cant see footage new jvc gy-100 in FCP5 at DVinfo.net

David Slingerland · August 10th, 2005, 03:19 PM

I am having some problems capturing footage from the jvc GY-HD-100 in to fcp5. The software will see my camera( i can control it) but not the footage, it remains black. So far I used hdv as capture but...
any ideas??/

Kevin Calumpit · August 10th, 2005, 04:36 PM

might need to get a HD capture card not recommeding any kind but one i have heard of is the AJA Kona 2(there are other cheaper ones) but i dont think you really need that. Hopefully someone else can help you with this kinda of thing.

Nate Schmidt · August 10th, 2005, 08:34 PM

David, do you see your footage playing back in the log and capture window at all, or is it just black when you capture?

Zach Mull · August 10th, 2005, 09:30 PM

David,
My guess is that you are having a QT 7 and/or Tiger problem. Check out this thread on the Apple FCP discussion: http://discussions.info.apple.com/we...Hb.1@.68b24d63.

If you are running FCP 5 on 10.3.9 then all you need to do is use the QuickTime 6.5.2 reinstaller and it should fix the problem (hopefully you don't need Apple's H.264 codec for the moment). I did this today on an old G4, and it fixed the same problem you are describing. If you're on Tiger then check that thread and get back to being productive. Good luck.

Edit: Incidentally, you do not need a Kona 2 or any other capture card for native HDV. It uses that tricky interframe compresssion so you don't have to deal with high data rates unless you want to.

David Slingerland · August 11th, 2005, 06:20 AM

I am doing 10.3.9 and I do have quicktime pro 7, the capture window is black I see no footage at all. The thing is it worked well with the new sony hd camcorder so why not for jvc?

Boyd Ostroff · August 15th, 2005, 07:38 AM

I was just reading about this on Apple's FCP support forum. Evidently FCP 5 does not support JVC's short GOP HDV format. The suggestion was to use Lumiere HD as a work-around.

So if this is correct, FCP 5 is not compatible with the new JVC camera without a third party add-on. Can anyone else confirm this?

Matthew Redmond · August 15th, 2005, 11:28 PM

From my experience with the HD101 FCP5 will only see 720p HDV footage recorded at 30p. It does not see 25p, nor probably 24p (etc) as it currently stands. From what I have heard there are new updates in the works to solve this problem, but no indication as to when they will be released. Educated guess suggests at least another week or two.

August 10th, 2005, 03:19 PM	#1
David Slingerland Major Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soest ,Holland Posts: 307	cant see footage new jvc gy-100 in FCP5 I am having some problems capturing footage from the jvc GY-HD-100 in to fcp5. The software will see my camera( i can control it) but not the footage, it remains black. So far I used hdv as capture but... any ideas??/ __________________ D.Slingerland director/cameraman http://www.slingerlandproductions.nl

August 10th, 2005, 08:34 PM	#3
Nate Schmidt Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Welland ON Posts: 515	More Details Please David, do you see your footage playing back in the log and capture window at all, or is it just black when you capture? __________________ "We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty."

August 11th, 2005, 06:20 AM	#5
David Slingerland Major Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soest ,Holland Posts: 307	I am doing 10.3.9 and I do have quicktime pro 7, the capture window is black I see no footage at all. The thing is it worked well with the new sony hd camcorder so why not for jvc? __________________ D.Slingerland director/cameraman http://www.slingerlandproductions.nl

August 10th, 2005, 04:36 PM	#2
Kevin Calumpit Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Marcos, CALIFORNIA Posts: 103	might need to get a HD capture card not recommeding any kind but one i have heard of is the AJA Kona 2(there are other cheaper ones) but i dont think you really need that. Hopefully someone else can help you with this kinda of thing.

August 10th, 2005, 09:30 PM	#4
Zach Mull Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 273	David, My guess is that you are having a QT 7 and/or Tiger problem. Check out this thread on the Apple FCP discussion: http://discussions.info.apple.com/we...Hb.1@.68b24d63. If you are running FCP 5 on 10.3.9 then all you need to do is use the QuickTime 6.5.2 reinstaller and it should fix the problem (hopefully you don't need Apple's H.264 codec for the moment). I did this today on an old G4, and it fixed the same problem you are describing. If you're on Tiger then check that thread and get back to being productive. Good luck. Edit: Incidentally, you do not need a Kona 2 or any other capture card for native HDV. It uses that tricky interframe compresssion so you don't have to deal with high data rates unless you want to.

August 15th, 2005, 07:38 AM	#6
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,797	I was just reading about this on Apple's FCP support forum. Evidently FCP 5 does not support JVC's short GOP HDV format. The suggestion was to use Lumiere HD as a work-around. So if this is correct, FCP 5 is not compatible with the new JVC camera without a third party add-on. Can anyone else confirm this?

August 15th, 2005, 11:28 PM	#7
Matthew Redmond Rocket Rentals Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 15	From my experience with the HD101 FCP5 will only see 720p HDV footage recorded at 30p. It does not see 25p, nor probably 24p (etc) as it currently stands. From what I have heard there are new updates in the works to solve this problem, but no indication as to when they will be released. Educated guess suggests at least another week or two.