Broadcast Recording Question

OK, sorry if this is off topic, but technically I am using FCP to put this current project together. (that counts right??)
Anyway, my question stems from a client about the possibility of getting a broadcast of a town-hall meeting on their local television station recorded, then digitized and edited for the web in FCP. I would assume you could do this with a capture card, which I personally would do, but the client is far away and wants to record the broadcast themselves - needless to say, they aren't very tech savvy. They are wondering if it would be prudent to purchase a DVR, record to that and then find a way to send me the files for editing in FCP. Or perhaps just record to a VHS and then send me the tape. I told them that I don't think that is possible/legal to go this route.
Can anyone give some advice here? If a client asked you if they could record a government town hall meeting on their local cable channel so that it could be edited into a non-profit production to be put on their website, what would you say? I have very little experience with this um.....workflow. Once again, sorry if this is too far off topic, but I am getting desperate for at least some starting guidance. Thanks.

Before using this material in any way that might be deemed commercial use, your client should seek permission to use it from the copyright holder and the broadcaster.
Whatever you do, don't record it off air and just put it on the web without asking.
Who knows, the broadcaster might even give you a good quality tape to work from.

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Multi-track recording question
Hey, just need some help on multi tracking using audition, hope this is the right forum?
Wanted to know if anyone has a clue about assigning inputs from an audio interface to separate tracks on a recording program (ie: Adobe audition)
I record live with my band alot, and have every amp and the kit mic'd up, but how do i make it so that each microphone is recording to a different track on the PC?
My interface is an M audio fast track ultra, if that is of any use.
Any advice appreciated! Thanks!

FreeCT wrote:
Wanted to know if anyone has a clue about assigning inputs from an audio interface to separate tracks on a recording program (ie: Adobe audition). I record live with my band alot, and have every amp and the kit mic'd up, but how do i make it so that each microphone is recording to a different track on the PC?
In Audition, assuming that you can see all of the inputs available in the Hardware Setup, you find the right-facing arrow (input assign) on each track in MV's Main view, and you click on the box it's pointing to, go to Mono, and select the input you want for that particular track. The mono ones say [01M], [02M], etc. If you want to record a stereo track, then select the Stereo option where the inputs are paired and say [01S] et seq. This would have input 1 as left, input 2 as right.
If you can't see all of the inputs available, try selecting the ASIO driver in Hardware Setup...

Hi I want to broadcast recorded video using flash encoder?

Hi I want to broadcast recorded video using flash encoder, or their is any other way for broadcating recorded media files as live tv?

Hi,
You can do server side play of the recorded media file. After that once any one connects to that application, that file will be played as live. Following is the code to do this:
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Quicktime Broadcaster intermittently stops broadcasting/recording video

I have been using QTB to broadcast and simultaneously record live events lasting about one hour.
I am using QTB installed on a Mac mini. An Elgato Turbo.264 HD device is used for encoding.
Video feed is from my Panasonic AGDVC30 camera. Audio is input from the microphone feed.
Most of the time this works without problem. But intermittently, for no apparent reason I find that the video feed "freezes" and that last frozen video frame is both recorded and broadcast as a still image in place of live video. The audio continues to be broadcast and recorded just fine. So as a final movie product I often have a few seconds of audio and video followed by an hours worth of audio superimposed on a static image.
I need help determining what is likely to be the cause of the loss of live video. Do I have my video broadcast parameters set too high? Am I overwhelming the processors in my Mac mini? I don't even know where to start to troubleshoot this problem.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
John

CMCSK wrote:
Have you read Broadcasters tutorial and FAQ website?
Ahhh, as a matter of fact I have. What's your point? If you have something in the way of help to offer I would appreciate it. Where in particular in the QTB tutorials and/or FAQ is there anything that deals with the question I've raised? If you could point me to such information then your input would be helpful.
I am quite familiar with the QTB technology. I've been successfully streaming live video for nearly a year. I have a specific new problem that I need help with. And as far as I can tell there is nothing in the Apple documentation that specifically addresses this problem. That is why I am here seeking help.
John

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I'm planning on recording a show that I am involved in with a Nokia Lumia 1020 (which I haven't actually got yet), but was wondering whether it's possible to use the 1020 as just a camcorder and live capture/save the video file to a laptop?
I've heard ways of doing it with a camcorder and live capturing it straight into Sony Vegas.
But getting a new phone sounds much better than getting a new camcorder or camera.
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Instructions:
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Fisrt Entrey
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TTL: 1/2 hour
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Hostname: @
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2. In the first entry, should there be so many spaces after the .com: t=y
3. What are carriage returns? (assuming spaces)

