I am Exporting my Final project shot in 24p with the 2:3:3:2 removal.
When i export an uncompressed movie, there is a black frame in between every cut. Can anyone explain? What is the best codec to export? This project will be burned to DVD. Maybe film(hence pulldown).

Is there any way to render in 4:2:2 Profile MPEG 2 from FCP and/or compressor, or do I need some seperate plugin? I can't seem to find a way to change the profile...

I've been really busy lately with work and I've been trying to follow the news from NAB about native HD100 support for HDV 25p and 24p in FCP.I did a quick search and have read a few threads but there is no single answer.

From what I can gather from various threads:

1)there is still no native HD100 support for HDV 25p 24p in fcp at this time
2)At NAB they had an example of fcp capturing HDV 24p from an hd100 as a preview of a future release (which i assume will also mean 25p support).
3)There should be a release soon.

As I said i've not had alot of time to read up on this stuff so if any of the information above is wrong let me know and if there is any other information anyone would like to add please do.


Andy.

When I apply Quicktime Brightness & Contrast with or without other filters it SOMETIMES but often has an odd color flux for about 3 or so frames.

Even after rendering it is still there.

Thanks.

When I export the movie from Final Cut doing the standard Quicktime movie link, it drops some of the audio halfway through the music?? I look at the sequence and everything seems fine, it plays fine?

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!

Had a client give me a mini DV tape, it had been recorded with
all 3 settings, 24P, 30P, and 60i. Did not have any timecode notes on when
the rate changes took place. I am cutting the video on FCP 5. Desiring a
24P look. How should I capture this tape and make it all work. There will be talking heads in parts of the video.

Please advise...

Bill

Has anyone been able to get the tascam us428 control surface to run the sliders in the mixer in FCP?

http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/05/03/mbp.battery.recall/

The problem appears to affect MacBook Pro models with serial numbers up to W8608, meaning that only the first two weeks of MacBook Pros produced are potentially affected, according to one report.

I have taken some footage from a low budget feature shot on Canon XL H1 at 24f and digitized it under DVCProHD 1080i via the SDI output. It looks fine, but I have to deliver a 23.98 finished product.

I exported it to Quicktime.

The I put it through Cinema Tools and did reverse pulldown to 23.98.

I re-imported it into FCP into a 23.98 timeline and rendered.

Now everything is fine timing and pulldown-wise --- except that I have a light blue bar running around the Canvas frame on my computer monitor - and this line chops off a little of the right hand side of the image ---

and on my monitor screen (via blackmagic to Dell 24") there is a one inch black line running down the right hand side.

This has the general effect of squishing the image laterally very slightly on the Dell monitor.

What on earth have I done? What is this blue frame outline in the canvas?

Many thanks for any ideas.

Harry.

I can't decide whether this goes here or in the sound thread but as it's really an FCP related problem I decided to put it here. The moderators may move it at their discretion.

The TASCAM HD-P2 is a fine machine but it produces BWF files. These are .wav files with an extension, the bext chunk, which contains meta data including the time code which stamps the beginning of the take. FCP will open the files and find the audio but doesn't extract the bext data so time code is lost. There are software tools which supposedly do this for you producing QT .mov files with timecode tracks but some of them don't work. Correspondence with the developer of one of these pointed to the fact that the TASCAM implementation of the bext chunk is not standard. Indeed there are 20 extra 0 bytes between the end od the 'Identifier' field and before the start of the creation date/time group. Sebsky tools bwf2qt does properly produce these files but has not been updated in over a year.

So the questions are: "Is anyone using an HD-P2?" and, if so, "How are you getting timecode?"

is there a keyboard short cut to solo a track? Rather than have to click on the headphones icon everytime.

Hey all,

Thought you guys might like to see this if you haven't already. It's a short promo piece for FCP with behind the scenes/interviews with David Fincher, Post Production Supe. Peter Mavromates & Editor Angus Wall for the post workflow of Zodiak.

They shot on the Viper then converted to DVCPROHD 1080.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/profiles/?profiles/apple_fcs_profile-fincher_h640

I never would have guessed that Fincher would go digital. Not sure why, but never guessed.

-CJ Roy

How does one completely remove FCP from one's system? What steps need to be taken. Without Magic Bullet I can not live, and it's not working so I must reinstall if worse comes to worse, how though can I reinstall thourougly effectively and completely, what files and "secret/hidden" files must I remove? Does anybody know?

