Audio in capture preview?

Imovie 8.0.6
Upon import there is no audio to preview while importing. This makes it difficult to know exactly when to stop and start the capture.
Somebody said the term skimming in one thread but I wasn't sure if that was the same issue? Is skimming the same as capturing and/or importing in Imovie terminology>?
Thanks for any pointers.

This is odd. Ever since I made this post I have been getting replies to my inbox for every single thread in the apple forums except this one. Did I accidentally check a box or something, and if so where do I turn that off?
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No Audio in Capture Preview Window

I don't have any audio while watching videos in the capture window BEFORE capturing them. I understand that FCE doesn't have audio DURING capture and the audio is there after it's captured, but I can't tell which video takes to capture without hearing the audio first before logging them for capture. When using FCP on my G5 I am able to hear the audio from the tapes prior to logging. Please advise. Thanks.

are you saying that this is just another thing that FCE doesn't do or is it a setting I need to fix?
It's, doesn't do.
Al

Imovie 08 vs Imovie 09 Audio in Capture?

Still on Imovie 09, budgets are tight in many places and upgrades are hard to come by.
I'm having the same issue with Imovie 09 as this guy was in Imovie 08
https://discussions.apple.com/message/6688382?messageID=6688382
One guy "Winston Churchill" said it was not logical to hear the audio on capture anymore.
Several responses said that it made no sense to have no audio on capture (preview).
To those others I would agree. To Churchill I would ask, why would it be illogical to hear audio while capturing your footage?
You need to hear any audio drops, static hits on mics, speakers are better (hopefully) than they are on a person's camera, many people listen for audio cues while capturing.
Why is it "simply not logical anymore" to hear audio on capture?
I love Apple, but that does not mean I would defend a bad choice in a program just because it's from a company I prefer. We need audio preview man.
As for listening to it on the camera when I am capturing back, I'll have to do that. But it sure would be nice to have it in the program itself.

'capture' isn't real-time anymore (as was in iMHD6 + tape).
you can preview/'pre-hear' the clip in the capture window.
but no need to hear anything on import - would be silly fast.-
when the whole clip is imported and converted into editable format, you can hear, keyword, select and edit it ... or, as in the linked thread, use the audio only.

Getting the following message on Final Cut Express "audio only capture selected video preview disabled" how can I get the video capture back?

I'm getting the following message on screen when attempting to capture video "audio only capture selected, video preview disabled." How can I get the view preview back?

FCE doesn't allow for audio only capture, it's in a twist somewhere.
Try trashing the FCE preferences.
Al

Monitoring and previewing audio while capturing HDV

I have seen this discussion in the thread but there is no solution.
When capturing HDV via firewire, the audio is being previewed. This didn't used to happen. Is there a way to turn this off so that I can use other programs with sound like itunes? I can't find any way of doing this.
Any solution?

so that I can use other programs with sound like itunes..
Buy another computer and use that for iTunes. Seriously.
If you start dedicating CPU cycles and RAM to listening to music while capturing, you are asking for trouble. Dropped frames, glitches, messed up files (pick one or more)
Yes, there is another way -uncheck the audio preview button.
Message was edited by: Nick Holmes because I am an idiot who cannot spel

Unable to monitor audio during capture

I'm using FCP6 to capture footage shot with a JVC GY-HD100U at HDV 720p24. I'm using a JVC BR-HD50 deck to capture from, connected to my MacPro 3 GHz quad via firewire.
In the Audio/Video Setting dialog box, the Sequence Preset is "HDV 720P24". My Capture Preset is "HDV", Device Control Preset "HDV FireWire". Video Playback shows "[Missing] Apple Firewire NTSC (720 x 480)" and offers only the options of None and Digital Cinema Desktop Preview–Main as alternate choices. Both HDV options are greyed out. The Audio Playback option is set to Default.
With this setup, controlling the deck remotely from the capture window, I get video but no audio. The only audio I get is when the deck is connected to my video monitor and I use it to monitor the output of the deck. The audio is there when I play back the clips after capture but I cannot monitor the sound with the computer's speakers. If I go to the A/V Devices tab, under Video, it shows the same "[Missing] Apple Firewire NTSC (720 x 480) with the same choices described above, and the Options button next to it doesn't do anything.
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Keith
Message was edited by: Keith R Thompson

Keith,
For whatever reason (perhaps the intense processor needs) HDV does not allow you to monitor your audio during capture. The computer just will not do it. What I have done, if I really want to hear what's happening durning capture, is plug my speakers into the headphone jack of my XL H1. Due to the processing that's going on, the audio "lags" behind the video by a couple of seconds.
I'm pretty sure this is not a setup problem, but just a limitation due to the nature of your format.
Hope that helps!
~Luke

SETTING to hear AUDIO while CAPTURING?

Hi...
(another) silly settings question.
How can I hear audio while capturing from my HDV deck?
When capturing from a DV device (a camera), the 'preview' box enabled me to monitor the audio from the tape while either screening it or when capturing it.
I don't see that 'preview' box as an option in the HDV log and caputure window.
Although I'm capturing audio from the HDV source, I can't hear it while it's loading. It's a little annoying as I'd like to be able to hear the tape as a way to decide if it's even worth capturing.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mark

We're here all week, try the liver.
I've always been a believer in monitoring in the signal chain. Granted I don't work much with HDV-- but monitoring what is going into and out of the computer, rather than relying on the computer's built in audio seems to be the way to go. Then you know what's coming off the tape, and what's going back down to the tape.

