Preview Monitor Jitter

I have been editing all day just fine and then all of a sudden I have a jitter in my preview monitor. It is just a slight jitter up and down but nevertheless irratating. I have a Kona card that is going to my beta deck and then svideo out to my monitor. I haven't changed anything and the canvas preview is just fine. Does anyone have a answer or suggestion?

It is jittering as it plays as well as when it is stopped. This is a project that I have been working on for 2 weeks without a problem until now. The footage is all dv.
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I have searched multiple forums but haven't found the exact answer I am looking for.
Mac Pro Quad Core 2.93, 8GB. Doing one hour projects for local T.V. station. Looking for a method to get a 'external preview monitor' to see what it will actually look like when on T.V.
Looking at this as an option.
http://www.macmall.com/ttsvr/p/Peripherals/product~dpno~466290~pdp.cffhead#tabspages.productDetailPage@1380
Its the DeckLink SDI on this page.
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/decklink/
Will this work? Output will probably be to a cheap SD TV.
Sorry if this has been a repeated question, but I could find it.
Thanks.

If you are working in DV (not SD), a simple analog/DV converter feeding a regular ol' TV will work. Most DV cameras have this capability.
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Audio is Out of Sync on NTSC Preview Monitor

Hello FCP Gurus,
I recently was hired by a local Broadcast TV Affiliate and I am looking at their FCP systems. I noticed that one of the suites has a big problem with the NTSC Preview Monitoring, the audio is way out of sync.
Here's the set up:
G5 Dual 2GHZ
3GB RAM
1 Internal Western Digital SATA 160GB (System Drive)
1 Internal Maxtor SATA 300GB (Media Drive and back up system drive)
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So when I play back anything in the timeline the audio on the external NTSC monitor is way off, not just a little bit but a ton. I am not sure why. I know that usually there is some delay but not this much. Is there a way to configure it without any delay? The computer monitor with the FCP canvas and viewer are dead on but the NTSC is way off, it is ahead of the video.
Also, when I am editing in the timeline I have to switch the AV setting from ProIO to Built In and then I can here it. When I insert back to BetacamSP through the AJA box I have to switch it back to ProIO to lay it to tape. While it is laying to tape I cannot hear the audio or even see the FCP meters. But when I play back what I just put down on the Beta deck, the aduio is fine. The decks are in the operations rooms almost on the other side of the building.
This maybe OK for 30 sec promos but for 30 minute shows this will drive me crazy. I am responsible for all elements, including audio.
Thanks in advance.
Alex

make sure the audio is following the video.
if you are viewing video on an external monitor, make sure the audio is routed [i[the exact same path to the audio monitors. If you have the video going out through the AJA and the audio out directly from the computer, there will be a processing differential that you will hear as lag.
Also, make sure you have the most recent AJA drivers.
good luck.
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Video playback in preview monitors appears as a jagged mess

Video playback in the preview monitors appears as a jagged mess. The audio plays perfectly. I am using Premiere Pro CS4 4.2.1, only DV NTSC. I have checked all my settings, have found nothing that will fix this. What could be causing this problem?

More computer information might help... http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840
Especially the exact brand/model of your graphics adapter (ATI or nVidia or ???) and the exact device driver number
IF you have an nVidia card...
Right click in any open area of the Windows desktop
Select NVIDIA Control Panel from the popup window
Select SYSTEM INFORMATION at the lower left corner
Driver version should be the 1st line in Details
>checked all my settings
A screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30

Preview monitor playback 'sticks' with certain types of footage.

