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September 17th, 2008, 07:30 PM | #1 |
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Cannot Capture into FCP
I know this has been discussed much, but I don't understand why I USED to be able to capture from the HV30, and now for some reason i can't. On three different it doesn't work, with iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Capture Magic. Does anyone have any suggestions? My A1 is not working at the moment and this is the reason i bought this damn HV30. Do i need to send it in?
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September 18th, 2008, 03:20 AM | #2 |
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Try to reset the camera, there's a reset button behind the battery.
However, yeah, I have seen many, many, threads with people not being able to capture on FCP, and others can, and others who could but then they couldn't. It seems like a bug on the Mac side, if I was to speculate. |
September 20th, 2008, 10:32 AM | #3 |
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yeah i know i already reset it=[ Damn, ill have to run more tests!
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September 24th, 2008, 05:17 AM | #4 |
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Easy Setup
When I first started using the HV30 with FCP (FCS-2), it drove me nuts trying to get the two to communicate with each other. Of course, having a jillion choices under Easy Setup didn't help. Anyway, here's what works for me:
Camcorder is in HDV mode, set the Easy Setup in FCP to: HDV - 1080i60 FireWire Basic. Camcorder set to output DV mode, set Easy Setup to: DV-NTSC Firewire Basic. Also, check the HV30 menu to make sure it's set for the correct output.
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September 30th, 2008, 06:00 PM | #5 |
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what do you mean set for the right output? sorry to be kinda stupid, but can u explain a lil more about that, i look through the menu's on the HV30 and i dont see much to change the output besides the playback STD. which is blacked out when connected to final cut, weird.
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October 4th, 2008, 12:42 PM | #6 |
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Playback STD is 'blacked out' anytime a cable is in the HV30's HDV/DV terminal. Page 42 of the manual: "The DV output cannot be changed while a DV cable is connected to the HDV/DV terminal." Remove the cable and Playback STD becomes active again. So, first make sure you're in the correct record mode: In the REC/IN SETUP menu, choose the video standard: HDV, HDV(PF24), HDV(PF30), DV(WIDE) or DV(NORMAL) Next, in the PLAY/OUT SETUP1 menu in the PLAYBACK STD window (when the HV30 doesn't have a firewire cable connected to it) there are three choices: AUTO, HDV and DV. If you've made both HDV and DV recordings on the same tape, the AUTO setting automatically switches playback from one format to the other. In the HDV or DV setting, only recordings made in the selected mode will play back. In the PLAY/OUT SETUP2 menu check to ensure 'HDV/DV' is selected. If 'DV DV LOCKED' is selected, everything recorded in HDV will be output as DV. Finally, as I mentioned in the earlier post, use the FCP Easy Setup to match the HV30's output. If you set 'HDV' in the REC/IN SETUP menu, and 'Auto' and 'HDV/DV' in the PLAY/OUT SETUP1 and 2 menus, then the FCP Easy Setup would be 'HDV-1080i60' Firewire Basic' A couple other reasons why the HV30 or any digital camcorder won't communicate with a video editing program: The camcorder is in the Record mode rather than the Play mode, or, could be a bad firewire cable.
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October 5th, 2008, 09:10 AM | #7 | |
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Excellent instructions, Tom.
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DV REC MODE (currently set to "SP") DV AUDIO (currently set to "12bit") AV->DV (currently set to "off") FILE NOS. (currenlty set to "-->") There is nowhere to select HDV or HDV(PF24) or any of the other settings you mentioned. I'm very curious about this because I've been able to capture from my HV30, but now that I'm trying to output back to tape I can't get it to work. |
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October 6th, 2008, 05:26 AM | #9 |
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Hi Travis -- I'm at my day job right now, so I don't have the camera handy to check this out. But, if memory serves correctly, the camcorder selector wheel has to be in the Record position, not the Play position, for that menu to show up.
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October 6th, 2008, 12:46 PM | #10 |
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Okay, that makes more sense. I've been shooting in 24F on my HV30 and A1's, and have edited a project and I need to output back to tape. I can't seem to find a way to use the HV30 for this. Is it possible?
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Probably most everyone reading that knew what I meant, but it wasn't until several hours later I was looking at the HV30 and clearly printed on the back are the words CAMERA and PLAY, not RECORD and PLAY.
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