2 different camera tapes tested. Both stutter on import, a good 1 to 2 seconds lag. Using FCP 5.04 DVCam tapes. Just started this, import last week was fine. HELP

Mike

I'm thinking about setting up a linux server with two raids on it. Kind of like an Xsan setup but using linux instead over a gigebit ethernet.

Has anyone tried this, or have any info on it. I have a few years expereince with linux, but the aspect I'm not particulary sure about is the intercompatibility of mac and linux over the network.

The reasons for this. Bought HVX200, wanting to migrate to FCP, and already own a computer that is capable of RAID on IDE and Sata. So the workflow would be, capture via FCP which uses SATA Raid on linux box as capture scratch over gigabit ethernet.

The only variable I'm not sure about is the Mac and Linux networking. Any ideas from anyone?

Thanks.

*edit I found this link regarding sharing files using AFP via Linux http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Share_Directories_via_AFP and this one discusses using Gigabit for editing. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=39749&highlight=linux+server

For the second time this month, I've developed a problem where one of my project files crashes FCP instantly when I open the project. Normally I would think this is just one corrupt file, but here's the trick: it crashes FCP only on my main editing workstation, and it opens just fine on our other two Macs. Even worse, my archived copies of the project and the autosave files won't open either. The same thing happens - FCP crashes while it's opening the project file. No amount of running cron scripts or trashing preferences or reparing permissions will make it go away. I tried creating a fresh user account, and that didn't make a difference. Even if I resave the project on another machine, I can't open it on the original computer. Other project files function just fine. I can open FCP and work normally on anything except the project that just went down the tube.

I did fix it last time by exporting XML for the whole project on a second computer and importing that into a completely new project file. I'm assuming this is going to work again (it's running now), but this is obviously an unacceptable delay, and it's rather scary. Any ideas on what could cause this and how I could make it go away? If it only happens on one machine, what does that mean? Could I fix it by reinstalling the OS and Final Cut Studio?

For full background if necessary: the offending machine is a dual 2ghz G5 tower (one of the older PCI-X versions) with one piece of third-party hardware, an Atto UL4S SCSI host adapter. I ran FCP 4.5 on 10.3.9 with that adapter installed for more than a year without experiencing this problem. All three of our computers run OS X 10.4.6 and Final Cut 5.1 (I've read more than once that it's best to run FCP on the OS that was current at the time of release, so I updated to 10.4.6 before installing the universal crossgrade). I format the system disk and install the OS clean every time I upgrade. I run the cron scripts and repair permissions regularly. I typically edit from FW800 drives, and that's what I was doing both times when I experienced this problem.

I swear this just appears overnight, I'm totally stumped, and I would appreciate any help.

Hey Guys,

I'm a recent Mac convert and am just starting to learn FCP5. Currently, I am in pre-production on a pilot for a comedy sketch series. Our current plan is to make each sketch look as much like what it is supposed to represent as possible, by using various aspect ratios and framerates. EG: If the scenario for the sketch is a Local Cable Access show, we would shoot at 60i with a 4x3 ratio. Conversely, if the scene was of, say, a man lost in the woods being hunted by Bigfoot, we sould shoot 24p at a 16x9 ratio. (we're using an XL2, btw)

My question is this: Is there any viable way to mix these various formats into a single timeline in order to form a complete, cohesive episode without any speed issues or any other undesireable side effects?

Thanks for any help you may be able to offer, it is greatly appreciated, as always.

-Shawn

I've got a feature length doc with two versions of subtitles and festivals are asking for dialogue lists. The only tedious way I know of how to do this is by copy-pasting from FCP to a Word file, line by line. Is there another automated way??? thanks.

I did a search, no success. So I must ask: How do you either slow or ramp up audio over time in FCP 5?

I click on a clip, and when I go Modify>Speed, I see 'constant speed' grayed out. It appears to have clickable options if I can access it. How do I access it, assuming I'm on the right track?

thanks,
elmer lang

ok i have some 24pa footage and i captured and setup correctly to edit on a 23.98 timeline.my clip plays fine from the timeline and displays properly in the canvas but it still reads as a 29.97 clip in the viewer with no audio to be heard while playing.

i even opened the clip in cinema tools to make sure it was 23.98 and it was
maybe i missed a setup step along the way?
any suggestions???

