes). Otherwise, the controls for sharpness, detail enhancement and noise reduction can be used to optimize the appearance of the Mac desktop. Consult your HDTV’s manual for guidance on the appropriate settings for use with a computer.
Firewall security settings
If you use a firewall, make sure the following firewall security options have been set to allow AirPlay Mirroring to work:
Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu ().
Click Security & Privacy, then click Firewall.
Click the lock icon to unlock it if it's locked, then type an administrator name and password.
Click Firewall Options.
Deselect (uncheck) the “Block all incoming connections” checkbox.
Select (check) the “Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections” checkbox.
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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