Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

not sure if you got an answer yet, but here goes...

first off - are you using a preloader in your Flash movie? doesn't seem 
like it.

if not, that could definitely be the problem.

it seems like the Flash movie (swf) plays right away, but keep in mind 
that Flash needs to load the audio file!!!

so while the animations may start at frame 1 and you have an action to 
play the audio file at frame 1, the animation will probably move ahead 
while the audio loads in the background and only start playing when 
it's fully loaded.

so i think that if you add a preloader function that doesn't begin 
playing both the animation and audio until everything is loaded, you'll 
have a better chance of keeping in sync.

one other thing to play around with is which layer the audio file is 
on, i.e., is it on a layer above or below the animations? when you 
publish a Flash movie you have the option of loading the movie frames 
from the bottom layer up or top layer down. I believe bottom up is the 
default. So if the animations start playing first (even though you've 
added the preloader), you may want to move the audio layer below the 
animation layer. Or, if the vice versa is true, do the opposite.

i think the key is a preloader, as it seems the audio file is quite 
long in duration and doesn't loop.

I checked out the SWF and i think you guys did a great job! nicely done 
:)

another point...

if you scored the clip using Logic while viewing the SWF as a MOV, 
chances are the MOV file may have converted the frame rate to a more 
standard 30fps (or the ungodly 29.xx fps "drop frame"). I'd be curious 
to know how you scored the various hit points. were you using Logic's 
movie track? I haven't used that function so I don't really know if 
Logic does some behind-the-scenes conversion of frame rates.

hope this helps! again, kudos to you and your son for a job well done :)

regards,

b r i a n  t u l l y

On Feb 18, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Charles Lucy wrote:

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> I am having nightmare problems attempting to sync my Logic Pro 7 audio
> to a Flash movie.
>
> The cartoon is at 12 frames per second, and I converted it into a
> QuickTime .mov using SnapzProX to be able to view it as I construct the
> audio in Logic Pro 7.
>
> I got everything to match perfectly in Logic, and the duration of the
> audio and the cartoon match at 1min 17 seconds.
>
> First I tried bouncing it as 24 bit aiff, and converting to mp3 using
> ITunes.
> It seemed to work when the mp3 was inserted into the .fla and published
> as an .swf.
>
> BUT ........
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> As soon as I put the file onto the net using Dreamweaver, the sync
> slips out.
>
> On my 12 year-old son's advice (He did the visuals) I consulted:
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> http://www.newgrounds.com/flash/audio.html
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> which suggests that I use .wav format when adding the audio to the
> visuals in Flash.
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> I rebounced using .wav at 16 bit.
>
> Same problem with sync.
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> The flash movie piece in question is at:
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> http://www.lullabies.co.uk/lullsvideo.swf
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> and the audio is at:
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> http://www.lullabies.co.uk/Vid18FebMix.mp3
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>
> The baby sneeze at the end of the Haitian lullaby is supposed to be
> synced to the pi lightbulb appearing above the Professor's head
>
> What is the best way to bounce from Logic, and get it to work right?
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> Any help/advice on how to get this Flash cartoon to remain in sync as
> it is looped is appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Charles Lucy - lucy@...
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