FCP 5.0.4

Hey, I don't know if this has already been announced here, but the new home page on www.apple.com is about the new Macbook with intel taking the place of the iBook. You can get it in black looks like too...

I had HDV and SD footage to mix in the same project/ timeline.
That's my workflow:
Captured HDV clips through AIC. Captured SD.Put HDV and SD clips in the same SD timeline. After rendering everything seem to be OK, I made Mpeg2 and DVD, it looked good on computer, put it through DVD player, too much jitter....
I realized two sources have different field order, SD is lower, even, HDV is upper, odd. SO I separated them and made two Quick time mov, uncompressed. Then put through compressor to make Mpeg2 for DVD

Is this workflow right? Regards, Oleg.

I've been doing some tests for an upcoming project that is going to be shot 60i and then converted to 24P (23.976 exact). The tests I've done take a 60i clip and convert it to 23.976P. My understanding is that using 23.976 frame rate should keep the video in sync with the original audio from the tapes recorded at 48HZ. But this isn't the case. With a 30 sec. test clip the video is running slightly longer then before the conversion (27.31 secs for the 23.976 video but the original ran at 27.29 sec.) This is just enough of a difference to make the gap noticable once a few minutes pass. Any ideas on what I am messing up?

Ideally, I'd like to be able to capture this project in HDV and do all of the editing in HDV at 60i. Then when we've locked the picture I'd like to take all the footage used and convert it to 23.976P uncompressed. And finally rejoin the uncompressed video with the audio that has been mixed and finished and then do color correction and effects work at uncompressed 23.976P. But this won't work if the 24P video isn't going to sync with the 48HZ audio.

I am trying to get timecode onto my dvcprohd footage for my feature.
I have canon xlh1 / kona lhe / FCP.
POSSIBILITIES:
1. Capture HDV in FCP - uprez with media manager and viola I now have timecode
QUESTION: Is this lower quality than if I go HDSDI out of canon xlh1 via kona lhe then go into FCP choosing DVCPROHD codec. If I use this method then I can not get the timecode from the camera as there is no device control. Or is there a way I have not found?

2. Sound difference: I seem to get a much better level of sound using HDV option as described below compared to the kona option. In the kona optionI am forced to use the analogue audio in as udio is not embedded in the HDSDI on the canon camera.

Anyone got any thoughts on how to improve the audio ?


Many thanks for your thoughts.

I just recently finished this music video and now have it posted up at IFC Media Lab. I would love for people to check it out and post back here in the forum about what you think. And feel free to register at IFC Media Lab and put in a vote. Information on the production is listed on IFC Media Lab but the short list is this: shot on an FX1 with Cine24 and Cinegamma on. Edited as AIC on Final Cut Pro.

Thanks and I hope you like:)

Direct link to the video: http://medialab.ifc.com/film_detail.jsp?film_id=1722&list=1

I shot a huge even last week using my HD100 and the HDV-SD60p format.
I thought maybe I could use AVCVideoCap to capture it has been nothing but terrible. Now I tried to do something different:

I captured my HDV-SD60p via AIC and guess what! it worked, the images were working and sound was fine!

I double clicked on the file in FCP and the viewer showed the footage. BUT and a VERY BIG BUT, when I tried puting the footage in the sequence timeline, nothing! just green. I tried several different Sequence formats, from DV to DVCPROHD 720/30 and AIC and HDV 720/30.

My question is that if the footage can be shown on the viewer window then isn't there a way to put it on a sequence timeline?

So I'm editing this short film and cut together about 3:30 minutes worth of footage last night. I'm working with footage that I have been importing off an external harddrive and I have my capture scratch on a second external harddrive.

Everything was going fine until I closed the project out for the night and now I can't open it up. It will start to open or "load" the project until it gets to about 50% and then it just shuts down and a window comes up saying "Final Cut Pro has quit unexpectedly". Also, when I click to open the project, my computer gets REAL loud. You can hear the fans inside the computer kick into overdrive.

Any suggestions?

Edit: I'm working with a 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5 with 512 MB of memory

Hey guys, please read the embedded email exchange and tell me if Tom is right. Thanks

Chuck

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That's 24p advanced. That cannot be imported correctly into FCE. It needs to be imported with advanced pulldown removal and is designed for editing in a 23.987 sequence, which FCE cannot do.


