Trouble with HDV Capture in FCP 5.1 at DVinfo.net

Karl Ellison · October 19th, 2006, 10:07 AM

Hello all

I'm losing hair and going very tired over this one. The problem? Ok.

I am capturing Hi Def footage from a Sony HVR-Z1E camera onto Final Cut pro 5.1. The hard ware is a spanking new Macbook Pro: 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo with 1GB DDR2 SDRAM. Presumably designed to work with the new Hi Def cameras.

The Problem?
Well, when I capture and drag the captured footage onto the time line on 'unlimited RT', a yello bar appears above the footage. I understand that. But what I don't understand is that the playhead judders over the footage and grinds to a halt. A dialogue box then appears which gives me a number of solutions: eg: try turning off Unlimited RT, etc, lower compression rate, etc. When I do this, and set it to 'Safe RT', the RED bar appears over the footage, which you probably know means that you can't view the picture because it needs rendering.

The computer I am running is surely fast enough to cope with Hi Def, isn't it? So what am I doing wrong?

I have the Audiio/Video Settings set to:
Sequence Preset: HDV - 1080i50
Capture Preset: HDV
Device Control Preset: Sony HDV 1080i50 Firewire
Video Playback: None
Audio Playback: Default

This all seems correct to me, but clearly it isn't.

PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE. I don't want to loose all of my hair.

Thank you.
Regards
Karl.
PS: I am happy to answer as many questions as you wish to deal out with this problem. And I really do appreciate all the help I can get.

Martin Mayer · October 19th, 2006, 10:14 AM

Hi Karl.

Are you capturing to your one (and only) internal System hard disk?

You really need a separate hard disk to hold video footage - so that would mean a FireWire connected external HD.

Nate Weaver · October 19th, 2006, 10:20 AM

Karl,

Your sequence settings are not identical to the footage you've captured. FCP is trying to convert your footage on the fly to something else (whatever the sequence is set to), and failing.

1-Delete the sequence you're working with now

2-Use the Easy Setup tool and choose whatever you shot your footage in.

3-Make a new sequence.

Sounds like you may have chosen the correct seq and capture settings AFTER the seq you were working in had been created...so the seq would be wrong.

Chris Hurd · October 19th, 2006, 10:40 AM

Thread title renamed from "Someone Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!" to "Trouble with HDV Capture in FCP 5.1"

Karl Ellison · October 28th, 2006, 04:32 AM

Thank you all for your help. I haven't yet been able to try these suggestions, but will do so when I am back in the office.

Kind Regards
Karl.
PS: I am using an exterlan Lacie Hard Drive.

October 19th, 2006, 10:07 AM	#1
Karl Ellison Tourist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 4	Trouble with HDV Capture in FCP 5.1 Hello all I'm losing hair and going very tired over this one. The problem? Ok. I am capturing Hi Def footage from a Sony HVR-Z1E camera onto Final Cut pro 5.1. The hard ware is a spanking new Macbook Pro: 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo with 1GB DDR2 SDRAM. Presumably designed to work with the new Hi Def cameras. The Problem? Well, when I capture and drag the captured footage onto the time line on 'unlimited RT', a yello bar appears above the footage. I understand that. But what I don't understand is that the playhead judders over the footage and grinds to a halt. A dialogue box then appears which gives me a number of solutions: eg: try turning off Unlimited RT, etc, lower compression rate, etc. When I do this, and set it to 'Safe RT', the RED bar appears over the footage, which you probably know means that you can't view the picture because it needs rendering. The computer I am running is surely fast enough to cope with Hi Def, isn't it? So what am I doing wrong? I have the Audiio/Video Settings set to: Sequence Preset: HDV - 1080i50 Capture Preset: HDV Device Control Preset: Sony HDV 1080i50 Firewire Video Playback: None Audio Playback: Default This all seems correct to me, but clearly it isn't. PLEASE HELP ME SOMEONE. I don't want to loose all of my hair. Thank you. Regards Karl. PS: I am happy to answer as many questions as you wish to deal out with this problem. And I really do appreciate all the help I can get.

October 19th, 2006, 10:14 AM	#2
Martin Mayer Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 416	Hi Karl. Are you capturing to your one (and only) internal System hard disk? You really need a separate hard disk to hold video footage - so that would mean a FireWire connected external HD. __________________ Martin at HeadSpin HD on Blu-ray

October 19th, 2006, 10:20 AM	#3
Nate Weaver Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 2,100	Karl, Your sequence settings are not identical to the footage you've captured. FCP is trying to convert your footage on the fly to something else (whatever the sequence is set to), and failing. 1-Delete the sequence you're working with now 2-Use the Easy Setup tool and choose whatever you shot your footage in. 3-Make a new sequence. Sounds like you may have chosen the correct seq and capture settings AFTER the seq you were working in had been created...so the seq would be wrong. __________________ My Work: nateweaver.net

October 19th, 2006, 10:40 AM	#4
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Thread title renamed from "Someone Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!" to "Trouble with HDV Capture in FCP 5.1" __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

October 28th, 2006, 04:32 AM	#5
Karl Ellison Tourist Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 4	HD/FCP probs Thank you all for your help. I haven't yet been able to try these suggestions, but will do so when I am back in the office. Kind Regards Karl. PS: I am using an exterlan Lacie Hard Drive.