Edit to Tape Function Changed?

A few versions ago, FCP's Edit to Tape function popped up a screen that gave you options for applying bars and tone, slate, and black slugs, etc..etc.. After those options were decided you had a button to start the recording to tape process.
Now in version 5.1.2, this screen is coming up in a tab in the canvas rather than center screen on a separate pop up. The problem with this is, I can't find the "go" button to start the recording process. Am I to now manually start my decks to record and then start playback on the time line to get things going?

To get B&T and Black and Slate, after you set those up, make sure the center pulldown is on Mastering and not Editing... And make sure you have an IN set. Then you should be able to either assemble, or insert edit to tape, depending on your setup...
Patrick

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Edit to Tape Not Working

Playing from the timeline, outputting to the monitor, works fine. But when I try to "Edit to Tape", I get nothing, sometimes just bars from the Kona 2 Card. As well, a brief message will pop saying "video out in progress" and the mirror on the computer looks distorted.
After I try to edit to tape, just playing from the timeline will no longer output to the monitor. Refreshing video ssources doesn't solve the problem. I restart and then playing from the timeline outputs again, until I try to "edit to tape" again.
Any ideas?

I had a similar problem recently. I not only had the no signal to tape problem you had but also was getting a sync issue with my Digital Betacam. It seems that all was fixed by installing the latest AJA Kona (3 in my case) drivers, software, control panel, etc. Apparently when I updated to Leopard 10.5.2, I didn't realize that there was an AJA update that I should have done as well. That seems to have fixed the problem.
Open your AJA Control Panel software and go to the Info tab and see if there are any warnings in red text. You may have to manually trash your old AJA Control Panel, etc to make sure you have the latest version after installing the latest from their website.
I would try that as well as the usual stuff (repair permissions, etc). Another test would be to just hit record on your deck and see if FCP outputs signal to the deck without using the Edit to Tape function. Not sure what that will tell you? But if it does, I would imagine you just need the correct AJA drivers (which hopefully will solve the machine control/signal output issue). I've never heard of the preview window being distorted. That's kinda weird.
Hope that helps!
Pat

Can not stripe T/C using Edit-to-tape balck and code function

I am in Edit-to-tape mode, mastering, I have T/C enabled, I am attempting to stripe an NTSC Digibeta; I click black and code and choose the settings and then select starting T/C (00;56;00;02) and click Drop Frame, click OK when it says it will erase the tape, but when it actually starts striping the tape, it does not start at 00;56;00;02, it starts at random times that appear to be generated externally.
How do I actually stripe a tape and re-write T/C?
Sorry, this is my first time doing projects like this.

Decide whether you want drop frame or Non Drop Frame and set the switch accordingly ( switch under the flip out control panel) also verify your in record run here
Set the TC switch on the deck to "INT" and "Preset" then set the TC start time, by pressing the "hold" button. You can now set hours min sec frames by pressing the jog button and rotating the jog wheel. rotate the jog wheel without pressing the jog button to select the next pair of numbers. when you have the desired start TC press the set button. If the deck is connected to black burst and you have no SDI input feeding it, and SDI selected as the input, the deck will generate black when you press record on the deck thus beginning your stripe. Stripe past 1 hr, stop the deck and rewind a little so you're in active code, set the TC switch back to "regen" from "Preset", make your patches put the deck in remote and assemble edit your piece. If you want to do an insert, stripe the tape out about 30 seconds past your last frame.
the dbeta deck will insert or assemble. Not all decks will, some won't even assemble, only hard record. consult the deck manual when in doubt

Edit to tape (insert)

Hello:
Could I do a real insert in a recorded tape using three point editing in edit to tape?.
Thanks a lot.

