Canopus ADVC-300 to monitor - still image only

When I play what's on the timeline, I expect to be able to see it on my analog monitor connected via composite video to the Canopus box.
All I get is a still image of one of the frames in the timeline.
Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks!
MikeR

I now have video out on the monitor when I'm using the Viewer window. Should I also be able to see video out on the monitor from the timeline (e.g., when scrubbing) or using the controls in the canvas playback window?
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Embarking on the daunting task of importing/editting >100 2hr VHS tapes, and want to get the best results for my efforts.
I pop a tape into a VCR connected via S-Video (video) and RCA (audio) cables to a Sony DVMC-DA1 AD converter, and from there to my Mac Pro via Firewire. Use FCE "Capture Now" using NTSC DV Converter setup. Start capture, let it run unattended, and return at my leisure to do some rough editting.
Problem is the audio on the imported clip gradually loses sync, by about 2 seconds by the end of the clip. The sync problem is present on the clip when played with Quicktime as well.
Questions:
1. Is there a reasonable way to correct this in FCE?
2. Since my Sony converter is nearing 10 years old, will use of a more recent AD converter such as the Canopus ADVC 300 result in a perfectly synced import?
3. If so, can you comment on the Canopus's purported video noise reduction and image stabilization capabilities? Is it noticable/worthwhile?
Thanks for your time.

Hello,
The problem is the audio is not 'locked' to the video, and your old Sony DVMC-DA1 does not appear to support locked audio.
The only way you might deal with this in FCE itself would be to capture shorter clips (say, under 15 minutes each) which would minimize the degree to which the audio drifts out of sync in each clip. (The longer the clip, the greater the drift.)
Given the large amount of video you wish to digitize (some 200 hours), it will be far preferable to use a Canopus ADVC-100, 110 or higher model - +they all support DV locked audio+ - so the video & audio are sync'd without the need for manual intervention or capturing short clips.
I have used the Canopus 100 & 110 extensively and have been very happy with the results. Sometimes, depending on the VHS tape, there is some slight banding at the very bottom of the image but 1) this is +usually not visible+ in the finished movie because it is outside the 'image safe area' and 2) if necessary can be compensated via about a 2%-4% enlargement of the image in FCE (which is not enough to soften the image).
I have not used the Canopus 300 because I never felt the need, as I am happy with my results from the 100 & 110. Users of the 300 have been pretty positive about its built-in TBC and image cleaning capabilities.

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I must connect an ADVC 300 to a Black Magic Intensity Pro HDMI PCI Express Capture Card. For best quality, which cable should I use?
On the ADVC 300 there are outputs of firewire, S-VHS and RCA.
On BMPro it's a little confusing. On the breakout cable there are connectors that say:
-5 B-Y OUT
-4 Y OUT
-3-R-Y OUT
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-8-Y IN
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-15 AUDIO IN RIGHT
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-12 AUDIO LEFT OUT
-14 AUDIO LEFT OUT
-13 AUDIO RIGHT OUT
With the BMPro, there is also a separate, shorter cable. On one end it looks like S-VHS and on the other there are two connectors, one black and one blue.
On the actual BMPro Express card strip instead of using the breakout cable, there is HDMI IN (and HDMI OUT).
How should I connect this? Is there an adapter cable of FIREWIRE TO HDMI?
Any help is much appreciated.

Well, when I researched how best to digitize VHS (into Final Cut Pro 7), I learned two of the best devices to use are BMPro and Canopus ADVC 300. I’m using the ADVC 300 for the built-in time base corrector. I definitely want to use that to stabilize the video. I also read how well BMPro improves image quality. So, I thought to use the two together must produce outstanding quality (well, as good as VHS can be).
Perhaps I got confused into thinking I can use both. But the BMPro appears to have an S-VHS adapter.
I guess I’m wondering what is better quality:
Run the firewire from the Canopus ADVC 300 converter directly into the firewire port on the Mac Pro
Or, run an S-VHS cable from the Canopus ADVC 300 into the BMPro Capture card
(I should mention that I have purchased all these items and already have the BMPro Card installed so at this point it’s not a cost issue, but rather an issue of simply which works best?)

Issue with importing DV from Canopus ADVC-300

My concern is this:
When I convert and import footage from VHS tapes through my Canopus ADVC-300 I have to babysit the import because whenever there is a spot on the tape without footage (blackness, snowy confetti screen) either the Canopus device stops sending the signal and iMovie stops importing because of this OR iMovie senses the same thing the Canopus does and stops the import.
Is there a fix for this? I would like to be able to just hit IMPORT and walk away for 2 hours, so I can do other things with my day and simply go back and edit out whatever frames are fuzzy or blacked-out.
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Hi All,
I finally got the new beast setup! I started to do some work today then ran into a really weird issue I hope someone can help me resolve.
Here's the new setup...
The Mac Pro has a SIIG PCIe FW card in it and that's attached to the same FW drive I've been using with the PB G4. The on board FW has the same Canopus ADVC 300 connected to it I had with the PB G4.
Now here's the interesting part... I set the video playback to Apple NTSC Firewire, no problem. I start playback, nothing. I click View/Video/Apple NTSC Firewire, then click play in the canvas and it plays back normally.
Hang on, it gets stranger now... I open another program, Safari for example. I do what I wanted then go back to FCE. I click play, nothing. If I go back to the open program, then back to FCE and hit play, it plays normally. I tested Finder and it does the same thing. I also found If I go back to View and choose Apple FireWire again, it will play.
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Hi! Just before upgrading to Snow Leopard, I asked both Apple Assistance and Grass Valley Assistance in order to know if my *CANOPUS ADVC 300* comply with the new OS. Both of them answered that I had to ask the other one!
I searched the web for forums, but I found just that Canopus ADVC 100 isn't recognized by Snow Leopard (perhaps 'cause firewire connection).
Nothing about ADVC 300 (which is currently on sale on Apple Store!)...
Anyone have already tried this with Snow Leopard?
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Thanxxxx

Great. There's written that complies with 10.6. So we can dare to try?
Anyway this was the answer I got on October 15 from "Canopus TechSupport" <[email protected]>:
+Many ADVC users are complaining about their unit not being recognized on+
+their mac after upgrading to snow leopard. I recommend reading the mac+
+forums for more information on the lack of DV device connectivity (among+
+other issues) experienced by many users. Currently, we have not+
+certified snow leopard with any of our products.+
Regards,
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Grass Valley Technical Support
www.canopus.com
(801) 222-5204

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Yes!!!
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Made a brief "Import " of a VHS tape.
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Hello:
I am an editor/musician working on a very cool project will a wonderful illustrator.
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The images have been scanned at 150 dpi and have a size of 1920 x 1080
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10,415 posts. Obviously not all bad.
Thanks, it worked.
I'm not sure what the SW did, as I didn't change anything, simply installed it, ran it and quit. But it must have done something because it is working flawlessly now. (even handling the drop outs with no errors)
I didn't think there was timecode. But when I tried to capture the Firewire output of the analog source via the Sony GV-D200 not using non-controllable device, Capture Now would not capture anything, since it never saw any timecode.
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