FCP 7.0.3 and Canon XL1s
I have just purchased a Canon XL1s and am having huge problems capturing footage of a decent quality using FCP 7.0.3
Having done some searching about the Canon camera and FCP i used, from the 'Easy Setup' menu
Format: PAL
Use: DV-Pal FireWire Basic
When i have captured the footage from the camera it is grainy and looks like it has been recorded from a very substandard device. I have tried a huge combination of settings all to no avail.
On the camera it was set to:
Movie Mode normal
16:9 was enabled
audio 12 bit ST-1 (but the audio sounds good no matter what settings i use to capture)
I have also tried capturing using iMovie and get the same results.
I am using Sony DV premium 60minute MiniDV tapes (both tapes have been brand new)
Any advice would be helpful
The camera definitely recorded in SP, that icon was visible on the viewfinder...
What settings should i be using in FCP to capture the video? From attempted research i found most comments suggesting to use a basic Firewire settings. i have used this in PAL format but the results are poor.
One thing I am confused about is the 32khz or 48khz settings. Which should i be using? I have an older version of FCE 4 where there are many settings for both 32khz and 48khz for DV FireWire but in FCP7 there are only options for 48khz.
Any advice would be welcomed at the moment.
I am also willing to upload clips of what I have to demonstrate visually the poor quality video I am capturing from the Canon
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I have an eMac with Final Cut Pro 4.5 HD. I also have a Canon XL1 3 CCD camcorder.
I have no problem capturing footage from my camcorder to my eMac on FCP. I can also connect my Canon to my VCR and record off my camcorder to my TV, as well as play the tape on my camcorder to watch it on TV.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4664
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http://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/EventManagerX/
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Hi guys, sorry about posting a camera question on these forums, but thought someone may be able to help me.
I am lending a Canon XL1 out to a friend for a few interviews he is doing. I want to make things as easy for him as possible, so I preset all the menu items. Every time a battery is removed, the menu resets however. Is there a way to save the menu settings to ROM?
Thanks in advance!Hi All
I have been battling to get my XL1 and iMac talking to each other for awhile now. Camera was fine with previous computers but cannot even be recognized by the imac (10.5.8). DV in comes up in the camera viewfinder, tried an old dv - firewire cable, tried a new dv - firewire cable, tried an Elura 2 with computer and also not recognized.
Was there some update that came along that Canon was not aware of or what? called Canon and they said must be cable/computer port (of course that's what they said). Cannot find any answers to this but I do see plenty of similar situations on the net to make it seem like there's more to this lack of communication than meets the eye.
If anyone has a suggestion I would be glad to try it.
Thanks
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