Trouble Outputting to MiniDV

I have been trying to output my FCP sequence to a mini DV via a firewire to my camcorder but about 8 minutes into the sequence, the audio and video goes out of sync. At first I thought maybe the frame rates for the timeline and output were different, but they were both the same. I am using FCP version 4.5HD.

Export your sequence as a QT Movie. Put the QT Movie in a new project and try that. Also close all other projects.

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I am a bit of a novice in terms of Indesign so there may be an obvious solution that I haven't considered. Any help would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for your help so far. I've tried exporting the PDF then converting to JPG in PS but the image quality appears to be worse than ever! Not sure if the settings I used for PDF where suitable for web use. Any ideas on how to maximise quality, maintaining crispness of fonts?
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Anton
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 06:21:59 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Trouble outputting for web use
Export a PDF of the page you want to rasterize and open the PDF in Photoshop using the appropriate settings there. Save as JPG.
Bob
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Make sure the your Video out is set to ALL FRAMES along with the firewire.
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x

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Salutaions!
I'm trying to write a peice of code that takes input from a file and outputs it in the following way: (1)Any string of two or more blank space is replaced by a single space. (2)All sentences start with an uppercase letter. Define a sentence as beginning after a ".", "?","!"
This is what I got: Please help!
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import java.util.*;
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private static boolean cap;
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y

Trouble outputting digital waveform to single line

i want to output to a single digital line a digital pulse. my current attempt is to generate a digital waveform and then provide this as data to a digital line output. the vi runs, and the waveform appears as i want, but the digital line doesn't output anything? any help would be greatly appreciated!
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digital pulse out.vi ‏32 KB

Hi
In reference to my previous post, you can just leave the inner for-loop, but you have to extract the 4 channels.
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Using LV8.0
Don't be afraid to rate a good answer...
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DigitalWaveform.png ‏6 KB

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Hi There,
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1) I have an older sony camera (DCR-PC100) that I am outputting to. I would like to maintain my 16x9 aspect ratio. Provided I have selected anamorphic in my sequence settings, will my camera record a 720x480 image with the aspect ration intact? The camera is just a 4:3 consumer camera and it's a bit older. Just don't want to lose any quality.
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Hi Spiff,
Well I mainly assumed so because the most practicle way to screen a selection of films in one session at a short film festival is to compile a tape with all the films set to one ratio (usually 4:3)and I thought you were specifically asked to send a tape.
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Trouble with output to tape in PrPro 14 with AJA Kona. Win7pro64. Output to HDCam (HDW-F500), prerolls and parks until reference is cycled. Won't do an audio only insert edit.

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Well, this is admittedly making my head spin, but would it be possible, with that level of frame rate mismatch, for recording to even take place? The deck was definitely set for 23.98 and PsF (that's what both the indicators said).
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I am having trouble outputing from a tree to a file. I can output the root and that is it. Any suggestions?
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thanks.

if you had a downconvert from your "color corrected d5" you could place it in the timeline and see whats up.

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Hi all!
First time posting here, hopefully i'm in the right section of the forum. Anyway, i'm a part time student and currently studying a module on Labview in university. As a mini project i decided to build a synth using Labview. I've it mostly built but i'm having a bit of trouble outputting sound to the soundcard. I'm also having a bit of trouble getting the waveforms to play for a longer time period.
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I'm guessing the datatype connected to my sound output configure vi could be causing a problem since it has a red dot on the input terminal. Any suggestions on how i should fix this?
I've my vi attached. Any help would be appreciated!
Cheers!
Edit: I've already fixed the error 4803 problem. Had to change the input to the sound output configure sub vi. Now i just have to figure out how to get the sound to play for longer. Any ideas anyone?
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
LabVIEWSynth.vi ‏94 KB

OK. You have several problems.
The cluster order in your Format cluster is Rate, Bits, Channels while the order in the "sound format" cluster on Sound Output Configure.vi is sample rate (S/s), number of channels, bits per sample. LabVIEW connects clusters according to the cluster order. How to avoid this: Pop up on the sound format conpane terminal on the Sound Output Configure.vi icon on the block diagram and choose Create Control. That will put a control with the same names and cluster order on the front panel. You can edit the names if you wish as long as you do not change the cluster order. The alternate is to Unbundle the data from your cluster control and then bundle it to the input cluster. I show this in the modification of your VI attached.
The VI does not respond to the Stop button until the event structure executes, which only happens when a key is pressed. Fix: Add an event case for the Stop Value Changed event. I show this in the modification of your VI attached.
The VI does not recognize changes in Octave, Amplitude, Osc Select, or Filter Frequency until the second keypress after changing any of these controls. Why? Dataflow. Those controls are probably read within microseconds after an iteration of the for loop starts. They are not read again until the next iteration regardless of when or how many times they are changed. The loop will not iterate until the Event structure completes, which only happens when a key is pressed. The Fix: Event cases for Value Changes on those controls. Note that this does not work because now there is no defined frequency. So, you also need some shift registers. Because of the problems mentioned, I did not put this into the modified VI.
Next, the event structure freezes the front panel until the code inside has completed. This becomes quite apparent when you set the duration to 2 seconds and press several keys quickly. The fix to this and the problem in the paragraph above is a parallel loop archtitecture, such as the Producer/Consumer Design Pattern.
Not a problem but a different way of doing something: Use Scale by Power of 2 from the Numeric palette in place of the case structure connected to Octave. I show this in the modification of your VI attached.
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Attachments:
LabVIEWSynth.2.vi ‏89 KB

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OK - I am not talking about a text item field.
I have a form containing project and allocated staff information via a project_staff table. I need to include a section on the form that summarises how many staff of a particular type are involved in that project.
I want it to look like this:
3 x programmer
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1 x analyst
etc etc.
Forum members kindly showed me the SQL I need to get this output but I am having trouble outputting the results in Forms (in SQL+ its fine).
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Thanks
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GROUP BY a.staff_type, b.proj_number.
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GROUP BY a.staff_type
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I tried amending the code using references to block and text item fields but at best I was able to get it to work but the count for each row returned was always 1 (returned to the "qty" text item).
I know the code the code below is wrong for the Post Query trigger:
begin
select COUNT(staff_id)
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from proj_staff
where staff.id = *** I forgot what I put in here now !!****
and proj_number = :project.proj_num
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begin
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My first question is how much bar/tone do I need at the beginning and end of each tape?
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Secondly, as I am only equipped with DV firewire decks and a canopus ADVC300, would it be possible to output to miniDV tape and then from miniDV to BetaSP (by hooking up my miniDV deck to my betaSP deck). The video is standard NTSC.
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