TrevorA wrote:
Does anyone have consistent success inserting into a VTR from FCP?
I personally have learnt not to trust it and to make sure a sequence is truly finished before laying to tape in one hit. Fortunately we're mostly file delivery now so it's less of an issue.
The need for tape insert functions changes with time and a facility's needs. Being able to program insert in and outs on a quad was non-trivial; on 3/4" it was a product control track accuracy; when 3/4" got timecode insert editing became an essential and fundamental tool.
All depends on what a producer needs to accomplish but that's a separate discussion from "Does FCP support insert editing?" to which the answer is affirmative. But (Big But): The tape format must support the function, the deck must support the function, and FCP must be trained to compensate for the frame offset of the communication protocols and response time of the deck's operating system. That's all in the manual.
bogiesan

Edit to tape audio promlem - sounds like "chorus" effect

I have tried to Edit to Tape an HDV Sequence, down converted to SD, to a Digibeta deck.
When I monitor (headphone out of digibeta deck) while recording it sounds normal. When I rewind and check tape it sounds like the audio is "doubled up", almost like a very short chorus effect is on the audio. as well as this I can hear what sounds like tape crackle now and again.
However - when I do a straight crash record from the timeline - the audio plays back fine, no crackle.
So thinking it was an edit to tape settings problem i clicked on the audio button in the edit to tape window and notice audio was set to ALL ON. I changed this to A1 and A2 on, thinking that my extra audio tracks (which I had disabled, these where the original audio, not the OMF exported stereo mix) were somehow going down the SDI anyway...
No luck - did the edit to tape again and still sounded the same.
My heart rate has returned to normal now as the network kindly will accept the crash record with non standard timecode - but I of course still want to find out the problem so this doesn't happen again next week....
The Sequence was HDV 1080i, via a Decklink HD Extreme Capture Card, set to down convert to anamorphic 16:9. Sony Digibeta DVW-A500P deck.
Anyone know what the problem could be?
thanks
Hugh

for the benefit of anyone who searches for forum for a similar problem - it appears to have been a sync issue. changing "out ref" to "input video" appears to have fixed it.

Edit to tape in Final Cut Studio 2 question

This entire week we've been dividing time and shoots using one camera, a Panasonic DVX100A. As a result I think the settings on our camera and computer have changed a bit between shoots. That being said I'm having a problem doing an 'Edit to Tape' from the file menu in Final Cut Pro 6.0.3. When the Edit to Tape window comes up, we set the in point there after pulling over the Sequence we want to edit to tape on the camera monitor for the recorder it says it's recording. However, all I see it a blue screen with the 'REC' notice at the top. Since we've done this using this camera a few times I'm not sure what settings may have changed. To sum up, I need to know what has to change in order for me to effectively edit a sequence to tape in FCP 6. Thanks (most definitely) in advance for your help!

Alex, thanks for your help. I didn't notice one of the FCP settings for my camera had been changed. Funny how working at 2:45 a.m. can sneak up on your brain.
Thanks again & take care!

Urgent Help Edit to tape!!!

Hi
I have a edit of 44 mins long , show that I have edit to tape a million times before and all the sudden it gets to a certain point on playout and stops everytime.
I have open a new project , exported the show to a QT file all the same problem!!!
When the QT file works in one place it bombs out on another place , I have turned off the unimited RT, deleted all un-used tracks , My drives speed are more than capable been working just fine for a longtime....and I have rebooted and changed tape ....
So what is it?
URGENT PLEASE HELP

Just to see whether you possibly have a corrupt project, try copy & paste to a new project.
Russ

Drop-Frame v. Non-Drop Frame and Edit to Tape

System Configuration: G5 Dual 2.0, QT v7.0.4, FCP v5.0.4, OS X v10.4.6, KonaLH, Keyspan USA-28x USB-->Serial Adapter
Problem: When working with a drop-frame sequence, and editing to tape, the program is edited to the tape with an offset of 3 seconds and 18 frames.
Reproducible: Yes.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a drop-frame sequence.
2. Edit the sequence in step 1.
3. Perform an edit to tape with the sequence edited in step 2.
What should happen: The sequence should be edited to tape at the time it occurs in the timeline.
What does happen: The sequence is edited to the tape 3 seconds and 18 frames after it should be!
Other observations: 3 seconds and 18 frames is exactly how much time is not in an hour of drop-frame time when compared to non-drop frame time. If you drop two (2) frames in every minute that does not end in zero, the math works out to 2*54=108 dropped frames in an hour. For the sake of simple mathematics, lets say there are 30 frames in a second. So 108/30= 3 with a remainder of 18, or 3 seconds and 18 frames.
It's as if FCP is getting confused about drop and non-drop timecode when the sequence is drop-frame. If anyone can offer any insights, confirmation, or resolutions for what I am seeing, it would be appreciated.
Thanks for reading!