Hello,
but I don't understand anything else then you will use Godaddy.
What is the aim of this? Connecting an email domain to your internal network or about web services? Please be more specific in your description what you are trying to achieve.
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Greetings All,
I am trying to set up a live stream for both audio and video. It is more important that I configure audio first for podcasting. I am on a G5 using Tiger 10.4 and I have QT Pro 7.
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2. Can the ip/link be configured into a player that can be embedded on a website? For example: instead of sending listeners a link - could I just have a player embedded on a webpage and when we are live - it plays the broadcast?
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Just a Few Recording Questions

Hey everyone,
I have a few questions about how garageband works...
Do you have the ability to record multiple tracks at the same time using firewire and keep them as separate tracks?
Can you then play back those tracks all at once and simultaneously record another track?
As stated, I would be using firewire to record and the headphones jack for monitoring.
Thank you very much!

Tom Bacho wrote:
Do you have the ability to record multiple tracks at the same time using firewire and keep them as separate tracks?
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#recordmultipletracks
(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)
Can you then play back those tracks all at once and simultaneously record another track?
yes

Bex Broadcasting Scheduling Questions

I am scheduling workbooks for Broadcasting. There is an option for "Execution with Data Change in the InfoProvider. I would like to use this option along with a Direct Scheduling in the background Process option.
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Second Question - If I can choose both options, what happens when the infoProvider is not up to date (load failures) and the time specified in the schedule has past?

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ya*
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We do not have digital cable but do NOT need a converter box because we have comcast basic cable. (I did buy one anyway with the coupon). We will switch to digital eventually but right now the budget doesn't allow the extra monthly charges. I am purchasing a new TV for one of the rooms but want to still be able to record programs while watching another channel, which I can currently do with my VCR/DVD combo. I also need to buy a new recorder (combo perhaps?) because this one is on the way out but still want to be able to do what I'm currently doing. (I still tape programs in another room on an old VCR and can watch them in the other room). However, my question is what equipment do I buy? With what I've been reading, I'm guessing a dual tuner DVD/DVR/VCR combo? Is that correct? I'm totally confused at this point. However, I also want to be able to still use this equipment (recording one channel while watching another) when we switch to digital cable. I don't want to spend the money on equipment that won't be usable when we upgrade to digital. Any advice?? Your help would be appreciated.
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I would suggest a Tivo to meet your needs. There is a montly service fee involved to the Tivo service, cost depending on what type of plan you get but no more then about $15 a month. With Tivo you can set it to record your fravorite shows once, choose if you want it to record all showings or just new eps. Then you never have to worry about missing your favorite shows. It has a dual tuner that can record 2 shows at once and you can watch a previously recorded show at the same time.
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QT Broadcaster recording issues

I've been testing the recording side of QT Broadcaster and have made several successful recordings at 640 x 480 15fps h264. Data rate limited to appx 1100kbps. the source is DV from the firewire port on the MacBook.
Of course QT Broadcaster is intended more for broadcasting rather than recording but its a very useful way to encode live video if thats what you want to do.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to why I can't get a smooth recording at 25 fps 320 x 240 even though the CPU load and data rate are much the same as the 640 x 480 recording?
There were no reports in either case from those viewing the stream that the stream was breaking up during the broadcast. It just seems to be the recording.
When playing back the 25fps recording it stop/starts and misses out chunks of video and audio but the picture does not break up. It's like that's the way the file is being written.
I only have 512 MB of memory in the machine, that could be an issue but that is the recommendation for broadcaster in the tech spec for h264.
I'd assume that QT broadcaster prioritises the stream over the recording so if anything has to be sacrificed due to system resources being low it may be the recording.
The CPU load never really goes beyond 75% so I guess that's not the issue.
All I really want to do is record h264 live and Broadcaster lets you do this with many more editable parameters than QT Pro, hence why I'd rather use Broadcaster. So actually the streaming part of it I dont really require but you cant record without doing the streaming so you have to enter a valid IP address for Broadcaster to do anything.
So far I haven't found any other software which will let you encode live without broadcasting a stream.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Macbook 2GHz Intel Core DUO, 512MB Mac OS X (10.4.8)
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I tried Quicktime Pro also but it is much less editable in terms of video / audio options and resolution. Also frame reordering is not an available option in QT pro and makes a real difference to the quality of the recording.
I tried Imovie also but again much less flexibility in terms of encoding options. I can't go down the road of transcoding because I have no time for post production. I could be recording up to 10 programmes on 10 diferent macs simultaneously all day for a week and the transcoding time would be enormous not to mention the cost to the client so you see that a real time option is necessary.
Actually, QT Broadcaster does exactly what I want its just that sometimes the results are a bit unpredictable when I cant afford to make any mistakes.
Interestingly, there is a rumor that Apple are going to introduce a hardware h264 encoder / decoder chip into the entire line of next generation macs. that could do the trick.

