Yup, mixdown audio should be the last thing you do before outputting to tape. Try it and let me know if that solves the problem for you. Regards, sb On 5/14/2004 11:04 AM, "David Cole" <themixguy at mac.com> wrote: > No, I didn't mix down the sound. Didn't know i needed to, to be honest. > Would that help? I just made sure everything was rendered. > > -DC > > On Friday, May 14, 2004, at 05:14 AM, Macintosh Digital Video List > wrote: > >> Did you mix down the sound before doing the export? >> >> sb >> >> On 5/12/2004 9:26 PM, "David Cole" <themixguy at mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Here's my problem: >>> >>> I've edited a 1hr5min piece in Final Cut Express 2, it plays fine. I >>> save it as QT reference movie, include sound, chapter markers. Dump it >>> into iDVD 4. Render, render, render. Ding: your disk is done. >>> >>> But when I play the disk, one spot the audio drops out completely. >>> It's >>> at an edit point in the FCE movie and comes back once that edit is >>> over. >>> >>> Huh? >>> >>> I tried lowering the volume of the offending audio portion: no change. >>> >>> Thanks for any help. >>> >>> -DC > > > ---------- > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. > Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest > version. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> >