Video Falling Out of Synch During Import?

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Video Falling Out of Synch During Import?

I am importing some video w/ linked audio into iMOvie--the tape appears to be fine, the audio is in synch with the video there. When I complete the import and then play the clip, the video does not appear for a few seconds, but the audio is present. So by the time the video does appear, it is horribly out of synch. How do I fix this? What could cause this to happen in the first place?

iBook 1 GHz Power PC G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jan 1, 2009 6:24 AM

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Josh1962 Author

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Jan 1, 2009 6:34 AM in response to Josh1962

A bit more detail on my problem: the video does not playback for the first 3 seconds, but the audio plays fine. When the video does start playing, it's playing cutting the first part, it's just playing it 3 seconds late.

I was previously able to import stuff into iMovie (using the same camera, cable etc) without this problem. I am not aware of having changed any settings that could cause this problem.

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Jan 2, 2009 12:58 AM in response to Josh1962

Hi

Most common origin to this is.
• Camera set on 12-bit audio
• Camera re-set after battery change (to 12-bit audio)

Go into the menu on/of the Camera and select 16-bit audio

• Camera recorded in LP-mode (90 min on a 60min tape) - AVOID THIS - A real trouble maker ! ! !

Set Camera into SP-mode (60 min on a 60min tape)

Your old movie

Set iMovie to import as one large clip - Not as individual clips (in iMovie pref)
• Now import Your material to TimeLine
• DIRECTLY after this select the video-clip
• goto Advanced menu and down to Extract audio

This might work and keep in sync.

Yours Bengt W

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