Non-Mac User Question at DVinfo.net

Michael W. Niece · January 22nd, 2007, 01:56 PM

Is Final Cut Pro (or other "standard" Mac apps) capable of capturing 4 channels of DV audio at once? I'm a PC user stuck with Adobe Premiere (which can't do it) and am thinking of converting to Mac. Not being able to get all 4 channels of audio at once in Premiere has always been a problem for me, and using other programs to do it really kills the streamline for my editing.

Thanks.

-Michael

Jeff Krepner · January 22nd, 2007, 04:04 PM

Michael, I did a search on the forums and looks like you can. I haven't tried it personally, so perhaps someone else can hop in. I'm pretty new to FCP and not in front of my machine at the moment.

http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...light=channels

Shane Ross · January 22nd, 2007, 11:42 PM

The latest version of QT and FCP supports 4 channels of audio capture.

Bill Davis · January 23rd, 2007, 12:48 AM

I may be reading you wrong, if so, ignore this.

But if you've talking about 4 track recording mode in DV capture on a low-end camcorder, be careful you're not reducing your audio sampling rate from 48Khz down to 32Khz or lower.

Non DV standard (2-channel 48Khz) sampled audio has caused more timeline screwups among guys I've helped in the past 6 years than ANY other single problem.

(OTOH, if you're doing double system or something like A/D capture from Digibeta via SDI or Fiber Channel with concurrent 4-channel audio - then never mind!)

January 22nd, 2007, 01:56 PM	#1
Michael W. Niece Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 65	Non-Mac User Question Is Final Cut Pro (or other "standard" Mac apps) capable of capturing 4 channels of DV audio at once? I'm a PC user stuck with Adobe Premiere (which can't do it) and am thinking of converting to Mac. Not being able to get all 4 channels of audio at once in Premiere has always been a problem for me, and using other programs to do it really kills the streamline for my editing. Thanks. -Michael __________________ May the best days of your past be the worst day of your future.

January 22nd, 2007, 04:04 PM	#2
Jeff Krepner Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Timonium, MD Posts: 142	Michael, I did a search on the forums and looks like you can. I haven't tried it personally, so perhaps someone else can hop in. I'm pretty new to FCP and not in front of my machine at the moment. http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.ph...light=channels

January 22nd, 2007, 11:42 PM	#3
Shane Ross Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 539	The latest version of QT and FCP supports 4 channels of audio capture.

January 23rd, 2007, 12:48 AM	#4
Bill Davis Trustee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Posts: 1,538	I may be reading you wrong, if so, ignore this. But if you've talking about 4 track recording mode in DV capture on a low-end camcorder, be careful you're not reducing your audio sampling rate from 48Khz down to 32Khz or lower. Non DV standard (2-channel 48Khz) sampled audio has caused more timeline screwups among guys I've helped in the past 6 years than ANY other single problem. (OTOH, if you're doing double system or something like A/D capture from Digibeta via SDI or Fiber Channel with concurrent 4-channel audio - then never mind!)