Hi there, I wonder if anyone could help me with this problem.
I am going through a Apple certified FCP training book with a DVD of footage for video editing. I a have copied the footage onto my hard drive as recomended. However, some clips will not play back with any motion through my preview T.V, it just sticks and parks wherever your playhead was before the footage began or once stopped. You can watch it back fine in the canvas on FCP obviosly, but the preview monitor is sticking and not playing along with it?
The training footage is set correctly because it configures your FCP to match the settings that the author was using.
My settings seem fine for standard DV editing as I loaded up some of my old Mini DV quicktime footage and it runs in FCP and through my T.V monitor in real time with the canvas/timeline. However I have DVCAM video footage to edit soon and when I also try to play it this also sticks on the preview T.V and doesn't follow the canvas until you stop playing and then it lands on the frame that i am parked on.
I imagine its my settings more than anything, I dont see how playing around with standard mini DV footage in the canvas is fine with the preview T.V and and not the DVCAM footage?
I am going out the mac via firewire into a Datavideo AD converter which in turn is going to the preview T.V via S-Video, with the audio phono into an amp. Like I say, works a treat with standard DV footage.
Thanks for your time and hope you can help me!
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#8 External Monitor Viewing.
Shane's Stock Answer #8:
A simple path is mac > firewire > camera or deck > rca cables > tv
Then start up your camera and tv, then open fcp.
Then go View > External video > all frames
Video playback should be Apple firewire NTSC (If you are using an NTSC set)
Audio playback should be Audio follows Video
Techinially, this should send synched video to your TV
If for some reason you can't view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:
1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.
2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.
3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.
4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.
5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices
6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed
If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the PLAYBACK OUTPUT section
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Preview monitor not displaying properly

i just did a clean install of leopard, then did a clean install of FCS2, and then ran all the updates. a couple days later i try to run color (which worked on this machine when i had tiger)and the preview window is very funky and not usable. i have attached a screenshot. i tried restarting, tried other clips, tried other formats- but nothing seems to get the preview to actually display the video properly.
color did work on this exact setup before i upgraded the OS. I bought anew harddrive and installed everything from scratch. i have the ati x1900 as the main card with pcie lane width set to 16 as well as an ati hd 2600xt with the lane width set to 1x. i have a mac pro with 8 gigs of ram, 8 core x 3.0ghz.
working with prorez footage. no special hardware add ons at all. sent to color command in fcp kept causing a crash as soon as i tried to playback in color (and preview monitor still didn't work).
here is a link to a screeshot of what the monitor previews.
http://smcouples.com/Samples/color.jpg
please help- i can't use color anymore.
P.
Message was edited by: Patrick Moreau

Colormunki is a known no-no with Color. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8640308&#8640308
Searching the forum can reveal your answers, if you use the search function.
However, a color profiler does nothing to help you with regard to consistent color when working with video. Again, you need to use a video input/output device (I sound like a blasted broken record with this) with a video display device capable of a daily setup, like a projector or a video crt or flat panel. Using computer monitors with Color is worthless.

Use iPad as Preview Monitor with DSLR (nikon)...possible?

Hi all
I have the idea to purchase the iPad but a still have a question...is it possible to us it as preview monitor for my dslr (nikon d300) using a cable input?
thx a lot
cheers

The closest thing I've seen to this is this app:
http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/dslr-camera-remote/
It supports only some models of camera, and requires the the camera be tethered to a laptop, to which you then connect wirelessly from the iPad. I don't know if that would be useful to you, but it might be worth a look.
And while not a preview app, ShutterSnitch might be useful in your workflow.
As wireless camera systems become more common and functional, we may eventually see remote-control apps that can connect directly to the camera, not requiring an intervening laptop. This is already partially possible for photographers with a Leaf or a Mamiya digital back.
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Preview monitor suddenly stopped working and disappeared

In the middle of my edit, clips refused to play and my separate external preview monitor blinked back to the desktop.
Now, even after a restart, importing into a new project, reconnecting and disconnecting equipment, I can't get the second monitor option to reappear in my Playback settings window. Where did it go?

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Preview Monitor?

