[ehjay]

I realize that you're supposed to render audio files in order for them to preview while editing/scrubbing video -- but for some reason FCPE won't render the audio even though it's marked with red lines through the audio media inside of the timeline..

sound meter displays the audio as playing.. at least the decibel level is changing.. but.. no output.

same goes for new projects, simply won't play audio.. even after i supposedly render it.

help?

[Axo1ot1]

you're seeing red lines on the clips themselves or on the bar above the timeline (where it indicates if video needs to be rendered too).

If it's on the clips, then that's probably just the decibel-level overlay. Try selecting your audio and then selecting "Mixdown Audio" in the sequence window.

Also if you are working on slower hard drives you might want to consider rendering the audio to a different drive from the video to reduce the necessary throughput on each drive.

[ehjay]

red lines were on the audio files themselves, inside of the timeline.
seems they may just be the decibel levels and my eyes were decieving me.

anyhow, i've selected "mixdown audio" and still no output from the audio files.. they come out fine when i export the project to a .mov, but they won't play inside of the canvass..

[Axo1ot1]

check in you audio/video settinggs to make sure your audio is being handled by core audio and not something else.

[ehjay]

if you mean the sound preference in system preferences.. it's all in working order.

sound works fine in all other applications.

[Axo1ot1]

No, Final Cut Pro (and I assume buy extension, Final Cut Express) has an audio/video setup preference window inside the app itself. You can set it to playback audio through any audio output devices connected to your computer. You need to verify that this is set to core-audio. Another way to do this would be to quit all running applications and disconnect all peripheral devices connected to your computer except for the monitor, keyboard, mouse and Mini DV camera.

[ehjay]

Yes, Final Cut Express.
and.. where might this be? I've tried/looked just about everywhere else i can think of.

[Axo1ot1]

In the Final Cut Express menu. I don't remember exactly what the item is called because it's split up into a couple of different ones in Final Cut 4.

[ehjay]

Only options regarding A/V in the Final Cut Express menu, under Preferences is External Editors.. which i doubt you're referring to.

[ehjay]

uhh.. anyone?