This may be related to a "bug" or issue that has been around since FCP1. When FCP is using deck control over firewire, The timecode display will default to DF, even if the tape is NDF. Look closely at the timecode dispays in the edit to tape window. If you see a semicolon before the frames place, FCP is seeing the tape TC as DF. Play the tape until you see the TC display change to NDF, then re-set your in point. This has worked for me in the past.
Hope this helps.

Insert Edit to Tape Error

Having a problem with the insert function of edit to tape. I lay a program off to beta tape using the Edit to tape mode. Of course, I'll find a mistake in the program and try to insert a correction. Sometimes it works fine. Other times I get the following error code:
"The deck may be unable to perform the edit since the duration is only 1 frame."
The video I'm trying to insert certainly doesn't have a duration of 1 frame. The edit to tape window has an "In" marked, but no out so there is no duration in that window either. No amount of restarting the program, computer, deck or AJA will correct this.
What in world is going on, and how do I fix it?
G5 Mac OS X (10.3.5)

FCP Rescue "trashes" your existing preferences. It also can save your preferences when you know them to be in an uncorrupted state, so the next time you have any problems, you can restore your backup preferences as opposed to trashing them.
Repairing preferences is an activity performed by /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app and should be done on a regular basis... Crank up that program and it should be pretty self explanatory.
Patrick

Help urgently needed with edit to tape / print to video error

I have tried to edit to tape and print to video a sequence (0my whole project, worked for way too many nights to let go... so frustrated and sad right now because it doesn't work.
The project is saved on an extern harddisk, my harddrive on teh pc is too full (not big enough).
My camera and FCP connects but all the time I get an error that 'the tape may be locked' . AND I HAVE TRIED WITH DIFFERENT TAPES, none of them were locked!
I am not really sure how to set the camera in this VTR mode... I have tried in the settings to set it in webcam mode... and I have tried without... and I dont have a button or setting called VTR, only a *PLAY' option or a 'FILMØ option....
My A/V settings are FireWire PAL and DA PAL 48khz ... however have no ide what that means or if these should be changed...?
I checked from apple but cannot find my DV cam on the list... hmm, does that mean I cannot do edit to tape recordings???
My Dv cams informations:
NV-GS140 by Panasonic, Model 0x80330B, 0x804580114B5DD1
I checked the system settings and was able to the FireWire/NV-GS140 Unit
I have a MacBook1,1 / Intel Core Duo/ 2 GHz
OS 10.4.11
I use the version FCP 2
Please help me out, I am really without any good suggestions how to proceed!

You're going to have to use a dvd authoring program. Burning the seq to a dvd qill just create a qt movie on a dvd data disc. It won't create a dvd video disc that plays in a dvd player.
Export from fcp a QT movie, current settings, self-contained. Use Anamorphicizer (http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Video/Anamorphicizer.shtml) to make imovie recognise it as 16:9. Then import that file to idvd.
Or you can drop your 16:9 sequence into a new 4:3 sequence to letterbox it, then you can do the export as above but skip the anamorphicizer step.
It's better to use compressor on the original 16:9 sequence and then use dvdsp to author, but if you've never used dvdsp it's a big program to get your head round.
The export can be done in two ways;
1. Export from fcp using 'export using compressor'.
2. Export a QT ref/self-contained movie and import that into compressor.
3. Export a QT movie and import it direct into DVDSP.
The second option will take longer initially (if you use the self-contained option) but will then allow compressor to work in the background, the first option will tie up fcp for the duration of the encode.
Once in compressor use one of the 16:9 dvd presets, depending on the duration of the movie and the quality you want. Don't try to adjust the settings. If your movie is 31 mins just use the shortest option (i think it's 60min) and make sure you select the m2v video and ac3 audio options. If you just select the mpeg 2 video you'll only get video, as you've discovered.
Open dvdsp and create your opening menu and a video track, import the movie file, add it to the video track, and then add the audio to the track as well. Then add any chapter submenus you may want.

