Carlyn, it does sound like a drive performance issue... but you might want to search creativecow.net of post your question in their fcp forum. it's a fantastic resource if you haven't been there before, I'd definitely recommend it. Regards, Tom Adams, Director/Owner www.ReelifeProductions.com cool digital video stuff...not boring or dumb (from iphone: 413.575.9707) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Portal: web.mac.com/ReelifeProductions 2008 Telly Award Winner: "Establishing a Local Historic District" On Dec 2, 2008, at 10:01 PM, "Carlyn Saltman" <carlyn at yourstorymatters.com > wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Fellow FCPro-6 users, > > I'm trying to output ("print to video") two edited pieces. They > appear to be too long for an iMac to handle. Either the picture > looks great, but the audio drops out every few seconds. Or picture > and sound are fine for c.20 mins and then the iMac freezes on one > frame for the rest of the show. > > These pieces run 59mins and 93mins and are on a Maxtor ext drive. If > you're set up to provide this service, I'd come to you. > > Would love to hear from you offline. Thanks! > > Carlyn > 413-522-0789 > > > Carlyn Saltman > Research Associate & Documentary Filmmaker > Five College Women's Studies Research Center > Mount Holyoke College > > Tel 413.522.0789 > Carlyn at YourStoryMatters.com > > In the creative cluster at > 277 Main Street, Greenfield, MA > > Director, "Enjoy the Ride: Share the Road in the CT River Valley"" > See it online at www.EnjoytheRidebyBike.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20081203/28b0a07a/attachment.htm