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June 23rd, 2008, 07:54 PM | #1 |
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Correct Settings for HD capture
I'm going insane trying to capture HD footage from my (seldom used) XHA1.
Can someone please tell me the correct sequence settings for capturing HD into FCP 6.0. I've tried Easy Setup and just about everything else I can think of, with varying results. Sometimes I can communicate with the cam but get a "No video" message, and sometimes, I just cannot communicate with the camera at all. This is maddening because I have had it working before. It works perfectly with SD footage, so I assume it's just a setting I am missing. Many thanks, RES |
June 23rd, 2008, 10:51 PM | #2 |
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What you described was one of the fallbacks i saw on the HDV format - its not quite standard yet so you get this trouble in capturing and what not.
Anyways, I've worked with an XH A1 and one thing I do recall that made capturing a pain was the fact that the camera has an HD Downconvert feature. If this is turned on, turn it off so an HDV feed, rather SD, goes through firewire into final cut pro. I dont have an A1 on hand with me right now so I cant give you step by step directions on fixing this, but it should be in the manual. In FCP, easy set up should work just fine, but if not, go to your Audio/Video Settings and make sure the settings are as follows: - Capture Preset: HDV or HDV-Apple ProRes 422 (if you want to edit in prores. its limited to doing a straight capture.) - Device Control Preset: HDV Firewire. As far as the Sequence preset, this really depends on what kind of HDV you're working with (24F, 30F, or 60i in your case and working with the A1), but the beauty of FCP 6 is that it can match a sequence timeline based on the clip you'll be placing in it. Hope that helps. -Ryan |
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With the fireire unplugged, change the menu settings to download HD instead of SD. Connect everything up again and it should work.
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June 24th, 2008, 05:56 AM | #4 |
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Make sure you connect your cam via firewire and let the electric run
through to your computer before connecting your external hardware and consequently open up FCP. |
June 24th, 2008, 06:39 AM | #5 |
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Ron,
Also take a look at Andrew Balis' article for further explanations and some downloadable capture presets. http://edu.moviola.com/hdv_prores Bill |
June 24th, 2008, 08:10 AM | #6 |
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Sorted - thanks
Thanks everyone - problem solved.
Easy Setup didn't seem to do a complete job, I had to go to AUDIO/VIDEO settings and set everything correctly there. Sequence Preset - HDV 1080i60 Capture Preset - HDV Device Control - HDV Firewire Once I did that - everything worked beautifully. Ron |
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June 25th, 2008, 12:33 AM | #8 |
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That's a feature you can turn on or off. If you choose, I believe you can get the whole tape onto one clip. Don't quite remember where you customize that but I'm sure you can find it in the manual under 'capture'.
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Okay, cool. I'm just now upgrading to HD, so I'm trying to learn all of this. Having hundreds of tiny clips might turn out to be a good thing, or it might not, so I was a bit concerned. Thanks for the response.
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June 26th, 2008, 05:29 AM | #10 |
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Travis, having the clips broken up has always worked for me, as it saves me having to effectively do it in post. It helps me be organised so when I get to compiling an edit I know what I've got to with (I'll ofter rename each clip so I know what's in it, and can then sort them into bins). Of course it's up to you how you work, and what works for you.
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Premier elements only splits the clips in SD, and I'd got used to working that way - then either renaming the clips according to their subject, or modifying the name if I needed to keep them in sequential order. Unfotunately it doesn't split clips in HD - you have to do it manually. Now I've got used to it, I don't mind so much. It's like going back to basics, and really looking at the footage to decide where YOU want to start and end each clip.
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