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Brandon Whiteside · February 19th, 2009, 01:58 AM

Hey!

Quick question. Canon XL2: Can I use it as the bridge between Final Cut and my external viewing monitor without causing extraneous head damage or anything? I plan on using in "VCR" mode and without a tape when I do this. Thanks!

Greg Boston · February 19th, 2009, 04:32 AM

Yes, you can use it as an analog pass through device for monitoring. A lot of mini-dv cameras can do this.

-gb-

Brandon Whiteside · February 19th, 2009, 06:43 PM

As I do understand that it is physically possible, My question is that does this put any extra wear on the camera?

John Miller · February 20th, 2009, 06:55 AM

No tape = no wear (!)

Daniel Epstein · February 20th, 2009, 02:52 PM

It might even help the electronics to have some use as not all gear like to sit for long periods waiting to be turned. Just make sure you don't let anything burn into the viewfinder if you leave it on for extended periods of time

Brandon Whiteside · February 20th, 2009, 07:00 PM

Yeah, I won't even have the viewfinder attached.

Anyways, I have gotten it to work! One small issue. When I play back a clip in FCP in the viewer or the timeline, the image plays back on the screen just fine, but the viewer/timeline window freezes. Once I stop playback, the image on the viewer/timeline matches up to the last frame played back. What's the deal?

Shaun Roemich · February 20th, 2009, 07:44 PM

It's a tick box in one of the preferences that says something like Mirror on Desktop During Print to Tape. I don't have FCP open or else I'd go find it for you.

Brandon Whiteside · February 20th, 2009, 10:05 PM

Great! I'll search for it when iI get home!!

Last and final question! How would I go about stretching the image to correctly display on the monitor? Its a 4x3 monitor with a 16x9 image. The image fills the entire screen.

Brandon Whiteside · February 21st, 2009, 12:29 AM

Scratch that! I asked too quickly! I'm good! Thanks everyone.

February 19th, 2009, 01:58 AM	#1
Brandon Whiteside Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Camera as output device Hey! Quick question. Canon XL2: Can I use it as the bridge between Final Cut and my external viewing monitor without causing extraneous head damage or anything? I plan on using in "VCR" mode and without a tape when I do this. Thanks!

February 20th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#7
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	It's a tick box in one of the preferences that says something like Mirror on Desktop During Print to Tape. I don't have FCP open or else I'd go find it for you. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

February 19th, 2009, 04:32 AM	#2
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Yes, you can use it as an analog pass through device for monitoring. A lot of mini-dv cameras can do this. -gb-

February 19th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#3
Brandon Whiteside Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	As I do understand that it is physically possible, My question is that does this put any extra wear on the camera?

February 20th, 2009, 06:55 AM	#4
John Miller Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hillsborough, NC, USA Posts: 968	No tape = no wear (!)

February 20th, 2009, 02:52 PM	#5
Daniel Epstein Trustee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,267	It might even help the electronics to have some use as not all gear like to sit for long periods waiting to be turned. Just make sure you don't let anything burn into the viewfinder if you leave it on for extended periods of time

February 20th, 2009, 07:00 PM	#6
Brandon Whiteside Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Yeah, I won't even have the viewfinder attached. Anyways, I have gotten it to work! One small issue. When I play back a clip in FCP in the viewer or the timeline, the image plays back on the screen just fine, but the viewer/timeline window freezes. Once I stop playback, the image on the viewer/timeline matches up to the last frame played back. What's the deal?

February 20th, 2009, 10:05 PM	#8
Brandon Whiteside Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Great! I'll search for it when iI get home!! Last and final question! How would I go about stretching the image to correctly display on the monitor? Its a 4x3 monitor with a 16x9 image. The image fills the entire screen.

February 21st, 2009, 12:29 AM	#9
Brandon Whiteside Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 46	Scratch that! I asked too quickly! I'm good! Thanks everyone.