On May 29, 2006, at 8:01 AM, Harambe823@aol.com wrote:

Tom, how do I set up my FCE settings to import video shot in 16:9/ 24p with my Canon XL2? I went into Easy Setup and I note 'DV-NTSC' and 'DV-NTSC Anamorphic.'

My camera (as you probably already know) is designed to shoot 16:9 and in fact, I'm told, it is preferred that people shoot 16:9, because the video is better. Then the image is cropped at 4:3, if that is your preference for conventional TV screens.

The FCE Help section alludes to 'Anamorphic' but I believe the instructions are geared toward people with Anamorphic converters. I'm confused.

Please tell me what setting I should use to import my video into FCE with the format I shot it in -- that is 16:9, 24p 2:3:3:2. Also, I used 16 bit audio. Thank you so much for your help.

Chuck

PS: I have your book, 'Editing Workshop.' Nice work.

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Hi Guys,

Anybody had this problem? When pulling in HDV native, when I press the escape key to stop capture, nothing happens. Only way I can get it to quit is to stop or turn off the deck. Done the preferences thing, even reinstalled FCP5.
(Help...)

Hi Everyone,

I need to rent a BetaSP deck for one to three days (perhaps for a weekend rate) so taht I can import some BetaSP footage through my Kona LHe card into Final Cut Pro.

Does anyone have any recommendations as to a good equipment rental house in the Hollywood /Los Angeles area, as well as an estimate for a day/ weekend rate?

I assume that all of the cables (to hook up to the Kona) will be included in the Deck rental.

Thank you for your recommendations.

I may need the deck as early as tomorrow (for the weekend rate).

Khashyar

I am trying to edit hdv from an fx1 on an imac G5, 2.1Ghz with 2.5gb ram. Latest OS, project files and media on external fw drive. It seems like I get the dreaded message that says I need to upgrade my system and hard drive speed everytime I press play (maybe I just need to shut that thing off!). I used easy setup to get my project and sequence settings for hdv and checking the imported clips they say they are hdv 1440 so I don't think it's an AIC problem. Anyone using an iMac G5 can you tell me your settings so I can compare? Thanks!

Cheers,
Scott

I have been struggling with FCP capture of 24f Canon footage and, due to enormous help from people on various bulletin boards such as Barlow Elton and Greg Huson, have now got a workflow for which I have sweated blood.

I am using a Blackmagic Decklink HD Pro and Mac G5 dual 2 gig.

It's a bit wierd, but here goes:

1. SDI from camera to B/M card. (By the way, that's the BNC connector on the extreme right if you're facing the rear of your computer).

2. In FCP Set "EASY SETUP" for "B/M 59.95 1080i DVCPro HD". You may need to download this from the B/M site.

3. Go to " Audio/Video Settings" in FCP and toggle "Audio Playback" to "Built in Audio".

4. Now go to Capture presets (also in A/V settings) and check that you have the correct setting (B/M HDTV 1080i 59.94 DVCProHD).

5. See the "Edit" box, below. Hit that. See "Quicktime Audio Settings". Make sure that this says "Built in Audio" and "Line In". Don't change anything else. Hit OK.

6. Connect Audio from camera RCA outputs to Mac mini jack input.

7. In FCP go to LOG and CAPTURE screen. In CLIP SETTINGS, make sure to tick the little Preview box. Capture settings should be "Non controllable device" and B/M HDTV 59.94 DVCPro HD

8. Capture your material. You will probably NOT see it on your computer monitor, but should see it on your external one. You should be hearing your sound. And for goodness sake capture to your internal drive. I thought my G-Raid 1TB would be fast enough, but I struggled with dropped frames which screw up the frame cadence, or whatever it's called … so don't try that.

9. . Get hold of MPEG Streamclip. You probably know that this is a free App from Apple. Open your captured video and audio file. The sound capture is usually about 4 frames off in my case, but consistent.

It is now critical to set your "In" point to the first frame after the two interlaced frames. Last frame doesn't matter.

10. Go to "Export to Quicktime"

Settings as follows:

Compression: Apple DVC Pro HD 1080i50. (I know - but it works this way)

Raise Quality to 100%

Type into the FRAME RATE box: 23.976.

Frame size 1920x1080 unscaled

Check "deinterlace"

11. Go to "Adjustments" and raise sound level to maximum.

12. Hit "Make movie"

I suggest that you save this new file to your external drive. Later, you can trash your original capture and free up your internal disk space.

13. Wait forever.

It takes about 2.5 x real time. It uses about I gig per minute of drive space.