So on my pc I have Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and I have the preview play in the canvas and on a preview monitor at the same time. I am trying to do the same thing on my mac pro. I want final cut to preview to my canvas and preview monitor at the same time just like I have in Premiere. I have an iLink cable from the mac pro to a HVRM15 and from there component cables to the hdtv. How do I set final cut to output a preview to this monitor?
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#8 External Monitor Viewing.
Shane's Stock Answer #8: External Monitor Viewing
If you are working with DV, this is simple. First connect your computer to a camera or deck via firewire, Then connect the camera/deck to your TV/monitor via RCA or S-Video.
Then start up your camera and TV, then open FCP.
Go to the View Menu, choose > External Video > All Frames
VIEW>Video Playback should be “Apple Firewire NTSC” (If you are using an NTSC set)
VIEW>Audio playback should be “Audio follows Video”
Technically, this should send synched video to your TV
If for some reason you can't view your timeline on your external monitor, there are a few things to try:
1) Make sure that the camera/deck is connected and powered on BEFORE you open FCP.
2) In the Final Cut Pro menu select AUDIO/VIDEO Preferences and make sure your signal is being sent out thru Firewire DV.
3) Go to the menu and select VIEW>EXTERNAL>ALL FRAMES.
4) Click in the % box above the image and select FIT TO WINDOW.
5) Go to VIEW->refresh A/V devices
6) Make sure the Log & Capture window is closed
If you want it to play in both the canvas and the external monitor you need to go to the FINAL CUT PRO menu and select AUDIO/VIDIO settings and make sure MIRROR ON DESKTOP is selected under the A/V DEVICES tab.
If you are working with HDV footage, FCP 6 allows you to view this via firewire, but ONLY as downconverted DV. It won't look the best, but you can see it. To do this,
If you need to view any format other than DV at full resolution, then you need to look into capture cards. Several standard definition and high definition models are available from www.aja.com and www.decklink.com. With these options you'll need a proper monitor to view full broadcast colors, but all models allow for realtime standard definition downconvert, allowing you to view HD on an SD monitor.
The Matrox MXO is another option that is output only, but allows you to view your footage on an Apple Cinema Display at full broadcast quality.
Shane

Preview Monitor and Exporting Quality Issues

Hello, in a previous life I was a video editor from the world of Avid and I just picked up Premiere for an emergency side mission at my current place of employment and I have run into a couple issues with CS4.
1. The preview monitor for the Sequence displays a lower quality of the video that comes from the uploaded Clip and it also does not play back at a steady frame rate. However, when I look at the Clip in the secondary preview monitor that is reserved for clips, titles, etc, the video quality is as high as what is expected. How do get the sequence monitor to playback at the quality the clips are uploaded as and how do I get the playback to do so at a steady 30fps?
2. My exporting experience was based around dubbing directly to Beta tapes and I never really had to do any digital file exporting. I need some tips on what to export a Sequence as that will retain a high amount of the quality while also keeping the file size to what will fit on a disk. The video length in this case would never be more than 5 minutes as I am only working on sales videos. Also, the file needs to be playable in Windows Media Player.
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Lost Preview monitor in log & Transfer

Hi,
I'm logging footage in Log & Transfer and have lost my preview monitor. All footage is there.Can anyone help?
Jeff

Hi -
Are you trying to import XDCam footage from a camera storage card? Log and Transfer is not the way to do it.
You need to use Sony's XDCam transfer software to import the footage.
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Preview monitor -- video out?

I'm hoping this is the right forum for this question.
I was wondering if there was a way to have a preview monitor to get a real world view of an edited piece I'm working on.
Currently, I'm set up with two flatscreens for working in FCP, but would like to have a 3rd small monitor, like a 13" one that I can out put the signal to see what it would look like.
Is this at all possible?

I have always used a dedicated source deck to feed dv footage into FCP. I have also always fed my NTSC monitor from the Mac via firewire through the deck and then out to the monitor through Video Out. Worked like a charm.
Well, I sold my deck and decided to buy a Sony DCR-HC32 to take it's place. I did a lot of research and read that this camera was compatible with FCP and Mac. Which from what I can tell it is.
The issue I am having is that when viewing the time line on the NTSC monitor, the image constantly jumps. Not something you could look at for 10 hours a day. It is really evident when the timeline is paused. I have the camera set up the same way I did the deck, firewire in from Mac, Video out to Monitor. It seems almost like a sync issue.
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Preview monitor problem

Hello, so I have an issue with preview monitor in Premiere Elements 10.
Video I am editing only shows when I click into the monitor, If I want to play the whole thing than the frame is frozen and audio plays fine.
I've reinstalled everything to double check, even OS Win7. Problem still exists. This makes the editing just not possible.
This problem is aslo happening with all video formats(avi,mp4,mov,png, even jpg). The only thig that seems to work is content generated within premiere(bars,titles,color backgrounds).
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I cannot explain how protomace found your "preferences" directions and what was found. But, you are not going to find the Premiere Elements settings file (aka preferences) by the route that you posted. For the advantage of this user and others reading this thread, I thought it important to call attention to this.
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This topic has been quite extensively covered - and VERY recently too.
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