Best PPCC Capture Settings on a PC to edit in FCP on a Mac? at DVinfo.net

William N Zarvis · June 3rd, 2015, 05:32 PM

A friend gave me 6 hours of old Mini-DV tapes that he wants to edit on his Mac (he has no Mini-DV player/recorder). He also gave me a 2 terabyte hard drive to transfer these files to, once they are captured. I have a PC with Premiere Pro CC. What format and codec should I capture these tapes in that will be best for him to edit his footage? I don't work with macs so I'm fairly ignorant about their video codec needs.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks. :-)

William Hohauser · June 5th, 2015, 10:03 AM

Unless you can download the Quicktime ProRes codec for PC, which quite frankly I don't know if it enables capture, you can capture in the standard Premier DV codec. He will be able to play these files or convert them to QuickTime.

Pete Cofrancesco · June 5th, 2015, 12:44 PM

Capture as dv on the pc. He can import as is.

William N Zarvis · June 6th, 2015, 10:00 AM

Thanks guys! That's what I'll do!

June 3rd, 2015, 05:32 PM	#1
William N Zarvis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsfield, MA Posts: 86	Best PPCC Capture Settings on a PC to edit in FCP on a Mac? A friend gave me 6 hours of old Mini-DV tapes that he wants to edit on his Mac (he has no Mini-DV player/recorder). He also gave me a 2 terabyte hard drive to transfer these files to, once they are captured. I have a PC with Premiere Pro CC. What format and codec should I capture these tapes in that will be best for him to edit his footage? I don't work with macs so I'm fairly ignorant about their video codec needs. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. :-)

June 5th, 2015, 10:03 AM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Best PPCC Capture Settings on a PC to edit in FCP on a Mac? Unless you can download the Quicktime ProRes codec for PC, which quite frankly I don't know if it enables capture, you can capture in the standard Premier DV codec. He will be able to play these files or convert them to QuickTime. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation Last edited by William Hohauser; June 5th, 2015 at 02:40 PM.

June 5th, 2015, 12:44 PM	#3
Pete Cofrancesco Inner Circle Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,005	Re: Best PPCC Capture Settings on a PC to edit in FCP on a Mac? Capture as dv on the pc. He can import as is.

June 6th, 2015, 10:00 AM	#4
William N Zarvis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsfield, MA Posts: 86	Re: Best PPCC Capture Settings on a PC to edit in FCP on a Mac? Thanks guys! That's what I'll do!