TX problem - tap function, keyboard screen won't go away?

Ok, I just use my TX to hold pictures & music, to play games when I'm bored waiting, and for the calendar/contact, which I sync with both my work computer (Windows Home XP) and my home computer (Apple iBook G4). I do not use the writing function much at all. I keep it safe and snug in a Rhinoskin metal case. I have no software on the Palm that didn't come from Palm.
Some time ago, the tap function started to degrade (I couldn't reach the bottom of the large screen and it would register taps higher than where I actually tapped) and the blasted silkscreened graffiti pad was permanently up - the Palm couldn't see my tap to turn off the silkscreen at all. I can't get my typewriter screen either, just the 3-way split screen for graffiti.
OK, this was annoying, but I could still do most of what I bought my Palm for. Lately, however, the tap function seems to get into a permanent loop - I've done warm resets, soft resets, and a hard reset, and the blasted thing won't get out of the tapscreen-loop function.
Question 1: is digitizer the tapscreen reset function I see mentioned elsewhere?
Question 2: I have a huge problem with going to off-ball websites to find repairs for a Palm product. Doesn't Palm have a fix for this? Or does Palm really and truly endorse its users going to third-party sites for simple servicing issues?
Post relates to: Palm TX

Hi, and welcome to the Palm Community Forums.
If you have correctly performed a Hard Reset (where you get the screen warning that data will be deleted, press "UP" on the navigation pad to answer YES and proceed?), and then after the Hard Reset but BEFORE you Hotsync your TX back to your desktop, the TX still behaves badly, then the digitizer (touchscreen) is going bad.
The TX comes with a 1 year warranty. If it's still within the warranty period (or if you bought an extended warranty), contact Palm by phone to commence a warranty repair. The phone technician will walk you through the Hard Reset procedure one more time while you're on the phone, to confirm that it does not correct the problem.
If it is *out* of warranty, you can still have Palm replace the digitizer, but you can have the job done for much less from one of several third-party vendors (neither of which are "off-ball" whatever that phrase means) such as www.pdaparts.com or www.usedpdaparts.com . I recently replaced two Palm TX digitizers myself with brand new digitizers purchased from www.pdaparts.com for $60 each, even though both TXes were still under warranty. The new glass digitizer is much better and should be more reliable.
I don't know whether Palm endorses users going to third-party vendors or not (I don't work for Palm, I'm just a volunteer here)...I assume they would prefer to receive the income generated by repairing your device if it is out of warranty. But if it's out of warranty, then it's all about your money anyway so you should use whomever you choose to do the repair.
Good luck, let us know how it turns out.
Post relates to: Centro (AT&T)
Message Edited by smkranz on 05-25-2008 07:28 AM
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I am a volunteer, and not an HP employee.
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HV20 and Print to Video or Edit to Tape?

Has anyone figured out the workflow for final cut pro and getting video back out to tape using
"print to video"
or
"edit to tape"
with "edit to tape" I get an "unable to initialize" error where it tells me to check the audio/video settings.
with "print to video"
I'm using the record/pause function from page 71 of the manual, but the hv20 doesn't see to see a signal. Also the playback on the mac is interesting. it's in the middle of the screen, and not showing the full resolution..
basically I'm just trying to dub an hdv tape.
thanks!
-Josh

ok, the only things listed in the audio/video settings are the ntsc and pal firewire devices.
when I try to set it to hdv 1080i60 firewire basic, I get the error:
unable to locate the following external devices:
HDV (1440 x 1080) 60i
but the camera is both connected... and on. Is there a reason it would see the camera as an SD device instead of a HD device?