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Hi there,
Ive tried searching for this, but no luck. Im fairly new at this, so that could be a lack of know what to search for...
Ive been tasked with getting a TVC out for broadcast, and the one I had made has come back from the TV Station (bounced back).
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I have a workflow in Premiere, which is 1920x1080 Video, 25fps, Square Pixels 1.0. All other media imported is also the same (PSD's etc.). My sequnce & export settings for this timeline are below...
The broadcast company here has requested that the video follow their specs:
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Here are the sequence and export settings I have used so far...
Now the problem Im having is that the video A) comes out as 702x576 (NOT 720x576 as specified...) and B) shows up as 20-21 fps NOT 24 fps as specified....
Can anyone help me get to the bottom of this? Or suggest better settings/workflow...? Is there some critical point im doing wrong?
I would really love to not only finish this task, but also understand the why and learn how to do this properly, so any information or tutorials or other posts you know of would be most appreciated!
Many thanks,
JP

Also, when I inspect the exported video it shows different information in Quicktime.app to Premiere...? (screenshot below...)
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Heyas,
I just got audition 3, ive used cool edit pro alot - the old versions 2.0 etc.. I always just used this to laydown something in my head to work out parts or show bandmates. So the quality really hasnt mattered that much before Audition 3 has tons of new stuff in it.
Im trying to make the recordings sound good though now, I have two questions:
1. What is the best export format when you do a "save as" out of your mastering track? I saved as a constant highest quality drop down, and it still sounds really cheap. The volume seems low and its not a very dynamic, full sounding recording. Anyone have a basic guide for mastering out of audition3 ?
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thanks everyone!
Alex
Gear currently using:
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Best thing to do is do a search on this forum for mastering or across on AdobeMasters forum eg http://www.audiomastersforum.net/amforum/index.php/topic,4933.0.html as an example only

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Sorry for the basic question. I'm using a Plantronics headphone and an early Powerbook G4 laptop running 10.3.9. I just want to do some voice recording on Garageband 3.
My system preference for sound is audio line-in port (I don't see a microphone jack on this G4 laptop).
My system preference for Garageband only gives me the built-in audio option for audio input.
I don't seem to be able to figure out how to record my voice. Can anybody help with the settings or procedures. Thanks much!

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Not familiar with that version of the iBook, but if there is a headphone jack, the line-in would be the same size plug as that (i think it wil have to arrows pointing towards a dot).
Recording voice has alot of options. If we knew what you were trying to record (singing, podcast, voice over) we could be more specific. Budget is a huge factor as well.
Just a couple of quick suggestions,
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lets start here and you can get back to us....
good luck Charles and welcome to the forum!
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Thanks again for this great resource. I have a Macbook Pro, my first issue is I want to record audio from my stereo system, through the headphone output. I can't use the cables because I have an AV splitter, I have a DVD, Satellite, TV, all going through the splitter and to the stereo system, so I need to record stuff to my Macbook Pro from the stereo headphone output.
How is this accomplished?
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Hi there,
I'm having issues understanding what you want to do with the cables from your stereo. Do you want to record the talk show from the stereo into your MBP? If so, then you can use a simple Y-adaptor (Stereo RCA -> 1/8" minijack) to connect your stereo's audio output to the MBP's line-in jack. Or, are you trying to go the opposite direction? MBP to stereo? Sorry for my confusion.
Edit: I'm sorry, I completely misread your first post. If you want to go from the stereo's headphone jack to the line-in on the MBP, you only need a 1/8" to 1/8" male-male cable. Is that what you were looking to do?
--Travis
Message was edited by: Travis A. (Thanks)

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