Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1888)

Note: You’ll see the same fuzzy effect with DV clips that are exported into other
applications as well. As long as the clip is compressed with DV, slower computers will
lower the resolution during playback, but the source media on disk still contains all of
the information, at the highest quality.
You’re having problems playing a reference movie
• If you encounter playback problems with a reference movie, export the media as a
self-contained movie (which includes all its media files), and not as a QuickTime reference
movie.
To do this, make sure the Make Movie Self-Contained checkbox in the Export dialog is
selected. For more information, see
“Exporting a QuickTime Movie File.”
Video does not play through to the computer screen
• Make sure cables from the video device are properly connected to your computer.
• Check your QuickTime video settings in the Capture Presets tab in the Audio/Video
Settings window. For details on QuickTime source and compression settings, see
“Capture Settings and Presets.”
You experience poor playback and stuttering video when trying to edit
• Make sure you are not editing with media that uses keyframe compression, such as
Sorenson or Cinepak.
Your camcorder or deck doesn’t go to the specified timecode number or won’t perform
a command
• Make sure you selected the correct protocol in the Device Control Presets tab of the
Audio/Video Settings window. If you’re using FireWire, try using the Apple FireWire
Basic protocol.
Problems with Audio Quality
If you experience the following issues with audio quality, try these solutions.
You don’t hear audio through your camcorder speakers
• Make sure your cables are properly connected.
• If you are scrubbing audio in the Audio tab of the Viewer, increase the volume of the
computer’s audio output.
You don’t hear audio on your computer’s speakers when playing video from your
camcorder or deck
• Make sure the speaker’s cables are properly connected.
• Make sure your audio cables are properly connected.
• If you’re monitoring your audio from your computer, make sure that Mute is off, and
that the computer’s volume is adjusted to a reasonable level.
1888 Appendix A Solving Problems