Editing to Tape problems

Hi all,
I am trying to edit to tape going form FCP 504 to a Sony DSR 45 DVCam deck. There seems to be no problems going to the SP Deck, however if I enter the in-point (as per manual) in the master mode edit to tape window, and then drag the sequence over, nothing seems to happen. I thought this may have somethign to do with the "insert timecode" button, which seems to remain yellow all the time... is this switched on or off? Either way I couldn't get it to change state.
I have striped the tape at hour 10:00:00:00. The mastering window never seems to calculate the running time when hooked up to the Sony DSR deck, so I guess its just not seeing the sequence.
For a while I did seem to progress but got a message to the effect that the deck was not in the right "mode" what ever that means. I have looked extensively in the settings for the deck but cannot see anything, I have also tried various different output settings and still no luck. The RS422 seems fine controlling the deck in non edit to tape mode, so I just cannot figure this out.
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Nick
G5 dual 2Gb Mac OS X (10.4.6) AJA card, 3GB RAM, DVCam & SP Decks

Once again hmmmm.....
I set all my setting for the DVCAM deck to use firewire and all the FCp settings for firewire. Even this ws not working! So I then repatched the video using the components in and hey presto its all works.
It seems I am using the firewire to control the deck but the AJA Kona to output the actual video signal, eventhough no setting should be using the Kona - only direct firewire to firewire! Is this the opposite to what you said patrick? It all just seems so random really, but I guess it has something to do with the Kona and how thats controlling output... not sure.
Just glad to be back up and running, although I have heard that the problem you suggest re frame accuracy may become an issue, but I read that it only usually has an effect on long programs.
Thanks for your help, however please do suggest any reasons behind why only this set up works for me. I'd love to know whats going on for future problem solving.
Regards, Nick
G5 dual 2.7 Gb Mac OS X (10.4.6) AJA card, 3.5GB RAM, DVCam & SP Decks

Assamble , insert , and edit to tape whith blackmagic.

Hello , I have a macpro 5.1 with mavericks , 20 gb of ram and premier 2014 .
When I do an insert or assamble , always gets 2 black frames. Change the offset in device options but still the same
When edit to tape, the premier after 10 minutes or so , closes or freezes the video.
I have all applications closed and disconnected from the network.

check on your audio / video settings that there isn't a tick beside 'different output for print to video' on the AV devices tab

'Incompatible Codec' Preventing Edit To Tape - Getting Annoyed Now!

Okay, this should be a really simple procedure - I have a 30 second TV commercial to master from the timeline to a Digibeta A500 VTR. The project is set to Blackmagic PAL 10-bit, as is the timeline and the view output. The video card (Blackmagic Decklink HD) is providing the Digibeta with an audio/video muxed SDI feed and machine control via RS422. The output of the A500 shows the Blackmagic card is feeding it pictures from the timeline just fine. Here comes the problem - on opening Edit To Tape to do a master with frame-accurate timecode FCP insists that it cannot playout the timeline as the timeline settings and the output settings are different codecs... yet the entire process is simply uncompressed 10-bit PAL. FCP suggests I re-render in a new timeline with 'the correct codec' but this doesn't help. No one here or at my system supplier can figure out what's up with the thing, I don't fancy sending out a TX master crash-recorded with a 'guesstimated' timecode track but failing that I'm screwed...
...any suggestions which miniscule and forgotten setting might be causing this?
Cheers,
Tom

Hiya - Sorry guys I should have made myself clearer. I have already been doing the drag of the timeline to the 'assemble' pop up in the ETT window and this was when the 'incompatible compression setting' error came up.
I think I have got past this issue now - it seems that the 'Blackmagic PAL 10-bit' preset is actually 5:4 aspect ratio by default which is ever so slightly different to regular 4:3 the card itself is trying to output - strangely though I get realtime playback off the timeline with this default setup but not via ETT (which annoyingly insists on spending 10 minutes 'writing video' before every master I run off - is there a way to get it to save the video file it has written for ETT output?)
It was only on the fourth attempt that I managed to get ETT to output both video and audio together - the first three attempts it only output the audio tracks. Bizarre? Lastly the timecode is off by one frame - i.e. the beginning frame of the commercial is coming in at 10:00:00:01. Could this be a dropped frame or do I need to change the pre-roll settings for ETT somewhere (can I do this?)
Cheers for your help so far guys!
Tom

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