14. Open FCP and create an HDTV 1080i 59.94 DVCPRO HD sequence and drag your newly created file into it. I find that to re-sync the sound, I have to advance the sound by 4 or 5 frames.

Voila! You will find, to your astonishment that you have created a 24fps timeline and your movie is playing at 24 progressive. I know that some of these steps seem to counterindicate a 24p result and appear contrary to any logic. But for some reason that perhaps someone else can explain, it does work.

Incidentally, I have tried many variations on this, including a variation on the last step which is to make a 24p sequence, but for some strange reason my monitor then gives a picture which is very slightly squeezed and has a thin black line running down the right hand side of frame.

I hope I haven't made any mistakes here.

Please let me know if this works for you.

I am able to do a whole roll (1 Hour) at a time using this method. As you may have discovered, C-Tools doesn't accept large files which makes it useless.

Don't forget to email me with your results, if any at harry323@pacbell.net

Best wishes.

Harry.

Hi,

I soon might be able to borrow a friend's PowerMac G5 into which I will transfer my Lumiere hd software. My question is: has anybody in this forum be able to capture footage shot with the above mentioned camcorder and the above mentioned frames using Lumiere HD and a Powermac G5? If so, have you encountered any problems or were you succesful?
I know that that computer has for sure FCP 4.5, not sure if it has FC Studio 5 (might).

I am asking this forum because sometimes the Lumiere people are slow to answer and a bit optimistic.

thanks a lot

Cecilia

Hey everyone, i edited some HDV footage (captured as DV) on my powerbook with 4.5. I was planning to do grading/effects/de-interlacing on a much faster powermac G5. I transferred the entire project over to the tower via firewire. When i open the project in 5.04 on the G5 i select 'update project' (it can't be opened otherwise i assume?). When i do this all of the footage becomes choppy. It looks kind of like a slow frame rate, or some ugly strobe effect. I know it's not just a playback issue cause i exported a dv movie and the resulting file still had the ugly strobing.

Now the way i see it the problem can only be either:

A. the firewire transfer
or
B. the project update

anybody have any experience with this kind of issue?

I've shot footage with a Canon XL-2 in 16:9 with 24p.

I capture the footage in 16:9, then drop the footage into a standard 4:3 sequence.

When I cut a clip, then the second half of that clip I slow down to maybe 50/60%, when the regular speed first half clip hits the slower second half speed clip, that one frame causes a little neon green bar to appear and I can't get rid of it.

Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone have an answer for correcting this issue?

Thank you so much!

Josh Woll

I'm having problems with the video clip after I exported it from FCP to DVD pro
using fcp's compressor. The mpeg2 compressed image is sevrely interlased on dvd, although it seems fine in FCP.
Does anybody know what the solution might be?
Thanks
Vic

Hello All. This is one of my first posts if not the first. I just wanted to say thanks for all the unsolicited (sp) help I have recieved from this forum in the past.

Current specs ( for some background )
Dual Core 2.3
4 gig ram
Decklink card
HDLink
30'' cinema
23'' cinema
2 - 250 gig internals
FCP HD
Adobe CS
**various other goodies as well :)

However, I am purchasing a 1tb external promax HD ( set to raid 1 ). My issue is I plumb out of FireWire ports. Does anyone have any input or suggestions on a firewire PCI-e card for this machine and this drive? Also, could anyone school me on the different PCI-e slot speeds in my machine.

Thanks,
Dave

Hi everyone

New to this forum, and have some questions.
Are there any issues importing and editing off-speed/variable speed footage from the HVX PAL version in FCP5?
Any feed back would be much appreciated!

cheers
ys

Hey all. Just struggling a bit trying to wrap my head around the best codec to export a project with. It's a DV PAL edit that I'm planning to put through Magic Bullet in After Effects. After it's been de-interlaced I'd like to bring it backi into Final Cut to do some titling and effects. It will be printed to a mini-DV master for broadcast. What codec should I use? Someone told me uncompressed but that seems like it's just adding data. Any thoughts? Should I be using compressor?

I've been working in my Final Cut Pro for about 8months now.

First I started off using Motion to do my titles and such, but
without the rest settings I'd get a bit of pixelation... recently I figured
a way around that.

As of recent I've just typed my text in photoshop and save as a PNG.
I start to import and ad various elements to my bin, then the question
came am I doing things the right way?

