Lip sync problem on 2nd display

Hi there. Any reason why the audio sync would be out on when I connect an HDTV to my MacPro(2008) ?
The macs own screen is fine, but the HDTV (Samsung) connected via HDMI DVI 1.8m cable seems to be lagging behind?
Its the same if connected as "mirrored" or extended.
Any ideas?

novapcguy wrote:
I've had a little time to research this on the web and apparently it's a common problem, especially prevalent in HD because the extra video processing takes a lot longer than the audio. Unfortunately it appears there are no real solutions. I did stumble onto a thread that suggested connecting your audio device (in my case the surround sound system) to the outputs on the HDTV, rather than the outputs on the STB. I tried it and it reduced the problem by about 80%. I guess this is the best I can hope for in the near term. I'm sure some electro-genius will develop a method to eliminate it completely, and then we'll all have to go out and buy new equipment again!
A method to eliminate it is already available.  Any modern audio units have the ability to add delay to the audio to match it up to the video delay, thus synching the audio.  Some TVs have this feature built in to them also. 

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    Regarding the Syncing problems, you can find an ongoing thread about @ http://forums.markspace.com/viewtopic.php?t=1632
    In short, some of us are having issues with events syncing to our Palm to the wrong timezone, causing them to be an hour off (usually within the new & old DST date change). Yes, all the usual fixes have been tried - pls read the thread noting "adairnet" and ymatto" postings.
    Also, in addition to this time issue, I have iCal events that I've deleted in iCal still show up on the Palm after one-way syncing!
    Print List Hang...
    Every week I print a "list" of events from a certain calendar. The past couple weeks I noticed some lines in the notes field printing on top of each other. Twas odd indeed, but I hadn't had the time to look into the reason. Then this week I was going thru my usual printing proceedure and now iCal locks up, hangs up, crashes, forcing me to force-quit the program. It's usually after I extend the dates beyond 2 or 3 days, but I've not been able to find a consistency. I've redone events thinking they were corrupt with no success.
    Font Problems...
    After the Print List issue above, I opened my Console program to see if it was reporting anything. At first it indicated that it could not find Helvetica Neue and would substitute it for Helvetica. This put me in touch with some font corruption - so I got rid of those bad fonts and activated Helvetica Neue which got rid of that message. But made me wonder if there are more font problems causing the print hanging & syncing problems. I have FontAgent Pro and do have some font issues that I'm trying to work out.
    But the Console is displaying another string of messages every time the Print List proceedure hangs up which I cannot figure out...
    2007-04-24 16:24:54.151 iCal[28975] NSATSGlyphStorage inconsistency. Cannot find run storage for character range {138 67} for CTRun 0xDBE87D0. Ignoring the run...
    2007-04-24 16:24:55.175 iCal[28975] -[NSMutableStringProxyForMutableAttributedString replaceOccurrencesOfString:withString:options:range:] called with out-of-bounds range. For apps linked on Tiger this will raise an exception. For earlier apps it will produce this one-time warning and continue with existing behavior (which is undefined).
    2007-04-24 16:24:55.176 iCal[28975] * NSThread: ignoring exception '* -[NSMutableStringProxyForMutableAttributedString replaceOccurrencesOfString:withString:options:range:]: Range or index out of bounds' that raised during delayed perform of target 0xdde58d0 and selector 'renderPreview'
    So, all of this is causing me to wonder if the iCal or SyncServices database is corrupt. Is there a way to dig into the iCal db and check for corruption &/or fix it?
    Or does anybody have any further suggestions on any of these issues?
    thanx.jason.

    RedKamel,
    The SyncServices folder should be avoided like "a swarm of bees". This article discusses some of the issues that can arise when the SyncServices folder is deleted or modified:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301920
    Data loss and Data corruption can result from deleting or modifying the SyncServices folder, and that data loss or corruption can be propogated to devices, .Mac, and other applications that sync with SyncServices.
    If you have isolated an issue with the other steps in your post, I would recomend speaking with AppleCare before removing that folder.
    Hope this helps,
    Nathan C.

