X3 uses audio from video track for sync

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2016/06/21 11:41:44 (permalink)

X3 uses audio from video track for sync

I never heard of this but it seems to be the case on my system.
X3 needs the audio track that is imported with the video track to determine how fast the video should play back.
Also noteworthy is that the audio from the video render is blank ... nothing on it ... just a 44.1 / 16 audio track.
No ... 48 makes no difference.

Trouble shoot process:
Open blank project
Set Clock to 30fps
Import a video with the audio (.mp4 at 30 fps)
Video plays back correctly

Import a video with the audio (.mp4 at 30 fps) but then delete the audio track
Video laggs a lot ... almost slo motion ... frame counter in video window doesn't match the frame being seen.
 
Import same video and not the audio
Video laggs a lot ... almost slo motion ... frame counter in video window doesn't match the frame being seen.

Anyone else?

There should be a freakin' huge red flag somewhere that says:
"Your imported video NEEDS it's original audio track to play back correctly in Sonar X3."




 
 

Steve Karl
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    Steve_Karl
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    Re: X3 uses audio from video track for sync 2016/07/24 21:00:52 (permalink)
    Bump!

    Has no one encountered this?

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    Re: X3 uses audio from video track for sync 2016/07/25 07:34:37 (permalink)
    There is no correlation between the audio track from the video and video playback. 
    Video is slaved to the audio clock from SONAR. Check if the sync mode is "audio" in the sync module in the control bar. Does it work if you add an empty audio track to the project?
     

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    Re: X3 uses audio from video track for sync 2016/07/25 10:44:25 (permalink)
    Yes. Sync is set to audio.
    Re-testing from scratch again.
    blank project
    import video - .mp4
    verify sync is set to audio = yes

    test playback before deleting the audio imported with the video = playback is correct.

    delete audio track = playback not good
    lagging and out of time
    Sync is still set to audio

    add blank audio track ... no change
    still lagging
    attempt to record empty band of audio on new track... no good ... still lagging

    Not really a big deal now that I know to never delete the audio track that's imported with the video or never to choose to not import audio with video.
    It just had me going for a while trying to figure out why the vid. was playing out of time.

    Did you try it to verify that it works without the original audio?

    P.S.
    If I undo all the way back to right before deleting that audio track it then plays correctly.
    post edited by Steve_Karl - 2016/07/25 11:13:00

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    Re: X3 uses audio from video track for sync 2016/09/05 10:39:38 (permalink)
    Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
    There is no correlation between the audio track from the video and video playback.



    Theoretically is assume ... but have you (or anyone else) tried it to verify that it works correctly on your system?

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