I often render while I cut and move along my timeline
so as to see what things look like before I finish?

Is that also wrong?

Does anyone know where to find DVCProHD Codec for QT pro 7? I'm at the moment away from home and I'm exporting through MPEG streamclip. At home on mine G5 I have FCP5 and the codec in that computer - but I really would like to know if anyone know if there is anywhere to download the codec?

I need simple burning software to burn discs for previewing on my TV. iDVD seems kind of glitchy and takes too long to render out the menu themes.

I see that Toast 7 lists video DVD burning as a feature. Would that be a way to go, or is it just the Roxio version of iDVD?

i have used a pc most of my editing career and for the past 6 months used a powermac G5 and now im considering getting the new toshiba qosmio g35-av650 or the macbook pro. the toshiba seems really nice and even some better specs than the mac. i am more comfortable using PC anyway because i noticed i do all my effects in after effects anyway and just put my footage together on FCP or premire. but will this computer be able to handle DV editing? Please help!!! thanks

Here goes guys:
I finished a 20 min wedding highlight in iMovieHD. Footage shot 720 30p from JVC HD100. (HDV) Now I need to make a DVD of this footage. Standard def that will play in current DVD players is fine. I want the best possible quality for this DVD. I have researched and looked all around here, and am somewhat confused by the diffferent opinions, etc. Anyone can tell me the step by step approach to making this work? I have already taken much time completing project, so a new import, selecting DV out is not an option. I do have FCP studio as well. Thanks in advance, and I hope I can repay favor sometime.

Hi guys. I need some advice from anyone who has had success outputing hdv edits to hdcam tape using the Kona LHe card.

A little background.

I'm editing a doco, shot on a Sony Z1 and digibeta (both 25fps), in fcp 5.1.1. I've down converted the hdv to dv, and the digibeta was transferred to dv as well for the edit. I plan to recapture the final cut in hdv (maybe having transfered the digibeta to hdv as well, rather than hire a digibeta deck. Compromised quality i know.)

We want to use the Kona card to output the cut to hdcam for grading etc direct from an hdv timeline.

A further complication is that the final product has to be 23.98 pfs on hdcam, so converted from interlace to progressive (and slowed) at some stage... Has anyone done this? Horror stories?

I'd be very grateful for any thoughts you guys might have..

Hey All,

I've experienced a problem that I have never seen or heard of before.

I just finished editing the wedding project from H_LL and when I went to export it, my final project had 72 instances of dropped frames, all about 10 frames at a time. I reverted back to a earlier saved version, and it is now in all, I repeat all of the source footage.

Anybody hear of this? All I can guess is that since I am using external drives, they have been dropped somewhere in the transfer.

Please reply with some ideas.
Thanks buddies!

Bryon <><

I am getting ready to shoot a series of DVD devotional videos, 42 to be exact. All of the videos will be on average 7-11 minutes in length. I will be shooting in a studio with 2 XL series cameras an one DVX model. I know I want my final project to be 16:9, with a cinematic feel. I have MAgic Bullet and will be using this to addsome color feel to it. When it comes to frame mode, should I use the camera's settings or should i use Cinema tools in FCP Studio? I'm thinking Post would be easier and better.

Now, please give me opinions, thoughts, and suggestions!

Thanks,
Bryon <><

Also, any great tips and techniques you have come up with for adding to the film feel in post would be wonderful!!

Well I just made the plunge and ordered a shiny new 17" MBPro and FCP. Should be in by the end of the week. Thanks in advance for all the help I am going to need with FC.

Jeff

I want to know if it is possible to capture 1080i as 720p. Here's my idea: capture 1080i via component cables into FCP using a custom capture setup (720p30, etc). I'm wondering because my main camera is a JVC HD100 (native 1280x720 resolution, square pixels). I want to know if I bought a Sony Z1u (1440x1080, rectangular pixels), if capturing via component would effectively capture the pixels as square. Setting the resolution to 1280 x 720 progressive would be easy. But... would it work? It would seem this would be easier on the cmputer's processing than scaling the 1080i in the timeline.

I am capturing Varicam footage off of the HD1200 deck through firewire and consistently get audio out of sync by 7 or 8 frames. It seems to me like I probably set something up incorrectly -- has anyone experienced this kind of consistent out of sync audio and is there some way to avoid it in the future? BTW, I am capturing 720p24 and having FCP remove the dupe frames.

mg