  • 2014 Sync problems on iPod classic / Please help!! 2014

    Hello community!
    I really need some help with this problem I am having... I have done some research for the past few days on my own but nothing I have found has helped.
    First some specs on my device...
    iPod Classic: 80 GB (I believe this is iPod with video, assumed on the fact that it supports movie syncs)
    iPod software version: 1.1.2 (up to date according to iTunes)
    Formatted for Windows
    Syncing to Dell Inspiron with Windows 7
    iTunes updated to current version (11.4)
    I had much mof my music library uploaded onto my iPod for quite sometime. (close to 14,000 songs synced at 192 kbps) I often like to put my iPod on shuffle and just listen to whatever comes on, but here and there I will skip songs until something I am in the mood for comes on... I began to notice that my iPod was freezing (ON THE DISPLAY ONLY!!! Playback through speakers continued) when I would skip through songs... Once the screen dimmed however, I could once again skip to the next song. I figured this was a problem concerning corrupted files or something similar. These are the steps I took..
    1.) Updated iTunes to version 11.4 and checked for further updates
    2.) ATTEMPTED to check disk within Windows (was unsuccessful and heard the iPod making a lot of 'clicking' noises from within the casing)
    3.) Performed an iPod restore within iTunes
    4.) Performed a check disk within Windows and recovered any bad sectors (SUCCESSFUL)
    5.) Selected 'Music' sync and the option for 'Entire music library'
    6.) UNCHECKED 'Include music videos'
    7.) Reconfigured settings as they were before and made slight changes..
         a.) Checked 'Open iTunes when this iPod is connected'
         b.) Checked 'Sync only checked songs and videos'
         c.) Checked 'Convert higher bit rate songs to '192 kbps' AAC'
         d.) Unchecked 'Manually manage music and videos'
         e.) Unchecked 'Enable disk use'
    8.) Began a sync on my iPod... With well over 10,000 songs I knew this was going to be a lengthy process.. I left computer unattended..
    When I returned to my computer, iTunes was unresponsive... The only way I could get iTunes to show was to minimize a Window on top of iTunes. iTunes states 'Syncing iPod... Do not disconnect' but does not show a rolling progress bar.. I cannot cancel sync, I cannot eject iPod, I cannot close iTunes...
    I attempt to eject iPod device through windows, UNSUCCESSFUL (Cannot unmount generic volume while the device is in use)
    I 'Ctrl+Alt+Dlt' to Task Manager and End Program 'iTunes' UNSUCCESSFUL..
    I End Process 'iTunes.exe *32' and eject iPod through Windows SUCCESSFUL
    When the iPod displayed 'OK to disconnect with load bar, I disconnected the device.
    As soon as this bar was full iPod IMMEDIATELY rebooted completely and powered back up with only 20 songs synced. (Frustration ensues)
    Confused and thinking maybe my screen saver caused an interruption during the sync, I changed screen saver and power saving options to eliminate any possible interruption, REPEATED STEPS 3-8 ABOVE, and started sync again.. Left computer unattended
    Again, coming back to computer much later, iTunes was in the same unresponsive state. Closed iTunes and began looking for answers on the internet. Any and all answers I found stated I should restore iPod, update iTunes, run diagnostics tests, etc., etc...
    All of which I had done EXCEPT for running a diagnostics test..
    Running a diagnostics test: I ran only the tests concerned with 'Device Connectivity' and 'Device sync' tests.. Here are the very interesting results I yielded from these tests...
    Device Connectivity Test:
    Support services:
         'iPod support service is running.' Status: GREEN
         'iTunes Helper is running.' Status: GREEN
         'Apple Mobile Device is running.' Status: GREEN
    Ports:
         'USB ports verified.' Status: GREEN
         'No FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports found.' Status: GREEN
         'iPod found.' Status GREEN
    ALL TESTS PASSED
    Device Sync Tests
    Results:
         No iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad found. Status: RED
    ONE OR MORE TESTS FAILED
    I am at a loss, I realize that Apple has discontinued the iPod Classic but does that mean iTunes will no longer support these devices!?
    And if ANYONE has ANY suggestions for possible steps I can take to regain syncing privileges to my iPod once again, please let me know!
    Also, I have diagnostics test results saved on my desktop and available to post if required!
    Thank you for any and all help!
    -Chris

    !UPDATE!
    I made several adjustments to my sync options and made some progress and am now trying to sync in 'stages' as I like to think of them.
    Here is what I did:
    1.) Under 'Music' tab in 'My iPod' options I opted to sync 'Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres'
    2.) Selected a small portion of tunes I know I want on my iPod (ended up being close to 3,500 songs.
    3.) Under 'Summary' tab I unchecked the 'Sync only checked songs and videos' box
    4.) Unchecked 'Convert higher bit rate songs to ___ AAC'
    5.) Checked 'Enable disk use'
    6.) Ran a SUCCESSFUL sync!
    I am now running a sync keeping the same adjustments in place and have added 6,556 songs. (SYNC IN PROGRESS)
    I am wondering if trying to convert that many songs to a lower bit rate is causing sync problems and it appears as if I am at least making progress on this. HOWEVER, I really prefer to decrease the bit rate on my songs so I may fit more on my iPod... Usually most of the files I have in iTunes are at 320 kbps with a select few at 192 kbps. I would like to make everything the way it was before my first iPod restore.. 192 kbps, but this also seems to be the cause of the sync problems I am having? Anyone else have a comment on this?
    Thanks again
    -Chris

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