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Robert Bale · March 23rd, 2010, 08:25 PM

Hi I have a problem capturing video from a sony Z1P, eg, the footage has lot of short takes, it plays fine in the camera, but when i capture it in FCP, It keeps dropping in and out, even if i tell the software, to capture in 1 take not time code break, or start stop points, so other than FCP and i movie is there any other capture utility ???

Christopher Drews · March 24th, 2010, 04:01 AM

If you're using firewire than pretty much no, unless you have access to Adobe Premiere, ect. Also, you could look at the free application called image capture.

The other option and the preferred one is to capture via a capture card (ie - AJA or BlackMagic). This will allow for capture now without timecode breaks.

-C

Gabor Maly · March 24th, 2010, 05:23 AM

Rob,

Not sure what you mean by "but when i capture it in FCP, It keeps dropping in and out"
Can you pls clarify to see if you are referring to time code break issues.

Are you capturing to HDV format? Have you tried Apple pro res?

Cheers

William Hohauser · March 24th, 2010, 10:07 AM

HDV>ProRes capture works better but it still will find an occasional odd place to split the file. The slightly unwieldy combo of DVHSCap and ClipWrap works better for me. Do a search here about how to use them or MPEGStreamclip.

March 23rd, 2010, 08:25 PM	#1
Robert Bale Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: australia Posts: 407	capture other than FCP Hi I have a problem capturing video from a sony Z1P, eg, the footage has lot of short takes, it plays fine in the camera, but when i capture it in FCP, It keeps dropping in and out, even if i tell the software, to capture in 1 take not time code break, or start stop points, so other than FCP and i movie is there any other capture utility ??? __________________ Rob. www.rpbproductions.com robert@rpbproductions.com HD101/G5 Mac/4gig Ram/1TB HDD/30" Cinema Display/FCP.

March 24th, 2010, 10:07 AM	#4
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	HDV>ProRes capture works better but it still will find an occasional odd place to split the file. The slightly unwieldy combo of DVHSCap and ClipWrap works better for me. Do a search here about how to use them or MPEGStreamclip. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

March 24th, 2010, 04:01 AM	#2
Christopher Drews Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	If you're using firewire than pretty much no, unless you have access to Adobe Premiere, ect. Also, you could look at the free application called image capture. The other option and the preferred one is to capture via a capture card (ie - AJA or BlackMagic). This will allow for capture now without timecode breaks. -C

March 24th, 2010, 05:23 AM	#3
Gabor Maly New Boot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hungary Posts: 14	Rob, Not sure what you mean by "but when i capture it in FCP, It keeps dropping in and out" Can you pls clarify to see if you are referring to time code break issues. Are you capturing to HDV format? Have you tried Apple pro res? Cheers