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When I log and capture, the video is there, and the audio tracks "show up", however, the audio cannot be heard during capture (previewed), nor is it heard when I export the movie using QuickTime conversion.
I exported the file as a QT movie and played it back in QT, and of course, no audio.
Which switch have I not thrown here?
Thanks
JD

OK, I suppose it would help to know the details to provide a proper analysis of the situation.
1) Canopus 100 is connected to vcr through the s-video input, and the audio is going in through the standard mini-jack interface.
2) FCP Capture Settings are:
Device Control: Non-Controllable Device
Capture/Input: DV NTSC 48 KHz Copy
Scratch Disk Free Space = 852.3 GB
3) The audio tracks "show up" when I do a capture...meaning, there are 2 tracks placed in the timeline. I can view some audio activity in the Waveform Monitor, but I do not actually hear any audio.
On that note, audio plays fine when capturing video from my Sony PD150.
Also, when using the same set up with the Canopus using iMovie, the audio previews, captures, and plays back just fine.
Thanks again. Any additional info needed just let me know. I really appreciate it!
JD

Disabled video in Capture Preview area

I just added a MacBook Pro as an in-the-field companion to my G5 for HDV video. With the MacBook Pro, I am also using an external drive (LaCie/FW800). I set all the device preferences to match my G5 and the Sony Z1U cameras I use.
But when I go to capture on the MacBook Pro, I do not see any video in the Capture Preview area - no picture, no black, no bars, just gray. The controls work and it does actually capture the video/audio but I have to use the camera's LCD screen to watch when I'm doing it.
I've read some posts on the forum that seem to indicate that there is a problem with the MacBook Pro when you are using both a FW400 from the camera and a FW800 to an external drive.
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Indeed I could work with the XM2 without the HD connected.
But I also have an old Sony PCR-100 that works great together with the FireWire800-HD.
So it's not a general bug of the two FireWire-ports but a bug with the software-support of my Canon-Camera.
Is there any way to report bugs to Apple? A few years ago there was a page that I can't find anymore. Or aren't they interested in bugs anymore?

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Does anyone know how to mute the audio when capturing HDV. The preview check box is only available when capturing dv. I'd like to be able to use the computer's sound for other things while capturing

Hi Ian, actually there is no "Preview" button in the HDV specific Log and Capture window (which is different from the normal Log and Capture window) so there is no way to mute the audio passthrough when capturing HDV.
Sabapp, asking for an update here is futile, you are talking only to other users. If you want to send feedback, report bugs, make feature requests etc then you should do so on the feedback page here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html
Best
Andy

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Okay, have done some testing and found some interesting things.
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Final Cut Express: No audio when capturing from camcorder

When capturing video from my "Sony TRV 18" digital camcorder and a Canon ZR500 digital camcorder
into Final Cut Express 4.0.1 via fire wire to my scratch disk - a LaCie external hard drive -
I get the video in my browser but it has no accompanying audio.
When I move a captured clip from the browser to the viewer and time line, the video shows up, but (1) there is no accompanying audio shown in the audio time line, (2) no audio can be heard and (3) the audio meters show no action.
My Easy Setup settings for audio match my camera audio settings.
I've used different firewires between the camera and the scratch disk. Still the same.
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I use an IMac with OSX 10.6.5 with 266 GHz intel Core i5.
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Hi Sid
I get the video in my browser but it has no accompanying audio.
YES - This is the way FinalCut Express AND Pro works !
If You need the audio - Then You connect a small set of speakers to Your miniDV Camera
(headphone out)
alt. if no phono-out on Camera is to connect a small TV to the Camera analog way
and here You can both see and hear during Capture
(BTW - Connecting a small TV (or if §§§§§ is no problem a reference monitor
§5-10,000 or even more) is a Very good way of keeping Quality control during
editing process. Eg Transitions, audio levels, color fidelity etc. I do and the
ref monitor are well compared to my final DVDs.)
There are NO WAY that You can monitor audio during Capture in any FinalCut versions !
Yours (been there and done that - or as said in Sweden "butted Your head at it") Bengt W

A way to adjust audio when capturing video?

I transfered some video/audio and am having distortion in some audio.
The original audio does not peak and when I captured it in Premiere CS6, it is not peaking out, but when I play back, I can hear occasional distortion. The video is up at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNNgJiZMrRA
Does this sound like it is overmodulating or is something else happening?
Is there a way to adjust audio when capturing audio or is it a straight feed? Wondering if I can lower the audio input to try to fix.
thanks in advance for your help,
Charlie

How are you capturing the content? Because in my experince premiere doesn't have a way to adjust the audio levels of what your capturing. However if you post how you are capturing the footage in more detail I might be able to help. Please tell me exactly how you have everything hooked up.
For example if you have the camera hooked straight to the computer or if you're using a capture card if so what kind. Some capture cards have audio gain settings which might be causing the issue. Also some decks and cameras have audio playback volume settings which can also cause audio to be sent to premiere louder than what it started as. So if you give more detail I may be able to offer some sort of help.
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Cant hear audio while capturing

Hi
When I capture video & audio, i cant hear the audio from my source. However, the audio is captured and embedded in the clip when i look at it after the capture.
Do i have to turn on some monitoring function of some sort maybe?
Im capturing with an Black Magic card via SDI Embedded Audio.
Maybe someone have a clue.
//Lukasz

We're here all week, try the liver.
I've always been a believer in monitoring in the signal chain. Granted I don't work much with HDV-- but monitoring what is going into and out of the computer, rather than relying on the computer's built in audio seems to be the way to go. Then you know what's coming off the tape, and what's going back down to the tape.

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