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Britt Cyrus · September 16th, 2006, 07:38 PM

I have been reading that MPEGSTREAMCLIP can be used to capture 720p 24p footage to be used in FCP. I have MPEGSTREAMCLIP but whats the process for captureing? FCP doesn't rcognize the camera so how do I get the footage from the camera into MPEGSTREAMCLIP?

Maybe I am missing the obvious, but I can't figure this out.

Please help.

Thanks

BC

David Knaggs · September 16th, 2006, 09:36 PM

Hi Britt.

You can use DVHSCap to capture. Use the search function and you will find numerous threads concerning the use of DVHSCap and MPEG Streamclip in both this forum and the "Final Cut for HD/HDV" forum.

Paolo Ciccone · September 16th, 2006, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Britt Cyrus

I have been reading that MPEGSTREAMCLIP can be used to capture 720p 24p footage to be used in FCP.

The stream coming from the camera is an MPEG2 Transport stream (.m2t), MPEG Streamclip can be used to *convert* .m2t files to standard QT .mov files. The capture process has to be done by another program. You can use HDVxDV (payment) or DVHSCap. The latter is part of the FireWire SDK from Apple (http://developer.apple.com/sdk/) Just install the SDK and forget about the other apps. Drag the DVHSCap app to your Dock or desktop and you can start capturing with it.

Britt Cyrus · September 17th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Paolo,
thanks a million. I just captured 720p 24p and imported to FCP.

takes 2 extra steps but I can do it!!

THANKS!

Eric Kome · November 9th, 2006, 02:44 PM

so, when using MPEG Streamclip with HDV 720p30 footage, when exporting to QT, i'm assuming under Compression, I'd select "Apple HDV 720p30", with quaility set to "100%".

Editing in FCP 5.

i have to capture a lot of footage this way, so want to make sure i have it right before getting hours into this. any other settings i should make? other recommendations? I unchecked the "interlaced Scaling" and "reinterlace chroma" check boxes.

Tim Dashwood · November 9th, 2006, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Kome

so, when using MPEG Streamclip with HDV 720p30 footage, when exporting to QT, i'm assuming under Compression, I'd select "Apple HDV 720p30", with quaility set to "100%".
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Not quite. MPeg Streamclip re-encodes during the "export" process, so selecting the HDV 720P30 codec will re-encode your existing HDV into HDV AGAIN.

I recommend using Apple Intermediate Codec. It is an all "I-frame" codec that is indistinguishable from the original, and the data rate is only about double of HDV.

However, since you shot 720P30, you really don't need to go through all of this extra work. FCP5 fully supports 720P30 HDV natively. Just set your easy setup to HDV 720p30 and you are set. You can log and capture with TC just like DV.

William Hohauser · November 9th, 2006, 07:24 PM

One item to make sure is that MPEGStreamclip is set to 23.98 fps when converting HDV 24p. You'll have to manually type it in otherwise it defaults to 60p and creates a huge file in the process.

September 16th, 2006, 07:38 PM	#1
Britt Cyrus New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	Mpegstreamclip?? I have been reading that MPEGSTREAMCLIP can be used to capture 720p 24p footage to be used in FCP. I have MPEGSTREAMCLIP but whats the process for captureing? FCP doesn't rcognize the camera so how do I get the footage from the camera into MPEGSTREAMCLIP? Maybe I am missing the obvious, but I can't figure this out. Please help. Thanks BC

November 9th, 2006, 02:44 PM	#5
Eric Kome Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 45	1st time with MPEG Streamclip so, when using MPEG Streamclip with HDV 720p30 footage, when exporting to QT, i'm assuming under Compression, I'd select "Apple HDV 720p30", with quaility set to "100%". Editing in FCP 5. i have to capture a lot of footage this way, so want to make sure i have it right before getting hours into this. any other settings i should make? other recommendations? I unchecked the "interlaced Scaling" and "reinterlace chroma" check boxes.

November 9th, 2006, 07:24 PM	#7
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	One item to make sure is that MPEGStreamclip is set to 23.98 fps when converting HDV 24p. You'll have to manually type it in otherwise it defaults to 60p and creates a huge file in the process. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 16th, 2006, 09:36 PM	#2
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	Hi Britt. You can use DVHSCap to capture. Use the search function and you will find numerous threads concerning the use of DVHSCap and MPEG Streamclip in both this forum and the "Final Cut for HD/HDV" forum.

September 17th, 2006, 11:27 AM	#4
Britt Cyrus New Boot Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	Paolo, thanks a million. I just captured 720p 24p and imported to FCP. takes 2 extra steps but I can do it!! THANKS!